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How Well Do You Know: 6/11/18-6/17/18
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You must know the country hosting the World Cup, right? Right??!?!?
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Sure, it's Egypt
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Of course, it's Russia
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Yep, it's Italy
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Wrong
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Host (spoiler alert) Russia had, as they say, a easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy time in the first game of the Cup, to the tune of a 5-0 victory over:
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Switzerland
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Saudi Arabia
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Nigeria
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Morocco
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This pre-tournament favorite employed the odd strategy of firing its coach just days before the World Cup started:
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Germany
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Portgual
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Brazil
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Spain
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And this team won its opening game thanks largely to video replay which awarded it a penalty shot:
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Portugal
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France
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Mexico
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Iceland
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We at OPJ just don't get golf* so we barely paid attention enough to know that the weekend's US Open was played on this state's soil:
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South Carolina
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Michigan
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New York
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Illinois
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*but we do know enough about golf to know that this chucklehead, who brazenly cheated during the third round and laughed it off, is a dweeby tool-bro:
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Phil Mickelson
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Tiger Woods
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Sergio Garcia
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Rickie Fowler
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Anyhoo, he won the Open:
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Brooks Koepka
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Dustin Johnson
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Patrick Reed
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Tommy Fleetwood
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The most interesting thing about baseball this season are the injuries. Fans of intriguing pitchers were dismayed to learn that he is in need of Tommy John, and might miss the majority of the next two seasons:
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Max Scherzer
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Shohei Otani
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Justin Verlander
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Cory Kluber
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Meanwhile, kids, don't go rupturing your bicep tendon, or you'll miss the rest of your season. Don't believe us? Just ask this slugger:
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Carlos Gonzalez
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Mike Trout
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Mookie Betts
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Miguel Cabrera
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And finally, looking back through the mists of history, you may remember NFL running back Reggie Bush. This week, Bush won a $12.5 million lawsuit against this team, in whose stadium he suffered an injury in 2015:
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Tampa Bay
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Denver
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New Orleans
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St. Louis
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