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FYI #8: Nebraska beat Penn State, not Northwestern.

cambric 11/14/11 10:28 am

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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.....*

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%