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Jackson Chourio of the Milwaukee Brewers
BASEBALL · THIS ACTUAL WEEK

The Milwaukee Brewers swept the Los Angeles Dodgers to win their first pennant since 1982

The team with the highest payroll in baseball lost four straight to a team with a smaller one, which suggests the invoice and the trophy are processed by different departments.

PHOTO: IANSTONE20165 / CC BY 4.0 / WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Maja Chwalinska
TENNIS · THIS ACTUAL WEEK

Maja Chwalinska won the Wuhan Open after beating Iga Swiatek in the semifinal

Several of the tour's biggest names withdrew from Wuhan with fatigue and injuries, and the trophy went to the colleague who stayed and finished the work.

PHOTO: PETER MENZEL / CC BY-SA 2.0 / WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

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