on June 13, 2010 at 10:17 am
The past couple of weeks, the Ultimate Sports List has trickled in via e-mail. It’s a list of the world’s top 150 sports events and venues, as voted upon by those visiting at www.tusl.com. The website’s list launched June 1 and was determined by more than 25,000 votes from sports fans.
Lists are always a great conversation piece. Somebody always feels cheated or misplaced, and this list is no different. You will see it below. Events with a local flavor include the BCS National Championship game at No. 11 (too low); the OU-Texas football game at No. 55 (way too low) and the Cowboys vs. Redskins at No. 81 (too high).
But check out what’s at No. 146. A great rivalry indeed, but No. 146 in the world? Wow, who would have thought that?
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Top 150 Events of The Ultimate Sports List as voted by fans in various states and countries:
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Rank
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Event
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1
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The Summer Olympic Games
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2
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FIFA World Cup Final
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3
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Super Bowl
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4
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The Masters
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5
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The NCAA Men’s Final Four
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6
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The Winter Olympic Games
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7
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The Wimbledon Championships
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8
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The World Series
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9
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The Kentucky Derby
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10
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The Indianapolis 500
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11
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The BCS National Championship Game
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12
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The Open Golf Championship
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13
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The Rose Bowl Game
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14
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The Stanley Cup
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15
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The Tour De France
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16
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Monaco Grand Prix
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17
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The Boston Marathon
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18
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Army vs. Navy Football Game
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19
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Rugby World Cup
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20
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The Daytona 500
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21
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IAAF World Championships in Athletics
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22
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UEFA Champions League Final
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23
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The United States Open Golf Championship
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24
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Ohio State vs. Michigan Football Game
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25
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The NBA Finals
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26
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Wrigley Field
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27
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Duke vs. North Carolina Basketball Game at Cameron Indoor Stadium
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28
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The Ryder Cup
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29
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FIFA World Cup Early Round Match
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30
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NFC/AFC League Championship Game
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31
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Alabama vs. Auburn Football Game
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32
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The United States Tennis Open Championship
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33
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Fenway Park
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34
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NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Game
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35
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Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears Football Game at Lambeau Field
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36
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The French Open
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37
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The MLB Championship Series
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38
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The ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament
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39
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MLB All-Star Game
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40
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Florida vs. Georgia Football Game
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41
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St. Andrews Links
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42
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New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox Baseball Game
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43
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Real Madrid vs. Barcelona Soccer Match at Nou Camp
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44
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Harvard vs. Yale Football Game
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45
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Melbourne Cup
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46
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Manchester United vs. Liverpool Soccer Match at Old Trafford
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47
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Cincinnati Reds Opening Day Game
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48
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FIFA Women’s World Cup Final
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49
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The Little League World Series
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50
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The Cricket World Cup
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51
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Pebble Beach Golf Links
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52
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The National Baseball Hall Of Fame
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53
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The Australian Open
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54
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The College World Series
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55
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Texas vs. Oklahoma Football Game
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56
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The NCAA Women’s Final Four
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57
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The PGA Championship
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58
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AC Milan vs. Internazionale Soccer Match at San Siro
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59
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Yankee Stadium
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60
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Notre Dame Stadium
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61
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USC vs. UCLA Football Game
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62
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The NCAA Men’s Frozen Four
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63
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The Sugar Bowl
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64
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The Maui Invitational
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65
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Arsenal vs. Tottenham Soccer Match
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66
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Monday Night Football
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67
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24 Hours of LeMans
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68
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Royal Ascot
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69
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Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers Basketball Game
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70
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Vasco da Gama vs. Flamengo Soccer Match at Maracana Stadium
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71
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Pauley Pavilion at UCLA
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72
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Rangers vs. Celtics Soccer Match
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73
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Louisville vs. Kentucky Basketball Game
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74
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The AVP Manhattan Beach Open
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75
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The Davis Cup Final
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76
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The Preakness Stakes
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77
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Talladega Superspeedway
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78
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The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing
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79
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Spring Training Trip to Florida’s Gulf Coast
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80
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Keeneland Race Track
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81
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Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins Football Game
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82
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The Iditarod
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83
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Kansas vs. Missouri Basketball Game at Allen Fieldhouse
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84
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Montreal Canadians vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Game
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85
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Tiger Stadium at Louisiana State University
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86
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Hinkle Fieldhouse at Butler University
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87
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The Orange Bowl
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88
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The FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium
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89
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Memorial Stadium at University of Nebraska
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90
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The Ironman World Championship
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91
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The NBA All Star Game
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92
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The America’s Cup
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93
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Camp Randall Stadium at University of Wisconsin
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94
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Dodger Stadium
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95
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The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
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96
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Holmenkollen Ski Jump
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97
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The Indiana High School Basketball Championships
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98
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A Boxing Title Bout In Las Vegas
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99
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Madison Square Garden
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100
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The Beanpot Tourney
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101
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The MLS Cup Final
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102
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A Big 5 Game at the Palestra
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103
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Stamford Bridge
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104
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Cincinnati vs. Xavier College Basketball Game
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105
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Kyle Field at Texas A&M University
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106
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The Fiesta Bowl
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107
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Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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108
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New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles Football Game
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109
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The Brazilian Grand Prix
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110
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FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
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111
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UEFA European Championship
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112
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All Blacks Rugby Game
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113
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Bristol Motor Speedway
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114
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The Ashes
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115
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The Breeders Cup
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116
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The AFL Grand Final
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117
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The Little 500
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118
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Husky Stadium at University of Washington
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119
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La Bombonera
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120
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The Belmont Stakes
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121
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The Head of the Charles Regatta
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122
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NHL All Star Game
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123
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Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe
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124
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Tailgate at The Grove at University of Mississippi
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125
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Phoenix Open – 16th Hole
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126
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Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns Football Game
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127
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The NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship
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128
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The Winter X Games
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129
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The Travers Stakes
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130
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Field Of Dreams Movie Site
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131
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The Chicago Yacht Club Race To Mackinac
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132
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The Pro Football Hall Of Fame
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133
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Big Blue Madness at University of Kentucky
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134
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US Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field
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135
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Eurobasket (FIBA European Men’s Basketball Championship)
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136
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UFC Title Fight
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137
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The Calgary Stampede
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138
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Henley Royal Regatta
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139
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The Minnesota State High School Hockey Championships
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140
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The Solheim Cup
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141
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The World Junior Hockey Championship
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142
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Grambling vs. Southern Football Game
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143
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National High School Baseball Championship (Japan)
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144
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All American Soap Box Derby
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145
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Kraft Nabisco Championship
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146
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Tulsa Jenks vs. Tulsa Union Football Game
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147
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The World Figure Skating Championships
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148
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Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
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149
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Epsom Derby
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150
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Panathinaikos vs. Olympiakos Soccer Match
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According to a newspaper report out of South Carolina, Oklahoma basketball coach Jeff Capel interviewed for the vacant Clemson job Friday. Instead, Capel actually was in Norman, hosting an OU recruit.
Last year around this time, Capel was said to be interviewing for the Arizona job. This came as a shock to Capel, who said he was taking a shower when the alleged meeting took place.
The Wake Forest job is now available, but a deal is said to be in the works with Colorado coach Jeff Bzdelik, who is a longtime friend of Wake Forest athletic director Ron Wellman.
Given the current state of the Sooners’ program, Capel bolting to Clemson would be akin to getting out of Dodge before sunrise. It would be a cowardly move. Not so for Wake Forest.
OU holds a slight advantage over Wake in basketball tradition. The Demon Deacons have brought us Tim Duncan, Josh Howard, Chris Paul and Billy Packer, but they have lost four regional finals and advanced to only one Final Four (1962).
Wake Forest’s mailing address might have been enough to lure Capel, a Fayetteville, N.C., native and Duke product who never has hidden his affection for his home state, where his father still resides as a Charlotte Bobcats assistant coach.
A chance to go home can be an overwhelming force. It’s why Roy Williams left Kansas for North Carolina, why Bob Huggins left Kansas State for West Virginia after just one season, why Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford would crawl on his hands and knees to get from Stillwater to Lexington, Ky.
But with the Bzdelik deal pending, it appears we’ll never know how strong the gravitational pull back to Carolina could have been for Capel.
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