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1. 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:
Baylor
Texas Tech
Oklahoma State
Iowa State
 
2. Meanwhile, Oregon's title hopes went kablooey thanks to a __________ in overtime against Stanford:
Interception
Missed field goal
Blocked field goal
Fumble
 
3. The first major coaching casualty of the year came when this once-notable football program fired its head coach:
Colorado
USC
Tennessee
Syracuse
 
4. It's November, and we're still talking about baseball? Whaaaa? Anyhoo, the rookies of the year played ball for these two teams:
Mets and Royals
Diamondbacks and White Sox
Braves and Rangers
Nationals and Angels
 
5. The skippers for these two franchises took home Manager of the Year awards:
Nationals and A's
Nationals and O's
Giants and A's
Giants and O's
 
6. 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?
Jose Reyes
Mark Buehrle
Josh Johnson
Giancarlo Stanton
 
7. The sublime treat that was the 24 hours of college basketball occurred on which day?
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
 
8. The penalties incurred by Jeff Gordon for rather ungentlemanly conduct during the season's penultimate race included all of the following, except:
$100K fine
25 points
Probation
Suspension
 
9. 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:
Darlington
Daytona
Homestead
Charlotte
 
10. Which team beat the Knickerbockers of New York, the last unbeaten team in the NBA?
The Spurs of San Antonio
The Grizzlies of Memphis
The Nuggets of Denver
The Nets of Brooklyn
 
11. 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:
Ankle
Shoulder
Collarbone
Wrist
 
12. 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:
Rushing play
Extra point
Fumble recovery scrum
Touchdown reception
 
13. Many, many teams were involved in NFL overtime games during the weekend. This was not one of them:
Texans
Buccaneers
Browns
Chargers
 
14. 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:
Brian Urlacher
Ray Lewis
Champ Bailey
JJ Watt
 
15. 42 games without a loss came to an end for Baylor's women's basketball team as the Lady Bears lost to:
Notre Dame
Stanford
Tennessee
Washington
 




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