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1. A weird yet entertaining World Series wrapped up with the Cardinals emerging victorious. Congratulations to this dude, the series MVP:
Chris Carpenter
David Freese
Lance Berkman
Albert Pujols
 
2. Game 6 was certainly one for the books, which featured each of the following, except:
A walk-off home run
5 combined errors
5 runs scored in extra innings
An inside the park home run
 
3. This method of communication provided an extra dose of wackiness to Game 5, in a moment that will certainly go down in World Series lore:
Stolen signals
The bullpen phone
The stadium PA system
A pitcher-catcher conference
 
4. It's highly beneficial to have a starting running back and tight end on your NFL team. So it wasn't good news for this franchise, who ruled their starting running back and tight end out for the remainder of the year:
Carolina
Denver
Oakland
Washington
 
5. This team's Cliff Harris pretty much shouldn't be allowed anywhere motorized vehicles, cited for several infractions during the week after being suspended for a similar offense earlier in the season:
Florida State
Notre Dame
UCLA
Oregon
 
6. Terrell Owens held a workout session during the week. How many NFL teams sent representatives?
32
28
6
0
 
7. You won't have this pitcher to kick around for a while, as he'll miss the entire 2012 season following Tommy John surgery:
Ubaldo Jimenez
John Lackey
Bartolo Colon
Zack Greinke
 
8. Gronk sorry. Prior to the Patriots' loss to the Steelers on Sunday, tight end Rob Gronkowski issued an apology for:
Uttering a homophobic slur
Failing to report income tax
Flipping the bird to paparazzi
Appearing in photos next to a porn star
 
9. This young NBA star copped to receiving improper benefits while balling in college:
OJ Mayo
Derrick Rose
Michael Beasley
Kevin Love
 
10. Conference musical chairs continued this week, as the Big 12 signed ____________ after it was announced that ___________ was leaving the conference:
West Virginia / Missouri
Nevada / Texas Tech
Boise State / Oklahoma State
Air Force / Kansas State
 
11. New regulations regarding _____________ might means that defending NCAA basketball champions Connecticut might be ineligible for the postseason this year:
Academic performance
Percentage of university funds spent on athletics
Contact with recruiting services
Acceptance of gifts from boosters
 
12. Finger-pointing, name-calling, hair-pulling and other forms of non-agreement have lead the Association to cancel all NBA games through:
November
December
The All-Star break
The entire season
 
13. This many overtimes were necessary for Stanford to remain unbeaten for the year in their victory over USC on Saturday:
1
2
3
None, so forget we said anything about overtimes
 
14. A win over __________ left the number of winless teams in the NFL at 2:
Saints
Giants
Browns
Seahawks
 
15. Legendary college football coach Joe Paterno coached college football legendarily Saturday, and his 409th victory pushed him past whom for the all-time wins record?
Eddie Robinson
Bear Bryant
Bobby Bowden
Tubby Raymond
 
16. Defense wasn't exactly the focal point in the matchup of these two teams, which scored a combined 107 points:
Tulane & East Carolina
Nevada & New Mexico State
Houston & Rice
Colorado & Arizona State
 
17. This left-hand turn specialist drove fastest on Sunday, clinching his third win in the Sprint Cup Chase:
Jimmie Johnson
Jeff Gordon
Kurt Busch
Tony Stewart
 
18. It sucks to be ____________, shut out for the first time in his 24 year career as NFL head coach or offensive coordinator:
Chan Gailey
Mike Shanahan
Andy Reid
Bill Belichik
 
19. There are no longer any undefeated teams in the NHL, as these guys dealt Washington the first of the Caps' back-to-back losses:
Hurricanes
Lightning
Avalanche
Oilers
 
20. Say hey to this team, #1 in the preseason Women's College Basketball AP Poll:
Stanford
Tennessee
Connecticut
Baylor
 




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