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