16> Just like that, WNBA teams finally begin to make a profit.
15> Pairs figure skating judges award an extra two-tenths of a point for no-hands lifts.
14> Week after week, women’s curling dominates Monday night TV ratings.
13> Entire hockey teams placed in penalty box during a Hooters halftime show for high sticking.
12> Don Zimmer joins Pete Rose on baseball’s banned-for-life list.
11> During the Women’s World Cup, American men are driven insane by the unresolvable dilemma: seeing nude women vs. having to watch soccer.
10> A lot more care has to be taken during relay-race handoffs.
9> The Baseball Hall of Fame has an admission charge; The Naked Baseball Hall of Fame has a cover and two-drink minimum.
8> Good dribbling skills no longer so highly valued.
7> Dramatic increase in baseball players nicknamed “A-Rod” and ice hockey players nicknamed “Pee Wee.”
6> Women’s gymnastics pommel horse event suddenly popular with the NASCAR crowd.
5> Some 90 percent of quarterbacks insist that all plays from scrimmage utilize the shotgun formation.
4> Fencing no longer requires actual swords, just a couple of Viagra pills.
3> After the naked Holyfield fight, other boxers steer clear of a bout with Mike Tyson.
2> Sen. Rick Santorum proposes legislation that would outlaw the two-man luge.
1> Trust me, you don’t want to know where the naked tennis players keep that extra ball when they serve.
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