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For the first time in history, we're pretty sure, Notre Dame emerged from the weekend ranked #1 in the AP poll. The parting of the sees that brought this to fruition included previously unbeaten Kansas State going down hard against:
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Baylor
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Texas Tech
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Oklahoma State
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Iowa State
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Meanwhile, Oregon's title hopes went kablooey thanks to a __________ in overtime against Stanford:
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Interception
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Missed field goal
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Blocked field goal
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Fumble
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The first major coaching casualty of the year came when this once-notable football program fired its head coach:
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Colorado
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USC
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Tennessee
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Syracuse
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It's November, and we're still talking about baseball? Whaaaa? Anyhoo, the rookies of the year played ball for these two teams:
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Mets and Royals
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Diamondbacks and White Sox
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Braves and Rangers
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Nationals and Angels
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The skippers for these two franchises took home Manager of the Year awards:
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Nationals and A's
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Nationals and O's
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Giants and A's
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Giants and O's
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But wait, there's more! The Miami Marlins operation continues to be the envy of clown colleges across the land. Of the following, which was not traded to Toronto?
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Jose Reyes
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Mark Buehrle
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Josh Johnson
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Giancarlo Stanton
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The sublime treat that was the 24 hours of college basketball occurred on which day?
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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The penalties incurred by Jeff Gordon for rather ungentlemanly conduct during the season's penultimate race included all of the following, except:
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$100K fine
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25 points
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Probation
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Suspension
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Indeed, Gordon not only was allowed to race, but won the season's final contest at this venue, which saw Brad Keselowski win the Sprint Cup:
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Darlington
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Daytona
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Homestead
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Charlotte
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Which team beat the Knickerbockers of New York, the last unbeaten team in the NBA?
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The Spurs of San Antonio
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The Grizzlies of Memphis
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The Nuggets of Denver
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The Nets of Brooklyn
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A bum _________ left Ben Roethlisberger on the sidelines and allowed Baltimore to bravely eke out a 13-10 victory over the Byron Leftwich-led Steelers on Sunday night:
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Ankle
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Shoulder
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Collarbone
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Wrist
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Meanwhile, New England's complete fustigation of Indianapolis came at a cost, as Rob Gronkowski was injured during a __________ at the end of the game:
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Rushing play
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Extra point
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Fumble recovery scrum
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Touchdown reception
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Many, many teams were involved in NFL overtime games during the weekend. This was not one of them:
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Texans
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Buccaneers
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Browns
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Chargers
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This NFL defensive stalwart said during the week that he would lie about having a concussion, and stated he thought that knee injuries were more critical than blows to the noggin:
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Brian Urlacher
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Ray Lewis
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Champ Bailey
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JJ Watt
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42 games without a loss came to an end for Baylor's women's basketball team as the Lady Bears lost to:
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Notre Dame
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Stanford
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Tennessee
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Washington
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