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Immediately upon their exit from the NCAA tournament, the troubled coach of this team was handed his walking papers:
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Tennessee
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UNLV
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USA
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Villanova
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Which conference did not have a team competing in the Elite 8?
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Big East
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ACC
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Mountain West
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Pac 10
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A DUI charge incurred this week may jeopardize the collegiate career of this money wide receiver:
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Justin Blackman
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Ryan Broyles
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Michael Floyd
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Russell Shepard
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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:
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Joe Maddon
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Joe Girardi
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Buck Showalter
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John Farrell
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National League Beef: The managers of these two teams are now off each other's Christmas card lists after a bench-clearing brawl:
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New York/Chicago
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Washington/St. Louis
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Los Angeles/San Francisco
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Arizona/Houston
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6.
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In the next NFL season, whenever that is, teams voted to change the rule determining where ________ are placed:
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extra points
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kickoffs
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touchbacks
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free kicks
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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:
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Dallas
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Oklahoma City
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Phoenix
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Denver
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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:
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Vancouver
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Detroit
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Pittsburgh
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Philadelphia
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At least one locked out NFL player has found a new hobby, as Chad Ochocinco is in tryouts to join this league:
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PBA
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MLS
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MLL
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WNBA
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This big-shot boxer apparently won over $37K on a bet placed on the Bulls-Hawks NBA game Tuesday night....which is nice.
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Manny Pacquiao
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Floyd Mayweather
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Wladimir Klitschko
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Miguel Acosta
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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:
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Roy Oswalt
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Roy Halladay
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Ubaldo Jimenez
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CJ Wilson
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"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:
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Mississippi
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FIU
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Oregon State
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Arkansas
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If you're in the NIT Final Four, raise you're hand. Whoa, hold up there:
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Alabama
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Colorado
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Wichita State
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Miami
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Two Sweet Sixteen matchups went into overtime, but this is the only one listed below:
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Connecticut/San Diego State
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BYU/Florida
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Kentucky/Ohio State
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Butler/Wisconsin
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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:
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Cleveland
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Cincinnati
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Carolina
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Kansas City
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16.
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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?
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7-0 win for Boston
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4-3 shootout win for Boston
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7-0 win for Montreal
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4-3 shootout win for Montreal
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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?
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Houston
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Philadelphia
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New York Mets
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Atlanta
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18.
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Add up the seeds of the champions of the Southwest and Southeast region, and you've got this number:
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12
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17
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18
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19
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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:
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Kentucky
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Connecticut
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North Carolina
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Arizona
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20.
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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:
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NIT
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CIT
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CBI
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that...other tournament. You know the one.
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