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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover Girls Edition
Kate Upton was unveiled as the very worthy 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover girl, so we thought it might be a good idea to add her to the gallery of SI cover girls who have graced the magazine’s front and our eyes and imagination since 2000.
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Arsene Wenger So Bad It’s Meme Worthy
Arsene Wenger is in trouble again, with Arsenal hitting the wrong kind of form in all competitions for the second time this season. It’s been so bad that it actually deserved an internet meme interpretation, putting Wenger in the What People Think I Do/ What I really Do pantheon.
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Durant, Ibaka and Thunder Combine For Historic Night
Kevin Durant scored 51 points, combining with Russell Westbrook for 91, being the first duo to both score over 40 since Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen in 1996, while Serge Ibaka had a points-rebounds-blocks triple double, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a thrilling 124-118 overtime win over the Denver Nuggets.
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Athletes With the Most Olympic Gold Medals in History
Michael Phelps stands alone on the top of Olympic Gold Medal winners with 14 and a total of 16 (two bronze), going for more in the up and coming 2012 Olympic games. He leads a list of 11 athletes who have won at least 8 Gold Medals, including fellow swimmers Mark Spitz, Jenny Thompson and Matt Biondi.
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Boxing and Gambling – Carl Froch Admission Raises Questions
Carl Froch put the subject of gambling and boxing back on the table, with his actions and fights in the spotlight, claiming he has drawn several of his fights longer than they should have gone for the sake of his family and friends placing bets on later rounds and longer fights.
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Lewis Dunk Scores Greatest Own Goal of All Time?
Lewis Dunk scored an own goal to remember for the ages, mishandling an easy cross to score a comedic and painful goal, one of three by Brighton players as they were routed 6-1 at Anfield by Liverpool in the FA Cup.
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Roger Federer Beating Del Potro at Rotterdam Doesn’t Mean Much in the Long Run
Roger Federer won his first ATP tournament of 2012 and his first since the London ATP World Tour Finals by beating Juan Martin Del Porto 6-4, 6-1 at the Rotterdam Open (ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament), making it his 71st single’s title and a nice way to re-start the season after his disappointing Davis cup performance against the United States.
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Tony Parker and the San Antonio Spurs Too Hot Too Soon
Tony Parker (30 points, 10 assists) has been leading the San Antonio Spurs this season, with their latest 103-100 overtime win over the Los Angeles Clippers (thank you Chris Paul) with Gary Neal as unlikely hero being their 10th in a row, an NBA best this season, which won’t be enough come the playoffs.