If you guessed the curlers in search of an image makeover, you're right. It's hard to sweep in in baggy pants and curlers slide stones, they don't throw them in the form of trash talking.

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Hip curlers: False		Older Ortiz: True
Just watch curling at the Winter Olympics and you'll see that curling is already hip enough.		The U.S. consulate in the Dominican Republic noticed that the birth date on Ramon Ortiz's passport didn't match with his birth certificate, meaning he will turn 29, not 26, on March 23.

Sanders to be host of Miss USA pageant: True		Bell's auction date: True
Miss USA pageant officials said last week that they hoped the flamboyant and outspoken Deion Sanders will boost ticket sales for the March 1 show at Gary, Ind. Sanders takes over the job from William Shatner.		As late as the day before the auction was to close, no one had bid for the 90-minute Valentine's date with Raja Bell. But on the last day, one generous bidder came through with the minimum $1,500 bid that benefitted the Sixers Charities.

Nowitzki hair auction: True		Rebagliati denied entry: True
There's nothing quite like a shorn Nowitzki. Proceeds from his auctioned hair will raise money for breast cancer research.		Ross Rebagliati, who was stripped and and then regained his Olympic gold medal after testing positive for marijuana in 1998, said an uppity U.S. border guard turned him away early last week. But with help from his friends at Roots apparel company, Rebagliati made it to Salt Lake City by Friday.

Kournikova expelled: True		Emrick withdraws from NBC Olympics crew: True
England's Hello! magazine reported Moscow's Sport University expelled Anna Kournikova and that her father, Sergei, had been doing her assignments. "Although Anna lost interest in studying and failed to attend lectures, she still passed all of her exams with A's and B's, thanks to her father," said the university's dean, Sergeje Tabakovaeven.		Kenny Albert will replace Mike Emrick as NBC's No. 2 hockey play-by-play man after Emrick asked to be excused because his 4-year old dog is ill with what's been reported as a life-threatening condition.