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If you are an NFL coach still employed, please step forward. Not so fast there....
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Mike Shanahan
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Todd Haley
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Jason Garrett
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Rex Ryan
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Similarly, another coaching vacancy opened up during the week in the:
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AFC North
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NFC West
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NFC North
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AFC East
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With losses by Kentucky and Ohio State over the weekend, this college basketball team rose to the top of the rankings:
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Syracuse
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Kansas
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Duke
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UNC
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In its game against North Carolina State on Saturday, top-ranked Syracuse (the answer to the previous question, by the way) did this for the first time this season:
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Failed to score 50 points
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Lost
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Played a road game
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Did not make a three-point field goal
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The NLF upheld the appealed punishment levied against Steeler James Harrison, which amounts to:
NFL suspends Harrison one game for McCoy hit
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One game suspension
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Two game suspension
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Three game suspension
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A letter of apology to Colt McCoy's
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Which reminds us, the hammer of justice came down on Barry Bonds this week. What is the extent of Bonds' punishment?
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$5 million fine
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6 months in minimum security prison
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30 days house arrest
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2000 community service
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In women's basketball saw a clash between the two top-ranked teams on Sunday, in which #1 Baylor:
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Lost to #2 Notre Dame
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Defeated #2 UConn
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Beat #2 Tennessee
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Lost to #2 Stanford
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The Man got up all in the business of a member of this NFL franchise, who was arrested on federal drug charges
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Bears
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Chargers
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Niners
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Dolphins
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With three of their starters having been sent to their rooms to think about what they did, this team was knocked from the ranks of the undefeated by lowly Oral Roberts (the college team, not the guy):
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Marquette
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Xavier
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Cincinnati
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Baylor
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The Chris Paul ridiculousness finally was resolved this week when the highly sought-after guard landed with the:
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Lakers
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Clippers
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Jazz
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Nets
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The first of approximately 85 bowl games to be played in the next 23 days saw Temple defeat Wyoming in the bowl named for this state:
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California
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Delaware
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Idaho
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New Mexico
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Cheers to the Gorillas of this school, who captured the Division II football championship on Saturday:
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Pittsburgh State
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Wayne State
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Southern Arkansas
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Southwest Baptist
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Meanwhile, the Division III crown was claimed for the third year in a row, and 4th in 5 years, by:
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Mount Union
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Rowan
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St. Johns (MN)
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Wisconsin-Whitewater
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And say hey to this year's NCAA women's volleyball champs:
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Nebraska
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UCLA
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Penn State
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Pepperdine
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As NBA preseason games started up, this team unveiled its new, retro-inspired, godawful uniforms:
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Wizards
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Nuggets
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Mavs
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Trailblazers
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Everyone needs an aorta. So while the results of a physical will force this NBA player to miss the entire season, it did detect an aortic aneurysm:
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Jeff Green
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Gilbert Arenas
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Jason Terry
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Chauncey Billups
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Man, the Penn State football program is going through some stuff, man. This week saw the following occurrence occur:
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The team's locker room caught fire
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The program's highest-ranked recruit for next year decommitted
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An outbreak of bedbugs ravaged the team's dorm rooms
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A teammate punched out the team's starting quarterback
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This NHL franchise Rodney Dangerfielded its manager, firing the ninth-winningest coach in league history:
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Toronto
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Montreal
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Chicago
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Dallas
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A wacky, wacky day in the NFL saw the Pack's quest for a perfect season come crashing down on the ground of this stadium:
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Ralph Wilson
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Arrowhead
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FedEx
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Lambeau
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Meanwhile, this team was nice enough to roll over for Indianapolis, giving the Colts their first win of the year:
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Jacksonville
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Titans
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Texans
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Buccaneers
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