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1. Immediately upon their exit from the NCAA tournament, the troubled coach of this team was handed his walking papers:
Tennessee
UNLV
USA
Villanova
 
2. Which conference did not have a team competing in the Elite 8?
Big East
ACC
Mountain West
Pac 10
 
3. A DUI charge incurred this week may jeopardize the collegiate career of this money wide receiver:
Justin Blackman
Ryan Broyles
Michael Floyd
Russell Shepard
 
4. American League Beef: Red Sox manager Terry Francona has some issues with this fellow AL East manager following comments made about general manager Theo Epstein:
Joe Maddon
Joe Girardi
Buck Showalter
John Farrell
 
5. National League Beef: The managers of these two teams are now off each other's Christmas card lists after a bench-clearing brawl:
New York/Chicago
Washington/St. Louis
Los Angeles/San Francisco
Arizona/Houston
 
6. In the next NFL season, whenever that is, teams voted to change the rule determining where ________ are placed:
extra points
kickoffs
touchbacks
free kicks
 
7. Kobe Bryant chipped in 42 points and Los Angeles overcame a 21 point deficit in a triple-overtime marathon victory against this team during the week:
Dallas
Oklahoma City
Phoenix
Denver
 
8. If you're following your NHL, it should be easy for you to name this as the team that first reached the 50 victory plateau for the season:
Vancouver
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
 
9. At least one locked out NFL player has found a new hobby, as Chad Ochocinco is in tryouts to join this league:
PBA
MLS
MLL
WNBA
 
10. This big-shot boxer apparently won over $37K on a bet placed on the Bulls-Hawks NBA game Tuesday night....which is nice.
Manny Pacquiao
Floyd Mayweather
Wladimir Klitschko
Miguel Acosta
 
11. Fortunately, X-rays were negative following a scary incident in which this big-money pitcher was struck in the head by a ball coming off the bat of Manny Ramirez in a spring training game:
Roy Oswalt
Roy Halladay
Ubaldo Jimenez
CJ Wilson
 
12. "So long and thanks for all the fish!" Mike Anderson said as he high-tailed it from Missouri to become the men's basketball head coach at this school:
Mississippi
FIU
Oregon State
Arkansas
 
13. If you're in the NIT Final Four, raise you're hand. Whoa, hold up there:
Alabama
Colorado
Wichita State
Miami
 
14. Two Sweet Sixteen matchups went into overtime, but this is the only one listed below:
Connecticut/San Diego State
BYU/Florida
Kentucky/Ohio State
Butler/Wisconsin
 
15. While suing over the team's performance would have been more understandable, a disgruntled fan of this team is suing the team and the league over the upcoming lockout:
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Carolina
Kansas City
 
16. Boston and Montreal played Thursday night for the first time since the Chara-Pacioretty a few weeks ago. What was the outcome of the grudge match?
7-0 win for Boston
4-3 shootout win for Boston
7-0 win for Montreal
4-3 shootout win for Montreal
 
17. You might have been surprised to find out he was still active, but the oft-injured Mike Hampton finally hung up the pitching glove this week. Which of these teams did he not play for?
Houston
Philadelphia
New York Mets
Atlanta
 
18. Add up the seeds of the champions of the Southwest and Southeast region, and you've got this number:
12
17
18
19
 
19. If you like chalk, your bracket is in shambles but you're rooting for this team next weekend as they're the highest seed remaining in the Final Four:
Kentucky
Connecticut
North Carolina
Arizona
 
20. Don't ignore those other postseason tournaments, they're clearly a stepping stone to the Final Four. Last year, VCU emerged as champions of this tournament:
NIT
CIT
CBI
that...other tournament. You know the one.
 




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