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| 1. | The post-week 1 NFL injury report contained more "Done for the seasons" than usual. This team was left scrambling after Nick Kaeding, the league's most accurate kicker, was shelved for the season with a torn ACL: | ||
| Washington | |||
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San Diego | ||
| Houston | |||
| Cleveland | |||
| 2. | Also done-zo for the year is this star defensive back, also the victim of a torn ACL: | ||
| Laron Landry | |||
| Champ Bailey | |||
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Eric Berry | ||
| Ed Reed | |||
| 3. | The season's inaugural Monday night featured a pair of divisional games played between rivals from: | ||
| AFC South and AFC West | |||
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AFC East and AFC West | ||
| NFC Central and AFC South | |||
| AFC East and NFC North | |||
| 4. | This disgraced former MLB star was arrested in a domestic disturbance case in Florida | ||
| Barry Bonds | |||
| Sammy Sosa | |||
| Mark McGuire | |||
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Manny Ramirez | ||
| 5. | Also in legal hot water is this NFL bad boy who faces assault charges over an incident a year earlier: | ||
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Sebastian Janikowski | ||
| Albert Haynesworth | |||
| Adam Jones | |||
| Aqib Talib | |||
| 6. | ESPN's laughable attempt to create the news got even funnier when it was revealed that this guy, not poster boy Tom Brady, was Week 1's top quarterback according to it's new Super Mega Ultimate Stupendous QB Rating (at least that's what we think it's called): | ||
| Aaron Rodgers | |||
| Matthew Stafford | |||
| Eli Manning | |||
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Ryan Fitzpatrick | ||
| 7. | Saturday night's surreal Mayweather/Ortiz fight was decided by two quick punches delivered moments after: | ||
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The fighters embraced | ||
| Something was thrown into the ring | |||
| One of the fighters slipped in the ring | |||
| The ring bell inadvertently sounded | |||
| 8. | Looking for novelty and fresh perspectives on NBA coaching, the Minnesota Timberwolves have secured the services of: | ||
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Rick Adelman | ||
| Larry Brown | |||
| Kevin McHale | |||
| Don Nelson | |||
| 9. | This ESPN broadcaster accidentally dropped an s-bomb on everyone's virgin ears during the Monday night broadcast: | ||
| Jon Gruden | |||
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Ron Jaworski | ||
| Mike Tirico | |||
| Trent Dilfer | |||
| 10. | The Man slapped sanctions against this school, home to one of the country's great non-BCS football programs this week: | ||
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Boise State | ||
| TCU | |||
| Nevada | |||
| Miami (OH) | |||
| 11. | On his 85th attempt, Tim Wakefield finally recorded his 200th career victory with a win over: | ||
| Tampa Bay | |||
| Baltimore | |||
| New York | |||
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Toronto | ||
| 12. | This college football coaching legend revealed that he was diagnosed with cancer in 2007, but kept it quiet for fear that it would affect recruiting: | ||
| Joe Paterno | |||
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Bobby Bowden | ||
| Steve Spurrier | |||
| Bob Stoops | |||
| 13. | This team fell out of the AP Top 25 college football rankings for the first time dating back seven years and 103 polls: | ||
| Michigan State | |||
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Ohio State | ||
| USC | |||
| Auburn | |||
| 14. | Mariano Rivera earned his 600th save on Tuesday as the Yankees vanquished this team: | ||
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Seattle | ||
| Toronto | |||
| Tampa Bay | |||
| Boston | |||
| 15. | Each of these heartless bastards is on a poll surveying 215 MLB players to determine meanest player in the league. Who topped the list? | ||
| Milton Bradley | |||
| Kevin Youkilis | |||
| Chris Carpenter | |||
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A.J. Pierzynski | ||
| 16. | This team's star kneecapped his team's momentum toward the playoffs, saying in an interview with TBS that 2011 is "probably the last year" playing for his current team: | ||
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Milwaukee | ||
| Detroit | |||
| Arizona | |||
| Texas | |||
| 17. | This team's Eliezer Alfonzo will be sent to his room to think about what he's done, as he's earned a 100 game ban for being suspended twice under the league's banned substance policy: | ||
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Rockies | ||
| Mariners | |||
| Cardinals | |||
| Padres | |||
| 18. | A loss this week assured this MLB club of its 19th straight losing season: | ||
| Kansas City | |||
| Seattle | |||
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Pittsburgh | ||
| San Diego | |||
| 19. | This less-than-svelte hitter legged out a triple to hit for the cycle: | ||
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Pablo Sandoval | ||
| Prince Fielder | |||
| Bengie Molina | |||
| Ryan Howard | |||
| 20. | College hoops will be here before you know it. The wait will be a little longer for three highly-touted freshmen at this school, who were deemed ineligible for the fall semester: | ||
| UNC | |||
| Connecticut | |||
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St. John's | ||
| Kentucky | |||
| 21. | The Gamecocks rose up and put an end to Auburn's nations-best winning streak at: | ||
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17 games | ||
| 21 games | |||
| 14 games | |||
| 25 games | |||
| 22. | The Big East was dealt a blow as, with surprising suddenness, these two bedrock teams jumped ship to join the ACC: | ||
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Pitt and Syracuse | ||
| Connecticut and Georgetown | |||
| Providence and St. John's | |||
| West Virginia and Louisville | |||
| 23. | At the end of NFL Week 2, this division has three undefeated teams: | ||
| NFC North | |||
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AFC East | ||
| NFC East | |||
| AFC North | |||
| 24. | ...while each team in this division sits at .500: | ||
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AFC North | ||
| AFC South | |||
| AFC West | |||
| NFC West | |||
| 25. | Your contractually obligated hockey question is back! NHL '12 for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 hit stores this week. This guy is your cover athlete: | ||
| Corey Perry | |||
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Steven Stamkos | ||
| Alexander Ovechkin | |||
| Sidney Crosby | |||
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