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The NFL Hall of Fame announced its class of inductees for 2010. Which of the former standouts continues to be inexplicably snubbed by the Hall?
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Jerry Rice
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Emmit Smith
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Cris Carter
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John Randle
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The Denver Nuggets cruised to a surprising 126-113 victory over the Lakers on Friday night. The Nuggets' run of success recently is all the more impressive because:
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They haven't had a home game for two weeks
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They have been playing without Carmelo Anthony
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They have been playing without Chauncey Billups
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They have been playing without coach George Karl
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Danica Patrick made her stock car debut at the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 ARCA race on Saturday. So, how did the GoDaddy girl do?
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She crashed and DNF'ed
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She was disqualified for using unapproved tires
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She survived a spin-out and rallied to finish 6th
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She led the final lap but was passed to finish 3rd
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The Big East controls 40% of college basketball's AP top ten. Just thought you should know. One of those four is Georgetown, which managed to squeeze a home loss to this lesser-regarded Big East team to victories over Duke and Villanova:
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Rutgers
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St. John's
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Providence
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South Florida
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Meanwhile, this top ten ranked team had the worst week of all, losing their leading scorer to injury as well as two games to conference rivals:
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Duke
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Purdue
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Michigan State
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Kentucky
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Bad Week for Broadcasters, Part I: Which former defensive star was arrested for domestic battery, and was subsequently fired from his NFL Network position?
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Dexter Manley
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Dana Stubblefield
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Warren Sapp
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Lawrence Taylor
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Bad Week for Broadcasters, Part II: Accusations of rape against which former Dallas Cowboy led ESPN to fire then man from his analyst position?
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Michael Irvin
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Alvin Harper
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Charles Haley
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Jim Jeffcoat
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These two players appeared in a McDonald's Super Bowl ad that was a spiritual sequel to the Michael Jordan/Larry Bird HORSE ad from the 90's:
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LeBron James and Kobe Bryant
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Dwight Howard and LeBron James
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Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant
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LeBron James and Shaquille O'Neal
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This week saw National Signing Day, when high school football players announce where they will be an Underpaid Jerk. The most eyebrows were raised when Lane Kiffin and USC got a verbal commitment from whom?
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most of Kiffin's Tennessee recruiting class
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a 13-year-old
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a 35-year-old
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a girl
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In unhappier football news, the head of the NFL Players Association warned that the possibility of a __________ in 2011 is high:
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contraction
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strike
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lockout
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blackout
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In more unhappy football news, this head coach was fined by his team for showing up at a televised MMA event and being caught flipping the bird to some fans
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Rex Ryan
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Mike Singletary
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Bill Belichek
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Tony Sparano
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The head coach of this troubled NBA franchise stepped down Thursday, but will remain on as general manager:
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Los Angeles Clippers
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New Jersey Nets
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Minnesota Timberwolves
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Washington Wizards
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This NHL team snapped a 10 game losing streak with a win against Montreal:
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Buffalo
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Boston
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Vancouver
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San Jose
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Meanwhile, this team was riding a 14 game winning streak after beating Pittsburgh:
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Los Angeles
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Tampa Bay
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Washington
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Chicago
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So. Super Bowl. Crazy, huh? Who walked away with MVP?
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Tracy Porter
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Garrett Hartley
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Sean Payton
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Drew Brees
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How many passes were completed in the Super Bowl (a number that is a record, by the way)?
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62
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63
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64
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65
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We know Drew Brees had a great game but OPJ was frantically texting MVP votes for Garrett Hartley. Which of these distances was not one of the three field goals he made in the Super Bowl?
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47
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44
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46
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42
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Which of the following records was also a record either tied or set during the Super Bowl?
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Longest touchdown drive
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Most total yards by a team
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Longest interception return for touchdown
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Longest duration game in real time
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Which of the following did not lend their vocal talents to performances before or during the Super Bowl?
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Kelly Clarkson
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Queen Latifah
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Roger Daltrey
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Carrie Underwood
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The Lingerie Football League contested its playoffs and championship this weekend. Which of the following was not one of the teams involved in the playoffs?
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Chicago Bliss
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Las Vegas Vixens
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Miami Caliente
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Dallas Desire
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