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On Sunday, Real Madrid agreed to buy 24-year-old winger Gareth Bale from Tottenham Hotspur for a $132 million transfer fee. Money well spent? It remains to be seen. But what else could Real have done with the money?

$130 million*

Buy the St. Louis Blues

*2012 Forbes estimate

$129.2 million

Reimburse every man, woman and child in the U.S. who has seen Grown Ups 2

Gareth Bale

$132 million

$130 million

Take every Premier League player and manager into space on Virgin Galactic

$119.9 million*

Pick up The Scream, by Edvard Munch

*2012 auction price

POP CULTURE GRID...

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What athletes are thinking	Favorite sandwich	What would your rap name be?	A-Rod should ...	Last person you called	What's the secret to happiness?	Ability no one knows you have
B.J. UptonBraves OF	Grilled cheese with bacon	Melly Mel	Keep playing	My brother	Playing well	Playing violin
Justin UptonBraves OF	Cuban	4 Chainz	Just be A-Rod	My agent	Not giving a s---	Beating B.J. at golf
Victoria DuvalTennis	PBJ	Slick Vick	A-Rod? You mean Andy Roddick?	My mom	Playing tennis, smiling lots and loving God	Making my upper lip touch my nose

+ While Duval's sammie is simple to make, the Uptons have to work for theirs. B.J. says he can cook up his favorite, "but it usually doesn't go so well." And Justin has to travel for his. "You can get a Cuban almost anywhere, but the good ones are in the Marlins' clubhouse."

+ Why Melly Mel? "Because my real name is Melvin, dude." As for his musical abilities, B.J. says, "Played the violin for seven years, bro. Melly Mel on the violin."

They Said It

"Probably everyone just showering together."

Andy Phillips,Utah kicker, on the difference between being on a ski team (Phillips spent five years on the U.S. national team) and a football team. Phillips, 24, had three field goals in the Utes' 30--26 win over Utah State last Thursday in his first competitive football game.

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CHAD ZAVALA/THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE (PHILLIPS)

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BRUCE CHAPMAN/WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL/AP (VIOLIN)

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SIMON BRUTY/SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (RODDICK)

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WENDY MAEDA/THE BOSTON GLOBE/GETTY IMAGES (PBJ)

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CARLOS M. SAAVEDRA FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (DUVAL)

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GARY BOGDON (JUSTIN UPTON)

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MITCHELL LAYTON/GETTY IMAGES (B.J. UPTON)

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ANGEL MARTINEZ/REAL MADRID/GETTY IMAGES (BALE)

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JOEL RYAN/AP (SANDLER)

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ROBYN BECK/AFP/GETTY IMAGES (VIRGIN GALACTIC)

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OLI SCARFF/GETTY IMAGES (SCREAM)

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