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Which of the following was not true of the events surrounding Randy Moss being waived by Minnesota?
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Moss was not with the team when the announcement was made
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Coach Brad Childress did not inform the team owner of his decision to waive Moss
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The Vikings players sat out Monday's practice to protest the decision
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Moss had expressed his affinity for New England following the Vikings-Patriots game
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Controversy continued to roil the Vikings camp through the week, with Brad Childress reportedly getting into a heated argument with which player during practice on Saturday?
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Visanthe Shiancoe
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Percy Harvin
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Adrian Peterson
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Jake Allen
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A typically odd footnote to the Moss saga came in the form of a report that his highly negative reaction to _____________ alienated many of his teammates:
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The Vikings' dress code
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Brad Childress's moustache
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The timing of the Vikings practices
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A catered meal
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Randy was passed over by almost all teams before finally being claimed off waivers by a team in which conference?
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AFC West
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AFC South
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NFC East
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NFC West
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Speaking of waivers, let us now all point and laugh at both former Chargers cast-off Shawne Merriman and this team of questionable judgment that claimed him:
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The Bills
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The Panthers
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The Broncos
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The Seahawks
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Say hey to your 2010 World Series MVP, who provided the key hit in the Giants' series-clinching Game 5 victory:
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Buster Posey
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Aubrey Huff
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Edgar Renteria
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Juan Uribe
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7.
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The Knicks continue to set the standard for classiness in operation of a professional sports franchise. New York's game on Tuesday night had to be canceled because:
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Asbestos had fallen from the ceiling
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An electrical malfunction rendered the timing and scoring systems inoperable
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None of the balls on hand were properly inflated
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No one could find the keys to MSG
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Mike Shanahan seems intent on steering the S.S. Washington towards rocky shores. Days after the bizarre 4th quarter benching of Donovan McNabb, Washington brought this NFL QB flameout in for a workout:
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Jeff George
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LaMarcus Russell
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Jake Plummer
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Brian Griese
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Which NBA standout announced that he intends to play for Team USA in 2012?
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Kevin Garnett
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Tim Duncan
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Dwight Howard
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Kobe Bryant
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This NBA rookie impressed with a notable scoring line of 29 points, 13 assists and 9 steals in his home debut:
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Evan Turner
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DeMarcus Cousins
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Derrick Favors
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John Wall
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What is this.....this past summer? This college football conference revived expansion talk this week, stating that it is looking to increase its conference membership to 10 teams:
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Sun Belt
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C-USA
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Big East
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WAC
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Rest in Peace, George Lee Anderson. During his outstanding career, Sparky managed these two teams to World Series Title:
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Cardinals and Tigers
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Reds and Twins
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Reds and Tigers
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Cardinals and Twins
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The winner of the New York City Marathon is some Johnny Runfast who hails from:
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Ethiopia
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Nigeria
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England
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USA
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A group of Catholic nuns hit paydirt this week when they sold a baseball card of this player for a whopping $262K:
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Ty Cobb
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Christy Mathewson
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Honus Wagner
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Jimmie Foxx
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College football was mired in a big old controversy this week
by allegations that representatives of Auburn breakout star Cameron Newton sought payouts in the neighborhood of _________ to sign a letter of intent:
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$200,000
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$1,000,000
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$20,000
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$100,000
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16.
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The allegations against Newton and his camp were made by a former player from which rival SEC team?
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Florida
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South Carolina
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Alabama
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Mississippi State
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17.
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The Heat suffered their second loss of the NBA season to this team, which climbed to 4-0 in the process:
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Hornets
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Magic
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Hawks
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Thunder
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18.
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Jockey fight! Jockey fight! Jockey fiiiiiiiiight!!! This well-known rider threw down with Javier Castellano in the Winner's Circle at this weekend's Breeder's Cup:
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Kent Desormeaux
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Jerry Bailey
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Calvin Borel
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Edgar Prado
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The Breeder's Cup Classic provided an instant classic, the end result being that super filly Zenyatta most likely heads into retirement with a record of:
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19-1
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20-0
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22-1
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18-2
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More than 1200 yards and more than 120 points were logged in a college football thriller played in:
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Lincon
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Blacksburg
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Ann Arbor
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Stillwater
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With a decisive 42-22 win on the road, this service academy earned their first Commander-In-Chief's Trophy since 2002.
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Army
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Air Force
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Navy
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The Citadel
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A tip of the cap to JoePa as he earned his 400th collegiate victory as Penn St. vanquished this Big Ten rival
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Northwestern
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Indiana
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Minnesota
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Ohio St.
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Now that was a wacky day for a FBS conference. Its flagship program was blown out. Two of its ranked teams upset, another narrowly escapes in OT. Another school comes back from a 45-17 4th quarter deficit to win. What conference saw such shenanigans on Saturday?
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ACC
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SEC
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PAC 10
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Big 12
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24.
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With his team's kicker injured, this player manned-up to kick a PAT in a game on Sunday:
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Roy Williams
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Peyton Manning
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Wes Welker
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Greg Jennings
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25.
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With only two races left in the Chase, which driver finally knocked Jimmie Johnson from atop the NASCAR leaderboard?
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Denny Hamlin
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Kevin Harvick
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Carl Edwards
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Tony Stewart
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