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How Well Do You Know: 7/27/15-8/2/15
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Trade deadline activity got so fast and furious that it seemed in the end that someone was picking names and teams of of a hat. Former cornerstone-of-the-Rockies Troy Tulowitzki will now be belting his homers for a team in:
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AL East
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AL Central
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NL East
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AL West
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Meanwhile, days after recording his no-hitter for the Phillies, Cole Hamels was dealt to these guys:
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Angels
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Rangers
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Royals
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Rays
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In the end, each of the following switched teams during the week, except for:
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David Price
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Jonathan Papelbon
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Carlos Gomez
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Jhonny Peralta
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Showing uncommon good sense, this US city pulled out of the 2024 Olympics, refusing to spend public funds on the all-but-guaranteed eventual overages:
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Washington, DC
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Philadelphia
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Boston
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Los Angeles
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Meanwhile, the 2022 Winter Olympics were awarded to this city, which has recently hosted the Summer games:
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London
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Beijing
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Sydney
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Vancouver
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Pro football, yay! This NFL team became the first to add a female to its assistant coach ranks:
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Arizona
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Jacksonville
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Buffalo
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Seattle
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Pro football, boo! This team, meanwhile, preposterously claimed 7.8 billion followers.....slightly more than the number of people currently walking the earth:
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Dallas
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Oakland
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Miami
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Washington
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Pro football, meh: Following the appeal filed with the commissioner's office, Tom Brady's suspension stands at this many games:
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3
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0
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2
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Pro football, woo! And his new contract will mean that massively underrated signalcaller Russell Wilson is now the ________ highest paid quarterback:
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#1
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#2
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#3
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#5
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College football *cannot* get here fast enough. So we were delighted to see the Preseason Amway Coaches Poll, which had this team at the top spot:
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Ohio State
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UCLA
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Alabama
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Florida State
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If you were quickly beaten into submission by Ronda Rousey at UFC 190, then you have a surprising amount in common with:
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Cris 'Cyborg' Justino
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Cat Zingano
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Alexis Davis
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Bethe Correia
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And it was off to the big Wrestlemania in the Sky for the superstar with this nickname, who did this week at 61:
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The Brain
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Nature Boy
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Rowdy
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Superfly
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