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Let's start with tennis, where apparently no one wants to win the Ladies' Singles tournament. Within minutes of the tourney starting on Monday, this woman, a favorite to win the whole thing, lost her first round match:
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Sloane Stephens
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Serena Williams
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Caroline Wozniacki
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Simona Halep
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In fact, as of Sunday, the number of the top 10 seeded women still alive was:
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5
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1
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3
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6
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Things are going a little more to form over on the men's side, where this guy is the #1 seed:
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Roger Federer
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Rafael Nadal
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Novak Djokovich
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Andy Murray
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In Tales from the Association, fans and players alike were less than please with this already-brimming-with-talent team landing coveted free agent DeMarcus Cousins:
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Boston
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Golden State
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LA Lakers
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Houston
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Meanwhile, this once-promising forward is looking less and less likely to ever own a ring, as his team parted ways with him:
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Carmelo Anthony
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Paul George
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Gordon Hayward
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LaMarcus Aldridge
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And it'll be weeeeeeird seeing Tony Parker in anything other than a Spurs uniform, but next season he'll be suiting up for the:
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Wizards
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Pelicans
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Hornets
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Heat
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Pick the team (ok ok, *please* pick the team) that is not in the World Cup semi-finals:
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Croatia
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Brazil
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England
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France
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Of the World Cup final four, which is the only one that needed penalty kicks to win their quarterfinal match?
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France
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England
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Belgium
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Croatia
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A disastrous stretch leads to a players-only meeting. The following day, the team falls behind 9-0. But wait, there's more! The team then surges ahead by 5 runs, before finally winning 14-12. This was the wacky week enjoyed by the:
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Cubs
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Braves
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Natinals
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Yankees
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Finally, the recently-announced All-Star Game rosters will feature five players from each of these AL clubs:
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Yankees and Red Sox
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Red Sox and Astros
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Astros and Mariners
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Mariners and Yankees
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