This week's question: Russian President Vladimir Putin scored a remarkable eight goals in an exhibition ice hockey match, after defenders mysteriously skated out the way of the 66-year-old autocrat whenever he approached the net. If Hollywood were to make a movie about a tyrant who becomes a true sports star, what title could it give the film?
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THE WINNER: "KGB to MVP"
Catherine Pomiecko, Natick, Massachusetts
SECOND PLACE: "Full-Court Oppressor"
Ken Kellam III, Dallas
THIRD PLACE: "Remember the Tyrants"
Steve Zeitchik, New York City
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Fidel of Dreams"
Gerald Zinkel, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
"Babe Ruthless"
Jennifer Kitchin, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
"Xi Got Game"
Ken Cunkle, Oakland, California
"Bully Durham"
Kim Doyle, Woolwich, Maine
"A League of His Own"
Ivan Kershner, Salem, South Carolina
"When We Are Kings"
Ken Liebman, Williston, Vermont
"The Bad News Tsars"
Robyn Kupferman, Culver City, California
"Million Dollar Baby Doc"
Tim Mistele, Coral Gables, Florida
"Svengoalie"
Barry Fisher, Morristown, New Jersey
"Bend it Like Benito"
Steve Brown, Biltmore Lake, North Carolina
"The Mighty Despots"
Renée Rauch, New York City
"A Gulag of Their Own"
Norm Carrier, Flat Rock, North Carolina
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