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Let's start with a quick Tale from the Association, where we find that Carmelo Anthony is now this team's problem to worry about:
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The Blazers
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The Jazz
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The Rockets
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The Kings
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Over in Ye Olde Baseballland, this team's leadoff man had quit the week, getting things started by hitting a leadoff homer in three consecutive games, including both games of a double-header:
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Atlanta
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Boston
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Philadelphia
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Chicago Cubs
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...but Atlanta's Ronald Acuna, Jr. made even more news days later when he was purposefully drilled by this opposing team's pitcher:
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The Nats
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The Marlins
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The Mets
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The Giants
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More baseball? OK! If your team put up 24 big runs against the Phillies, becoming the first team for a long, long, long time to both win and lose by at least 20 runs in the same season, then you're rooting for the roller-coaster that is the:
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Astros
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Mets
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Yankees
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Cardinals
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And if you were scoring by hand, make sure that you hang onto the scoresheet for the game in which these guys turned only the 5th 5-4 double play since 1961:
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The Dodgers
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The Mariners
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The Rangers
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The Royals
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Meanwhile, this team bolstered its postseason hopes when it recorded its first 4-game, on-the-road sweep against Atlanta this weekend:
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The Padres
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The Rockies
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The Marlins
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The Blue Jays
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And from the d'oh! file, this bunch found a unique way to lose, surrendering a 10th-inning balk-off run against the Mariners:
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The Dodgers
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The Angels
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The Brewers
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The Orioles
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Closing out with some NFL news: A tricksy vendor has set up machines that will dispense free __________ for Cleveland Browns fans - but only after the team's first victory this year:
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Beer
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Pop
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Pizza
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Condoms
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Josh Allen is ‘trash,’ Matt Ryan is ‘overrated,’ Joe Flacco ‘sucks’: This according to a candid but less-than-diplomatic tirade offered by this team's outspoken cornerback this week:
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The Broncos
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The Jags
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The Cowboys
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The Bengals
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And finally, this media outlet announced that it will not air the National Anthem during NFL games this year:
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ESPN
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Fox
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CBS
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NBC
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