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It was a good news/bad news week for Syracuse basketball. With the Orange's victory over Detroit Monday, Jim Boeheim won his ______th victory:
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750th
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900th
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800th
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1000th
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And yet days later, Syracuse lost for the first time this season as they came up short against:
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Temple
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St. John's
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NC State
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Xavier
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The list of undefeateds in men's college basketball was seriously trimmed on Saturday. In addition to Syracuse, this pair of previously unbeaten Top 25 teams lost for the first time on Saturday:
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Georgetown and Indiana
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Kansas and Missouri
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Minnesota and Cininnati
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Ohio State and Illinois
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The Jabari Parker sweepstakes is over, as the highly sought-after high school hoops prodigy announced he'll join this school next year:
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Kansas
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Georgetown
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Michigan State
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Duke
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This team's stocking up continues as they signed free agent Robert Allen Dickey during the week:
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Yankees
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Angels
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Rangers
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Blue Jays
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Say hey to this dude, your AP College Football Player of the Year:
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Mantei Teo
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Geno Smith
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Johnny Manziel
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Matt Barkley
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Pelicans, Bull Sharks, Swamp Dogs, Rougarou and Mosquitoes are among the candidates for the new name for the NBA team currently known as the:
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Jazz
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Bobcats
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Hornets
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Heat
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Cheers to this WWE star who granted a wish from a 7 year old brain cancer patient by, during a hospital visit, letting the tyke put the wrestler in his signature submission hold:
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Big Show
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Daniel Bryan
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CM Punk
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Rey Mysterio
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This team spoiled the Thunder's party as its victory over Kevin Durant and company snapped OKC's win streak at 12:
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Timberwolves
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Nuggets
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Clippers
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Spurs
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One of the odder sports stories of the week came when we learned that Suzy Favor, who gained some degree of fame as ______________, revealed that she has moonlighted over the years as an escort:
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Women's basketball coach
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US soccer national team member
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ESPN anchor
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Olympic track star
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We're not sure how much weight a Segway is rated for, but we'll find out soon, as this NFL rusher bought his offensive linemen the vehicles as a holiday present:
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Adrian Peterson
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Arian Foster
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Marshawn Lynch
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Knowshon Moreno
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Nine technicals and four ejections punctuated the rather chippy NBA game pitting the:
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Sixers against the Pistons
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Heat against the Celtics
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Knicks against the Bulls
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Nets against the Lakers
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We assume scoring 91 goals during a calendar year is a big deal, and that's why this guy achieving the feat this week made the news:
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Lionel Messi
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Cristiano Ronaldo
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Wayne Rooney
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Barriaga II
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As of the end of Week 16, the list of NFL divisions that do not yet have a regular season champion is:
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NFC East
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NFC East and NFC West
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NFC West
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NFC East, NFC West and AFC North
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Calvin Johnson broke Jerry Rice's single receiving yardage record, but it came in defeat as Detroit lost against:
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Minnesota
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Atlanta
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Green Bay
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New Orleans
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