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Danica Patrick was Yahoo's most-searched athlete in 2011

By Tom Weir, USA TODAY
Updated

Yahoo today released its Year In Review data for 2011, and there isn't a single NFL or MLB player on its 10-deep list of "Top Searched Athletes."

Perhaps far more notable is that five of the top 10 are women, including the top spot, which went to the GoDaddy.com girl, Danica Patrick.

Danica jumped all the way to No. 1 from No. 6 last year, when Manny Pacquiao topped the 2010 list.

PHOTOS: Danica Patrick in pictures

Tiger Woods was again No. 2.

Last year, the only NFL player to make the list was Brett Favre, at No. 4.

But the biggest surprise is that it appears web surfers have finally given up the hunt for new photos of Anna Kournikova. She was No. 3 in 2010, but didn't make Yahoo's list this year. Two others to drop off were skier Lindsey Vonn and soccer's Cristiano Ronaldo.

Here's this year's list, and we're guessing the athlete most likely to be one-and-done is Kris Humphries.

1. Danica Patrick

2. Tiger Woods

3. Manny Pacquiao

4. Maria Sharapova

5. Serena Williams

6. Kris Humphries

7. Hope Solo

8. Kobe Bryant

9. Lamar Odom

10. Caroline Wozniacki

Yahoo also tracked which teams were searched for most often, and there MLB dominated, with five selections, including the No. 1 New York Yankees. The NFL had three teams, the NBA one and soccer checked in with one. The surprise there is that the Miami Heat didn't make the list.

1. New York Yankees

2. Pittsburgh Steelers

3. Boston Red Sox

4. Green Bay Packers

5. Texas Rangers

6. St. Louis Cardinals

7. Detroit Tigers

8. Chicago Bears

9. Manchester United

10. Los Angeles Lakers

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