1. | College Basketball? College basketball! College basketball!!!! The marquee matchup of the season's first week featured Michigan State and North Carolina, which played in this totally awesome setting: | ||
In the middle of freaking Times Square | |||
On a freaking air craft carrier | |||
On the lawn of the freaking White House | |||
On the freaking moon | |||
2. | #6 Duke kicked off its year in a nailbiter, holding off this team for a 77-76 victory: | ||
Belmont | |||
Butler | |||
VCU | |||
Davidson | |||
3. | Meanwhile, this top 10 team didn't fare quite as well, falling 71-58 in the Legends Classic. | ||
Vanderbilt | |||
Florida | |||
Kentucky | |||
Pitt | |||
4. | In our contractually obligated NHL question this week, we note that this team fired its coach during the week: | ||
Blues | |||
Panthers | |||
Bruins | |||
Stars | |||
5. | According to a Forbes article, this dude is the most disliked NFL player: | ||
James Harrison | |||
Tom Brady | |||
Ray Lewis | |||
Michael Vick | |||
6. | This week's premiere of Thursday Night Football featured a contest between two teams from this division: | ||
NFC East | |||
AFC Central | |||
AFC West | |||
NFC South | |||
7. | Terminally underachieving headcase Albert Haynesworth was jettisoned by the Patriots, only to be signed a short time later by the: | ||
Bucs | |||
Steelers | |||
Chiefs | |||
Falcons | |||
8. | At the end of a week that saw one of the most unseemly and shocking implosions of a major sports program, Penn State had to take the field on Saturday to meet this Big Ten opponent: | ||
Michigan State | |||
Illinois | |||
Northwestern | |||
Nebraska | |||
9. | The World Series of Poker Main Event finale aired this week, and the winner, who walked away with $8.7 million, hails from this country: | ||
England | |||
Germany | |||
Czech Republic | |||
USA! USA! USA! | |||
10. | Viewers of this network's broadcast of Saturday night's UFC bout were treated to 35 minutes of buildup and about 90 seconds of action: | ||
Fox | |||
ABC | |||
CBS | |||
ESPN2 | |||
11. | Sony announced that this player will be gracing the cover of next spring's MLB 12: The Show: | ||
Adrian Gonzalez | |||
David Freese | |||
Robinson Cano | |||
Joe Mauer (for the third year in a row) | |||
12. | Speaking of video games, in this week's edition of NBA Players Finding Stuff To Do During The Lockout, this hoopster makes a cameo in a commercial for Modern Warfare 3: | ||
Kevin Durant | |||
Derrick Rose | |||
Blake Griffin | |||
Dwight Howard | |||
By way of explanation.....
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13. | Note to self: Don't vacation in Venezuela, where this team's catcher was rescued after a harrowing kidnapping ordeal: | ||
Angels | |||
White Sox | |||
Brewers | |||
Natinals | |||
14. | Fans and detractors of the Red Sox won't have Jonathan Papelbon to kick around anymore, as the closer signed a contract to pitch for the: | ||
Astros | |||
Cubs | |||
Phillies | |||
Yankees | |||
15. | In college football action, #2 Oklahoma State barely broke a sweat on Saturday, woodshedding Texas Tech on the way to a _______ point victory | ||
30 | |||
40 | |||
50 | |||
60 | |||
16. | Two highly ranked teams excused themselves from the BCS Hopefuls Dinner Table on Saturday. _________ turnovers on offense and general incompetence on defense exposed Stanford against Oregon: | ||
8 | |||
5 | |||
2 | |||
7 | |||
17. | Earlier in the day, Boise State squandered its chance for a perfect season as, driving for a game-winning score against TCU, the Broncos: | ||
Missed a short field goal | |||
Saw the game clock run out before running a final play | |||
Threw an interception in the end zone | |||
Fumbled the ball in the red zone | |||
18. | This other ranked team snatched defeat from the jaws of victory Saturday as its game-tying field goal was blocked at the end of regulation: | ||
Texas | |||
Auburn | |||
Cincinnati | |||
Virginia Tech | |||
19. | It's no Uruguay/Argentina, but the MLS finals are set. These two clubs will face off against each other: | ||
Salt Lake and Colorado | |||
Houston and Los Angeles | |||
Kansas City and Seattle | |||
New York and Portland | |||
20. | The Florida Marlins won't be playing ball in the MLB next year. Instead, say hello to the: | ||
South Florida Marlins | |||
Miami Marlins | |||
Dade County Marlins | |||
Sunshine State Marlins | |||
21. | Cover letters were considered, interviews were held, credit checks were run, and by the time it was all finished, the St. Louis Cardinals managerial job was offered to: | ||
Mike Matheny | |||
Jose Oquendo | |||
Terr Francona | |||
A guy who looks suspiciously like Tony LaRussa wearing a Groucho Marx mask | |||
22. | We're running out of chances this year to remind you that racecar spelled backwards is racecar. Carl Edwards will take a slim lead of this many points into next week's final Sprint for the Cup race: | ||
3 | |||
15 | |||
6 | |||
12 | |||
23. | Falcons coach Mike Smith will have a long week as he digests his team's overtime loss which followed: | ||
Attempting a 70 year field goal | |||
An unsuccessful 4th down attempt in Falcons territory | |||
Not challenging a turnover just before the two minute warning | |||
A personnel blunder that left the Falcons with only 8 men on the field during the Saint's game-winning drive | |||
24. | New England's victory over the rival Jets was #117 for the B&B Music Factory. Belichick and Brady passed this quarterback/coach duo as the winningest in NFL history: | ||
Montana & Walsh | |||
Elway & Shanahan | |||
Starr & Lombardi | |||
Marino & Shula | |||
25. | This many of passes Tim Tebow completed on Sunday in a victory over the Chiefs went for touchdown: | ||
100% | |||
50% | |||
10% | |||
33% | |||