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It's time again for our contractually-obligated NASCAR question. Rain pushed back Sunday's scheduled Daytona 500. NASCAR's signature event Monday was one few will forget. This left-hand turn specialist won in a photo finish:
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Kyle Busch
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Denny Hamlin
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Martin Truex
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Carl Edwards
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...but the main story was the horrific fiery crash that left many worrying for the life of this driver:
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AJ Allmendinger
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Ryan Blaney
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Joey Logano
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Ryan Newman
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This week had more than its share of health scares, as NHLer Jay Bouwmeester, skating for this team, appeared to have a cardiac event on the bench Tuesday night:
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Anaheim
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Dallas
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St. Louis
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Vancouver
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Staying in the NHL, this weekend's Stadium Series game, hosted by this team but played at a college campus down the highway, had fans fuming at the hours-long traffic jam that delayed the arrival of many until the 2nd period:
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Colorado
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Washington
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NY Rangers
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Boston
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And despite its recent surge toward the playoffs, this up-and-down team chose this week to fire its coach:
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Detroit
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Minnesota
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Calgary
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NY Islanders
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Things were slightly saner in the NBA, which had its All-Star Weekend on the home court of the:
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Bulls
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Celtics
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Nuggets
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Spurs
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In the game itself, fans were treated to a wildly entertaining game in which real effort on both sides resulted in a:
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2-point win for Team Giannis
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2-point win for Team LeBron
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8-point win for Team Giannis
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4-point win for Team LeBron
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A player from this team won the Skills Challenge:
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Miami
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Houston
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Golden State
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Brooklyn
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And he won the Slam Dunk Competition:
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Aaron Gordon
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Dwight Howard
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Pat Connaughton
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Derrick Jones, Jr.
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In the WNBA, this team's signing of all-everything Elena Della-Donne to a 4 year extension means its chance of repeating as league champions have increased markedly:
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Atlanta
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Connecticut
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Phoenix
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Washington
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The embattled Michigan State football program sought to calm stormy waters by signing Mel Tucker, most recently of this school, as its new head coach:
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Hawaii
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Colorado
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Cincinnati
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Boise State
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And finally, an era of specialist pitchers might have come to an end, now that a new MLB rules change requires relief pitchers to face a minimum of this many batters:
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