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1. An insane weekend in college football saw the teams ranked __________ all lose:
1, 3, 6, 7
2, 4, 6, 8
2, 4, 5, 7
1, 2, 3, 5
 
2. Following the bloodshed,
There were no undefeated teams in the FBS
The top three ranked BCS teams were from the SEC
Two teams were tied atop the BCS rankings
The highest ranked team in the AP poll was not from a BCS conference
 
3. Don't drink and drive, kids....otherwise you'll get suspended from your position as head coach of the ___________ football team:
Missouri
Kansas State
Texas A&M
Clemson
 
4. Tragedy came calling to Oklahoma State as the school mourned the loss in a plane crash of the head and assistant coach of:
Men's basketball
Women's basketball
Women's soccer
Baseball
 
5. 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:
Mike Smith
Mike Shanahan
Bill Belichick
Rex Ryan
 
6. 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.....
Matt Ryan
Matt Shaub
Carson Palmer
Tavaris Jackson
 
7. To properly congratulate baseball's Rookies of the Year, send a self-addressed stamped envelope in care of these teams:
Kansas City and Atlanta
Los Angeles and Philadelphia
Tampa Bay and Atlanta
Tampa Bay and Washington
 
8. Meanwhile, the MLB Managers of the Year skippered the:
Rangers and Cardinals
Rays and Diamondbacks
Twins and Reds
A's and Braves
 
9. 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:
Wins
Strikeouts
ERA
He won all three
 
10. Meanwhile, the NL Cy Young recipient hurled this past season for:
The Giants
The Dodgers
The Cardinals
The Phillies
 
11. If you signed a $160 million, 8 year contract extension this week, then your name is:
Albert Pujols
Prince Fielder
David Ortiz
Matt Kemp
 
12. 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:
AL West
NL West
AL Central
Pac 12
 
13. Mike Krzyzewski set the mark for all-time wins as a Division I basketball team this week by surpassing:
Dean Smith
Adolph Rupp
Bobby Knight
John Wooden
 
14. The Dukies' victory over which team gave Krzyzewski the record?
Texas
Cincinnati
Florida
Michigan State
 
15. 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:
Pitt
Kentucky
Kansas
Memphis
 
16. Reluctantly step forward, ___________, you're the new manager of the Chicago Cubs!
Ryne Sanberg
Terry Francona
Dale Sveum
Jose Oquendo
 
17. The NASCAR championship was decided in the final Chase for the Championship race was run at:
Homestead Miami
Chicagoland Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway
Michigan International Speedway
 
18. So say hey to the winner of the Chase:
Tony Stewart
Kurt Busch
Jimmie Johnson
Carl Edwards
 
19. Stewart took home the Sprint Cup by winning a mind-boggling _______ of the 10 Chase races:
3
5
7
4
 
20. Party with this year's MLS champions, and you'll become close personal friends with several members of the:
Galaxy
Dynamo
Rapids
Crew
 
21. 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:
Lou Gehrig's Disease
Lung cancer
Heart palpitations
Kidney failure
 
22. Meanwhile, allegations of sexual abuse made against an assistant basketball coach rocked the campus of:
Boston College
Villanova
NC State
Syracuse
 
23. You, yes, you, amassed as many fourth quarter yards as did this NFL team on Sunday:
Washington
Tennessee
San Diego
Tampa Bay
 
24. This school knows it did a bad thing and will forgo any bowl appearance this season:
USC
Miami
Tennessee
Penn State
 
25. 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:
San Diego Chargers
Atlanta Falcons
Minnesota Vikings
Chicago Bears
 




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