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A team that plays in which NBA conference saw its head coach step down this week?
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Northwest
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Atlantic
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Southeast
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Pacific
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This week saw impressive winning streaks of 12 (Heat), 10 (Spurs) and Celtics (14) come to an end. Which team was responsible for ending two of them?
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Lakers
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Nuggest
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Hornets
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Magic
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3.
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Which of the following was not an NBA Christmas Day matchup?
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Bulls-Knicks
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Heat-Lakers
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Thunder-Nuggets
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Spurs-Mavs
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4.
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Devin Hester's good at running while carrying a football. That has come in handy as, on Monday night, he set the NFL record for return touchdowns with _______:
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16
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14
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9
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17
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That same game, what type of injury forced surprise starter Brett Favre out of the game?
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Concussion
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Bruised kneecap
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Torn ACL
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Acute amoria phlebitis
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6.
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Rumored to be making way for former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach, this ACC university bought out its popular head football coach:
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Boston College
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Maryland
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Clemson
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Virginia Tech
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This athlete, who had a memorable 2010, pops a bottle of champagne on the cover of this week's Sports Illustrated?
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Tim Lincecum
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Drew Brees
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Jimmie Johnson
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Sidney Crosby
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If you coach this FBS football team, then good for you - you're the AP Coach of the Year!
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Oregon
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Boise State
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Auburn
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Michigan State
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Rick Pitino will bring his high moral standards to this country, after the Louisville coach agreed to become the national team coach this week:
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Puerto Rico
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Mexico
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France
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Cuba
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This men's college basketball team had a rough week. It suspended two of its players, including a national player of the year candidate, for receiving improper benefits, and then promptly lost a game. Which team, whose coach's subsequent furious press conference scared the snot out of us, are we talking about?
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Kansas State
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Pitt
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Washington
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Butler
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Expected News from Women's Hoops: Cheers to the Lady Huskies, who won their record 89th consecutive game this week with a relatively easy victory over:
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Notre Dame
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Florida State
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Tennessee
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Kentucky
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Unexpected News from Women's Hoops: This WNBA standout has been suspended from her off-season Turkish team after testing positive for a banned stimulant:
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Diana Taurasi
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Sue Bird
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Candace Parker
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Alana Beard
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This men's college basketball team saw its 52 game home winning streak against nonconference opponents snapped as it lost to Texas this week:
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Memphis
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Michigan Sate
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Georgetown
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Florida
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Not enough wicked wristers had been scored by this NHL team, who sacked its coach in an attempt to salvage a disappointing season:
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Capitals
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Devils
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Red Wings
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Kings
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More hockey! It seems that one 31 year old Jospeh Robb has been banned from the Air Canada Centre after his recent spate of throwing what unusual objects onto the ice at Maple Leafs games?
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Cupcakes
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Candy canes
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Waffles
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Shoes
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Terrell Pryor and several other Ohio State players incurred suspensions (though not for their upcoming bowl game) resulting in the exchange of autographs for services from this type of establishment:
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Car dealerships
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Grocery stores
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Barber shops
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Tattoo parlors
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College football darlings Boise State extracted a measure of satisfaction over its 26-3 whitewash of this rather mouthy team in the Las Vegas Bowl:
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Washington State
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Utah
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Oklahoma State
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Nebraska
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Rain played havoc with preparations for Pointsettia Bowl, as heavy rains deluged this western city which hosted the event:
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Seattle
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San Diego
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San Francisco
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Tempe
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Home cooking didn't set right with the University of Hawaii, as the Rainbow Warriors were shellacked in the Hawaii Bowl by:
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TCU
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Fresno State
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Tulsa
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UNLV
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20.
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Two players from this men's basketball team, observing the action at the Diamond Head Classic in Hawaii, were seen on camera fighting with each other, resulting in them being suspended indefinitely:
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Mississippi State
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Texas A&M
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Kansas State
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Syracuse
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Congratulations to Tom Brady, breaking the NFL record for consecutive pass attempts without an interception when he threw pass #________ without a pick Sunday:
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301
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298
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315
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309
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22.
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A offense that surrendered 6 turnovers and a defense that gave up more than 400 yards passing meant this team embarrassed itself on Sunday:
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Jet
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Giants
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Chargers
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Texans
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Bad weather continues to plague the Vikings. Minnesota's Sunday night game against ________ was postponed until Tuesday night because of a blizzard:
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Tampa Bay
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Philadelphia
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Washington
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Seattle
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24.
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As of Sunday night, each of the following NFL conference champions had been decided, except for:
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AFC East
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NFC North
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AFC North
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AFC West
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25.
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To this NFL head coach, axed on Sunday night: thank you for participating.
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Eric Mangini
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Jack Del Rio
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Mike Singletary
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Mike Fox
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