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| 1. | With Syracuse having lost the previous week, this school ruthlessly seized the top ranking in men's college basketball: | ||
| Michigan State | |||
| Duke | |||
| Kansas | |||
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Kentucky | ||
| 2. | We are still not sure when we got a state named Murray, but the Racers continue to be the hottest team in the country as they now have this many wins against zero losses: | ||
| 19 | |||
| 20 | |||
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21 | ||
| 22 | |||
| 3. | You won't have this east coast school to kick around any more, as it snapped its record losing streak at 41 games: | ||
| Howard | |||
| Bucknell | |||
| UNCW | |||
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Towson | ||
| 4. | The Tampa Bay Buccaneers searched high and low among the college ranks for their new coach. They thought they had an agreement with the coach of this school, but he decided to stay put: | ||
| Washington State | |||
| Washington | |||
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Oregon | ||
| Oregon State | |||
| 5. | Instead, the Bucs found their new head coach via this Big East school: | ||
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Rutgers | ||
| Louisville | |||
| Cincinnati | |||
| South Florida | |||
| 6. | This female nailed the talent part of the pageant and thus won the Australian Open, supplanting Caroline Wozniack as the top ranked player: | ||
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Victoria Azarenka | ||
| Maria Sharapova | |||
| Petra Kvitova | |||
| Kim Clijsters | |||
| 7. | Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic beat Rafa Nadal in the men's final, which set a record for: | ||
| Aces | |||
| Double faults | |||
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Longest final | ||
| Most broken rackets | |||
| 8. | Which long-time Yankee officially hung up his pinstripes during the week? | ||
| Mariano Rivera | |||
| Derek Jeter | |||
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Jorge Posada | ||
| Robinson Cano | |||
| 9. | This just in: the Washington Wizards are really, really bad. As a result: | ||
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The team fired its coach | ||
| The team fired its GM | |||
| The team fired both its coach and GM | |||
| The team was put up for sale | |||
| 10. | The Boston Celtics have been slightly less bad this season, but perhaps overcoming a 27 point deficit against _________ to win on Thursday: | ||
| Toronto | |||
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Orlando | ||
| Charlotte | |||
| Denver | |||
| 11. | Dropping their demands that he cut his damn hair already, the San Francisco Giants were able to lock up the services for two years and just over: | ||
| $25 million | |||
| $30 million | |||
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$40 million | ||
| $50 million | |||
| 12. | Heavy hitter Prince Fielder will do his heavy hitting on the grounds of ____________ when his team plays at home in 2012: | ||
| Rogers Centre | |||
| Yankee Stadium | |||
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Comerica Park | ||
| US Cellular Field | |||
| 13. | It's good to be the king. This league boss had his contract extended through 2018: | ||
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Roger Goodell | ||
| Bud Selig | |||
| David Stern | |||
| Don Garber (yes, *the* Don Garber) | |||
| 14. | The odd Jim Irsay/Peyton Manning public hair pulling that has been taking place in the press led the Colts owner to use this term in reference to his quarterback: | ||
| Poser | |||
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Politician | ||
| Nursemaid | |||
| Hairdresser | |||
| 15. | The NHL All-Star game was held where this team makes its home: | ||
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Senators | ||
| Maple Leafs | |||
| Canadians | |||
| Flames | |||
| 16. | The game went on without the participation of Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin, who sat out: | ||
| With a bum ankle | |||
| Following the birth of his son | |||
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In protest of a three game ban | ||
| In favor of going gambling in Vegas | |||
| 17. | Meanwhile, these two players were the captains for the pick-em style teams: | ||
| Patrick Kane and Henrik Lundqvist | |||
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Daniel Alfredsson and Zdeno Chara | ||
| Marian Hossa and John Tavares | |||
| Evgeni Malkin and Daniel Sedin | |||
| 18. | Cheers to this NLF quarterback who dashed into a burning building and saved the female occupant over the weekend: | ||
| Tim Tebow | |||
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Matt Cassel | ||
| Josh Freeman | |||
| Carson Palmer | |||
| 19. | Pro Bowl Fever! This dude's four touchdown catches set a record for the NFL spectacle: | ||
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Brandon Marshall | ||
| Tony Gonzalez | |||
| Jimmy Smith | |||
| Greg Jennings | |||
| 20. | The wacky Pro Bowl featured a pair of this type of trick play successfully executed by the eventual losers of the game from the NFC: | ||
| Fake punt | |||
| Statue of Liberty | |||
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Onsides kick | ||
| Fumblerooski | |||
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