While the social media backlash had no visible impact on television ratings, the issue raises a concern on whether the IOC is setting a precedent for how social media will be monitored at upcoming sporting events, such as the Super Bowl and the World Cup.

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The contents of the cup were poured into the tea bowl and offered up for me to smell.

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We scored each city on the number of times one of its teams has lost in the postseason, adjusting the misery points to give the most weight to losing in the final round (World Series, Super Bowl, NBA Final, Stanley Cup Final) and doling out progressively fewer points for losing earlier playoff rounds.

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Among several major sporting events broadcast in the past year the college-football national championship, Super Bowl, NBA Finals, Stanley Cup Finals, the Masters and the World Series only the NBA Finals had a five-second delay.

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Then you're given clothes, a bit of bedding, a plastic cup, plastic knife, fork, spoon, bowl and plate.

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Some ends up in whimsical graffiti marking World Cup soccer matches, New York Giants Super Bowl victories and other less-weighty matters that have gone on since construction began six years ago.

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With investors feverishly searching for yield in any form, ETF issuers are filling the proverbial punch bowl with all manner of equity income strategies, and it seems the cup will soon runneth over.

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In the Twenty20 Cup final at the Rose Bowl, the margin between success and failure was even thinner.

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