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Which sports city is the most miserable? DJ Gallo has a take, believing that -- among the metropolises with at least three pro teams (or two pro teams and at least one big college program) -- Cleveland takes the stale cake from this "top" 25. Do you agree? Click on the city names to make your own rankings!

Miserable sports cities

Atlanta
Teams: Braves, Falcons, Hawks, Georgia Tech.

Baltimore
Teams: Orioles, Ravens, University of Maryland.

Boston
Teams: Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, Red Sox.

Chicago
Teams: Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs, White Sox, DePaul basketball, Northwestern University.

Cincinnati
Teams: Bengals, Reds, University of Cincinnati.

Cleveland
Teams: Browns, Cavaliers, Indians.

Dallas
Teams: Cowboys, Mavericks, Rangers, Stars, TCU.

Denver
Teams: Avalanche, Broncos, Nuggets, Rockies.

Detroit
Teams: Lions, Pistons, Red Wings, Tigers.

Houston
Teams: Astros, Rockets, Texans.

Indianapolis
Teams: Colts, Pacers, Butler basketball.

Los Angeles
Teams: Angels, Clippers, Dodgers, Ducks, Kings, Lakers, UCLA, USC.

Miami
Teams: Dolphins, Heat, Marlins, Panthers, University of Miami.

Milwaukee
Teams: Brewers, Bucks, Marquette hoops.

Minneapolis/St. Paul
Teams: Timberwolves, Twins, Vikings, Wild, University of Minnesota.

Nashville
Teams: Predators, Titans, Vanderbilt University.

New York City
Teams: Devils, Giants, Islanders, Jets, Knicks, Mets, Nets, Rangers, Yankees.

Philadelphia
Teams: Eagles, Flyers, Phillies, 76ers, Villanova basketball.

Phoenix
Teams: Cardinals, Coyotes, Diamondbacks, Suns, Arizona State University.

Pittsburgh
Teams: Penguins, Pirates, Steelers, University of Pittsburgh.

Seattle
Teams: Mariners, Seahawks, University of Washington, not the Sonics.

St. Louis
Teams: Blues, Cardinals, Rams.

Tampa
Teams: Buccaneers, Lightning, Rays, University of South Florida.

Toronto
Teams: Blue Jays, Maple Leafs, Raptors.

Washington D.C.
Teams: Capitals, Nationals, Redskins, Wizards.
The Cardinals may have lost their first series since late April, dropping two of three to the Marlins, but that didn't knock them off their perch as the NL Central's top team and the best in all of baseball. The Red Sox went .500 in their past 10 games, leaving room for the Reds and Pirates, who went 6-4 in that same span, to move ahead. How do you round out baseball's top teams?
Click the logos below to set your top five and see how your picks compare to SportsNation.
Records through June 16, 2013.

Major League Baseball's top 5 teams

Angels
Record: 30-39

Astros
Record: 26-44

Athletics
Record: 42-29

Blue Jays
Record: 32-36

Braves
Record: 41-28

Brewers
Record: 28-40

Cardinals
Record: 44-25

Cubs
Record: 28-39

D-backs
Record: 37-32

Dodgers
Record: 29-39

Giants
Record: 35-33

Indians
Record: 34-34

Mariners
Record: 31-39

Marlins
Record: 21-47

Mets
Record: 25-39

Nationals
Record: 34-34

Orioles
Record: 40-30

Padres
Record: 35-34

Phillies
Record: 33-37

Pirates
Record: 41-28

Rangers
Record: 38-31

Rays
Record: 36-33

Reds
Record: 42-28

Red Sox
Record: 42-29

Rockies
Record: 37-33

Royals
Record: 33-34

Tigers
Record: 38-29

Twins
Record: 30-36

White Sox
Record: 28-38

Yankees
Record: 38-31
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ESPN The Magazine released its Money Issue this week and, with it, revealed the highest-paid athletes in the world. Atop the list is boxer Manny Pacquiao, whose $52 million earned in 2012 outpaced second-place soccer sensation Lionel Messi by $6 million. But forget dollars. How do the top 15 stack up in terms of performance? Click on the images below to set your rankings!

Highest paid athletes

Manny Pacquiao
Rank: 1. Sport: Boxing. Earnings: $52 million.

Lionel Messi
Rank: 2. Sport: Soccer. Earnings: $46 million.

Drew Brees
Rank: 3. Sport: Football. Earnings: $40 million.

Fernando Alonso
Rank: 4. Sport: Formula 1. Earnings: $38,508,000.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Rank: 5. Sport: Soccer. Earnings: $32,731,800.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Rank: 6. Sport: Boxing. Earnings: $32 million.

Alex Rodriguez
Rank: 7. Sport: Baseball. Earnings: $29 million.

Kobe Bryant
Rank: 8. Sport: Basketball. Earnings: $27,849,149.

Samuel Eto'o
Rank: 9. Sport: Soccer. Earning: $26,024,700.

Vincent Jackson
Rank: 10. Sport: Football. Earnings: $25,160,000.

Cliff Lee
Rank: T-11. Sport: Baseball. Earnings: $25 million.

Mario Williams
Rank: T-11. Sport: Football. Earnings: $25 million.

Johan Santana
Rank: 13. Sport: Baseball. Earnings: $24,644,708.

Carl Nicks
Rank: 14. Sport: Football. Earnings: $24,285,000.

Mark Teixeira
Rank: 15. Sport: Baseball. Earnings: $23,125,000
Gary A. Vasquez/USA TODAY SportsMLB bans eight for brawl
Major League Baseball has come to a decision -- handing out eight suspensions and 12 fines to players and coaches involved in the Diamondbacks-Dodgers brawl this week. Ian Kennedy, who caused the bench-clearing scuffle by hitting two batters, was given the harshest punishment of a 10-game suspension. Managers Don Mattingly (Dodgers) and Kirk Gibson (Diamondbacks) will each sit out one game. Were the suspensions fair?
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Harper, Strasburg and the Nationals
Washington Nationals star pitcher Stephen Strasburg is set to return to the mound Sunday, after spending time on the DL with a lat strain. Meanwhile, standout outfielder Bryce Harper got good news from Dr. James Andrews on his ailing knee and could be back next week. This, of course, is good news for the Nats, who entered the season as a popular World Series pick but who enter Friday at just 33-32, 5.5 games out of both the NL East lead and a wild-card spot. As for fans, they'll be watching closely to see if their two biggest names can remain on the field.
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Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the release of "Bull Durham," a legendary baseball film often considered one of the greatest sports movies ever made. But is this funny, touching and, of course, sexual tale -- the story of veteran catcher Crash Davis, pitching prospect Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh, passionate "fan" Annie Savoy and life in the low minors -- really the best version of baseball on the silver screen? Or do you prefer another flick -- say, the heartwarming "Field of Dreams" or the outrageously funny "Major League"? Click on the images below to set your rankings!

Greatest baseball movies
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2013. With Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford.

The Babe
1992. With John Goodman, Kelly McGillis.

Bad News Bears '76
1976. With Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, Jackie Earle Haley.

Bad News Bears '05
2005. With Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden.

Breaking Training
1977. With William Devane, Clifton James, Jackie Earle Haley. (The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training)

Bang/Drum Slowly
1973. With Robert De Niro, Michael Moriarty, Vincent Gardenia. (Bang the Drum Slowly)

Bingo Long
1976. With Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones, Richard Pryor. (The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings)

Bull Durham
1988. With Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins.

Cobb
1994. With Tommy Lee Jones, Robert Wuhl.

Ed
1996. With Matt LeBlanc.

Eight Men Out
1988. With John Cusack, Christopher Lloyd, Charlie Sheen.

The Fan
1996. With Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes.

Fear Strikes Out
1957. With Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden.

Field of Dreams
1989. With Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones.

For Love/Game
1999. With Kevin Costner, Kelly Preston. (For Love of the Game)

Happens/ Spring
1949. With Ray Milland, Jean Peters, Paul Douglas. (It Happens Every Spring)

League of Own
1992. With Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Madonna. (A League of Their Own)

Little Big League
1994. With Luke Edwards, Timothy Busfield.

Major League
1989. With Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Wesley Snipes.

Major League II
1994. With Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Corbin Bernsen.

Major League III
1998. With Scott Bakula, Corbin Bernsen, Dennis Haysbert. (Major League: Back to the Minors)

Mr. 3000
2004. With Bernie Mac, Angela Bassett, Michael Rispoli.

Mr. Baseball
1992. With Tom Selleck, Ken Takakura.

Moneyball
2011. With Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman.

The Natural
1984. With Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close.

The Rookie
2002. With Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths.

Rookie of the Year
1993. With Thomas Ian Nicholas, Gary Busey.

The Sandlot
1993. With Tom Guiry, Patrick Renna.

The Scout
1994. With Albert Brooks, Brendan Fraser.

Sugar
2008. With Jose Rijo, Walki Cuevas, Algenis Perez Soto.

Trouble w/Curve
2012. With Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake. (Trouble with the Curve)

Winning Team
1952. With Ronald Reagan, Doris Day.
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Dodgers-Diamondbacks brawl
Baseball fights are odd -- people rarely get hurt, very few punches actually connect and the whole thing generally lacks closure. The Dodgers-Diamondbacks brawl was no exception, especially since it happened after three batters were hit, one of whom was hit in the nose. Dodgers reliever Ronald Belisario has vowed that the feud between the two teams isn't over, and there are 10 more contests between the two this season. They'll have to work out their differences soon, as MLB plans on making them the first teams to play regular-season games in Australia next year.
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Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots are on the verge of signing New York Jets castoff Tim Tebow. The risk is minimal and the joy Belichick would feel of making something out of a player the Jets arguably fumbled on would be enormous. So perhaps the move isn't a big surprise. But considering that no other team in the league seemed remotely interested in the former Heisman winner, one has to classify the acquisition as somewhat crazy. How does it stack up to Belichick's other gambles? Click the images below to rank them.

Rank: Craziest Bill Belichick moves?
Albert Haynesworth
Acquired in a trade with the Redskins in 2011 for a 5th-round draft pick, the former defensive tackle lasted less than four months in New England.

Chad Ochocinco
Acquired via a trade with the Bengals in 2011, the wide receiver was released a year later after struggling to pick up the team's playbook.

Tim Tebow
Reportedly with no other suitors around the league, Tebow has found another chance in New England where Bill Belichick is surely looking to make something out of the backup quarterback that the Jets couldn't.

Corey Dillon
Dillon was vocal about his displeasure with the Bengals before being traded to the Patriots during the 2004 draft for a second-round pick.

Randy Moss
Acquired in a trade with the Raiders during the 2007 NFL draft for a 4th-round selection, Moss was about as risky an addition to a NFL lockerroom as you could ask for.

Aqib Talib
The cornerback was traded to the Patriots in 2012 amidst a peformance-enhancing drug suspension, but answered in his first game with a 59-yard interception return for a touchdown.
Yasiel Puig's hot start
Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Yasiel Puig just keeps raking. Seven games after his call-up, the Cuban-born outfielder is hitting .464, with four home runs and 10 RBIs, all from the leadoff spot. Now, with injured Matt Kemp suffering a setback and the 27-35 Dodgers struggling all season from the cleanup spot (.262, 4 HRs), manager Don Mattingly is considering batting Puig No. 4. Should Donnie Baseball put Puig in that position? What does the future hold for the slugger? Vote below!
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The Indians looked like they had control of the AL Central, but things have been going disastrously wrong in Cleveland. The team has lost seven games in a row and eight of its past 10, dropping it below .500 and into second place in the Central. The Tigers, on the other hand, have a four-game winning streak and are finally living up to their plus-82 run differential, best in the American League and second only to the Cardinals in all of baseball. Where do these teams rank among MLB's best?
Click the logos below to set your top five and see how your picks compare to SportsNation.
Records through June 9, 2013.

Rank: Major League Baseball's top 5 teams
Angels
Record: 27-36

Astros
Record: 22-42

Athletics
Record: 38-27

Blue Jays
Record: 27-35

Braves
Record: 39-24

Brewers
Record: 21-34

Cardinals
Record: 41-22

Cubs
Record: 25-35

D-backs
Record: 35-28

Dodgers
Record: 27-35

Giants
Record: 33-29

Indians
Record: 30-32

Mariners
Record: 27-37

Marlins
Record: 18-44

Mets
Record: 23-35

Nationals
Record: 28-29

Orioles
Record: 35-28

Padres
Record: 29-34

Phillies
Record: 31-33

Pirates
Record: 37-26

Rangers
Record: 37-25

Rays
Record: 34-28

Reds
Record: 37-26

Red Sox
Record: 39-25

Rockies
Record: 34-30

Royals
Record: 28-32

Tigers
Record: 35-26

Twins
Record: 27-33

White Sox
Record: 27-34

Yankees
Record: 37-26
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