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An insane weekend in college football saw the teams ranked __________ all lose:
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1, 3, 6, 7
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2, 4, 6, 8
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2, 4, 5, 7
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1, 2, 3, 5
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Following the bloodshed,
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There were no undefeated teams in the FBS
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The top three ranked BCS teams were from the SEC
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Two teams were tied atop the BCS rankings
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The highest ranked team in the AP poll was not from a BCS conference
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Don't drink and drive, kids....otherwise you'll get suspended from your position as head coach of the ___________ football team:
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Missouri
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Kansas State
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Texas A&M
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Clemson
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Tragedy came calling to Oklahoma State as the school mourned the loss in a plane crash of the head and assistant coach of:
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Men's basketball
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Women's basketball
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Women's soccer
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Baseball
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During the week, this NFL coach was sent to his room to think about what he's done after a profane exchange with a fan:
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Mike Smith
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Mike Shanahan
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Bill Belichick
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Rex Ryan
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If you're an NFL quarterback who was not sidelined for the rest of the year with a foot injury, please take a step forward. Whoa there not so fast.....
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Matt Ryan
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Matt Shaub
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Carson Palmer
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Tavaris Jackson
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To properly congratulate baseball's Rookies of the Year, send a self-addressed stamped envelope in care of these teams:
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Kansas City and Atlanta
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Los Angeles and Philadelphia
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Tampa Bay and Atlanta
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Tampa Bay and Washington
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Meanwhile, the MLB Managers of the Year skippered the:
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Rangers and Cardinals
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Rays and Diamondbacks
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Twins and Reds
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A's and Braves
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The MLB postseason hardware continued to roll in, as showoff Justin Verlander walked away with the AL Cy Young award. In the process of doing so, Verlander claimed each of the following pitching triple crown categories, except for:
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Wins
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Strikeouts
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ERA
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He won all three
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Meanwhile, the NL Cy Young recipient hurled this past season for:
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The Giants
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The Dodgers
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The Cardinals
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The Phillies
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If you signed a $160 million, 8 year contract extension this week, then your name is:
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Albert Pujols
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Prince Fielder
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David Ortiz
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Matt Kemp
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The NL Central won't have the Houston Astros to kick around anymore, as the Astros will move to this division in the 2013 season:
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AL West
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NL West
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AL Central
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Pac 12
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Mike Krzyzewski set the mark for all-time wins as a Division I basketball team this week by surpassing:
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Dean Smith
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Adolph Rupp
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Bobby Knight
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John Wooden
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The Dukies' victory over which team gave Krzyzewski the record?
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Texas
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Cincinnati
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Florida
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Michigan State
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Meanwhile, the upset of the week came in the form of Long Beach State's 86-76 win over this ranked team on its home court:
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Pitt
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Kentucky
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Kansas
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Memphis
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Reluctantly step forward, ___________, you're the new manager of the Chicago Cubs!
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Ryne Sanberg
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Terry Francona
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Dale Sveum
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Jose Oquendo
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The NASCAR championship was decided in the final Chase for the Championship race was run at:
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Homestead Miami
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Chicagoland Speedway
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Bristol Motor Speedway
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Michigan International Speedway
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So say hey to the winner of the Chase:
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Tony Stewart
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Kurt Busch
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Jimmie Johnson
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Carl Edwards
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Stewart took home the Sprint Cup by winning a mind-boggling _______ of the 10 Chase races:
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3
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5
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7
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4
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Party with this year's MLS champions, and you'll become close personal friends with several members of the:
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Galaxy
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Dynamo
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Rapids
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Crew
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The long strange off-the-field season for Penn State took a surprising turn this week when we learned that Joe Paterno has been diagnosed with:
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Lou Gehrig's Disease
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Lung cancer
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Heart palpitations
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Kidney failure
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Meanwhile, allegations of sexual abuse made against an assistant basketball coach rocked the campus of:
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Boston College
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Villanova
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NC State
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Syracuse
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You, yes, you, amassed as many fourth quarter yards as did this NFL team on Sunday:
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Washington
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Tennessee
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San Diego
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Tampa Bay
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This school knows it did a bad thing and will forgo any bowl appearance this season:
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USC
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Miami
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Tennessee
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Penn State
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Welcome to the dawn of the Caleb Hanie era, fans of this team, now that your starting quarterback has apparently broken his thumb and may well be out for the rest of the season:
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San Diego Chargers
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Atlanta Falcons
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Minnesota Vikings
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Chicago Bears
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