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| 1. | Conference play in college basketball got started in earnest this week, as Michigan State's foray into the Big 10 part of its schedule was muddled by a 76-63 road loss at this ranked school: | ||
| Ohio State | |||
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Minnesota | ||
| Indiana | |||
| Michigan | |||
| 2. | Meanwhile, Georgetown continues its mastery of woeful offensive performances, as the Hoyas bricked their way to a Big East opening 49-48 loss to: | ||
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Marquette | ||
| Providence | |||
| St. John's | |||
| Notre Dame | |||
| 3. | News was much happier for Syracuse's Jim Boeheim, who, with a victory over Rutgers, passed this man to become the #2 man on college basketball's all-time win list: | ||
| Dean Smith | |||
| Jerry Tarkanian | |||
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Bob Knight | ||
| Adolph Rupp | |||
| 4. | And the controversial finish of the year of the week goes to Arizona, who won in overtime against this Pac 12 opponent, who may or may not have won the game in regulation with a waved-off three-point basket: | ||
| Stanford | |||
| USC | |||
| UCLA | |||
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Colorado | ||
| 5. | The NFL's Black Monday did not disappoint, as possibly dozens of head coaches lost their jobs. Of the following, the only that did not dispatch its head coach was: | ||
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NY Jets | ||
| Philadelphia | |||
| Chicago | |||
| San Diego | |||
| 6. | Yea, Rex Ryan somehow survived to muck things up another year, but he still provided some comedy for the NY and national media, as he displayed a somewhat unusual ___________ in a photo taken of him on vacation: | ||
| One-fingered salute | |||
| Choice of companion | |||
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Tattoo | ||
| Lack of pants | |||
| 7. | All good things must come to an end. This team ended the Clippers' win streak at 17 games: | ||
| Lakers | |||
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Nuggets | ||
| Mavs | |||
| Spurs | |||
| 8. | All bad things must come to an end. Charlotte finally brought an end to its losing ways, snapping an 18 game losing streak with a W recorded against: | ||
| Philadelphia | |||
| Golden State | |||
| Washington | |||
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Chicago | ||
| 9. | Its plans to join the Big East WFT'ed by the conference's recent implosion, potential member Boise State reconsidered and will instead: | ||
| Play football as an independent | |||
| Join the Big 12 | |||
| Join the Pac 10 | |||
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Rejoin the Mountain West | ||
| 10. | As the 102 bowl game schedule winds down, we say cheers to this school, who won its first bowl game since 1949 with a 34-20 win in the Gator Bowl: | ||
| Navy | |||
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Northwestern | ||
| Arizona State | |||
| Georgia Tech | |||
| 11. | And the Outback Bowl proved unusually exciting, as this school won the game with a touchdown pass with 11 seconds left: | ||
| Michigan | |||
| SMU | |||
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South Carolina | ||
| Northern Illinois | |||
| 12. | And Louisville's 33-23 victory over this two-touchdown favorite in the Sugar Bowl is being called one of the biggest bowl game upsets ever: | ||
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Florida | ||
| Texas | |||
| Texas Tech | |||
| Florida State | |||
| 13. | This defensive stud's stock shot up during the week, as his huge hit on Michigan's Vincent Smith nearly decapitated the Wolverine: | ||
| Barkevious Mingo | |||
| Bjorn Werner | |||
| Jarvis Jones | |||
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Jadeveon Clowney | ||
| 14. | You may have heard of me. I am a US state, and, for reasons that seem sensible to all of about 5 people, I announced a law suit against the NCAA. I am: | ||
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Pennsylvania | ||
| Florida | |||
| Texas | |||
| Colorado | |||
| 15. | In the Thuders' game against the Nets this week, Kevin Durant did something he had never done before. What was it? | ||
| Score 50 points | |||
| Did not score | |||
| Did not attempt a free throw | |||
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Got ejected | ||
| 16. | To the relief of possibly dozens of sports fans, the NHL finally negotiated labor piece, as the league announced that it will play a reduced schedule approximating: | ||
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50 games | ||
| 25 games | |||
| 70 games | |||
| 85 games | |||
| 17. | The Lady Huskies' time atop the women's college basketball world was a short one, as they fell to this conference opponent: | ||
| Georgetown | |||
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Notre Dame | ||
| Syracuse | |||
| St. John's | |||
| 18. | This wild card-round NFL team had to play its game during with weekend without its offensive coordinator, who landed in the hospital: | ||
| Baltimore | |||
| Houston | |||
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Indianapolis | ||
| Seattle | |||
| 19. | An injured Robert Griffin III and ________ unanswered points allowed Seattle to punch its ticket to a game against Atlanta next weekend: | ||
| 17 | |||
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24 | ||
| 31 | |||
| 28 | |||
| 20. | A curiously mediocre wild card round saw four games played, without a single: | ||
| 100 yard rusher | |||
| 100 yard receiver | |||
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300 yard passer | ||
| Turnover | |||
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