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| 1. | So come on down and accept your Super Bowl MVP trophy, Mr.: | ||
| Ray Rice | |||
| Ray Lewis | |||
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Joe Flacco | ||
| Anquan Boldin | |||
| 2. | This year's Super Bowl will be remembered for, among other things, a power outage - which you probably weren't even aware of. Apparently, the lights went out for a period of time approximating: | ||
| 17 minutes | |||
| 23 minutes | |||
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34 minutes | ||
| 44 minutes | |||
| 3. | Super Bowl week was punctuated by this well-known figure stating that concerns over safety would make him “think long and hard” about allowing his son to play football: | ||
| Peyton Manning | |||
| Roger Goodell | |||
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Barack Obama | ||
| Troy Aikman | |||
| 4. | On the other side of the coin, this member of the eventual World Champs said he believes that safety measures enacted by the league is killing the NFL, and "thirty years from now, I don't think it will be in existence." | ||
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Bernard Pollard | ||
| Michael Oher | |||
| Terrell Suggs | |||
| Bernard Pierce | |||
| 5. | Let's back the H up a bit. The week began with Eldrick Woods regaining some of his swagger by winning at this venue for the 8th time: | ||
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Torrey Pines | ||
| Pebble Beach | |||
| Congressional | |||
| Bethpage | |||
| 6. | Time Warner Cable signed a new TV channel deal with this MLB team, which is believed to be worth $7-8 b-b-b-b-billion to the franchise: | ||
| Giants | |||
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Dodgers | ||
| Yankees | |||
| Red Sox | |||
| 7. | Meanwhile, our buddies at Forbes magazine estimates the worth of this sports franchise to be $3.3 billion over the length of the contract: | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||
| New York Yankees | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
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Manchester United | ||
| 8. | PED's again wormed their way into sports headlines this week, as this baseball heavy hitter was named in a report of a South Florida biochemist: | ||
| Carlos Pena | |||
| Josh Hamilton | |||
| Miguel Cabrera | |||
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Alex Rodriguez | ||
| 9. | And apparent recent retiree Ray Lewis was dogged during the week by allegations that he used a substance derived from this animal to aid in his recent injury recovery: | ||
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Deer | ||
| Wolverines | |||
| Sheep | |||
| Dogs, natch | |||
| 10. | This apparent new NFL hire turned out to be not such a good fit, as his new team parted ways with him less than a month after the two parties agreed to terms: | ||
| Jim Caldwell | |||
| Mike McCoy | |||
| Chip Kelly | |||
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Rob Ryan | ||
| 11. | When was the last time an NBA playoff contender traded its leading scorer during the season? I mean, prior to this week, when this team did just that: | ||
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Grizzlies | ||
| Celtics | |||
| Spurs | |||
| Nuggets | |||
| 12. | Oh, that wacky Big 10 conference: In a game against Ohio State on Tuesday, this team became the second Division I team this year to not attempt a free throw during a game: | ||
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Wisconsin | ||
| Penn State | |||
| Nebraska | |||
| Northwestern | |||
| 13. | In a more traditional item, #1 Michigan and #3 Indiana clashed on Saturday night, with the result being: | ||
| Indiana winning on the road | |||
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Indiana winning at home | ||
| Michigan winning at home | |||
| Michigan winning on the road | |||
| 14. | Miami was in danger of losing for the first time in ACC play before Reggie Johnson's tip-in with less than a second left beat this rival: | ||
| North Carolina | |||
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NC State | ||
| Duke | |||
| Florida State | |||
| 15. | Meanwhile, this small west coast school's baseball team snapped a winning streak that lasted *228* games with a victory over Pacifica during the weekend: | ||
| Lewis and Clark | |||
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Cal Tech | ||
| Pomona | |||
| Portland State | |||
| 16. | An accident suffered during the X-Games cost a participant in this event his life: | ||
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Snowboarding | ||
| Skiing | |||
| Snowmobiling | |||
| Mountain biking | |||
| 17. | The players association head for this major sports league was placed on indefinite leave this week: | ||
| NHL | |||
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NBA | ||
| NFL | |||
| MLB | |||
| 18. | Your 2012-13 NFL Rookie of the Year plays for: | ||
| Indianapolis | |||
| Denver | |||
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Washington | ||
| Seattle | |||
| 19. | And the Coach of the Year will coach next year in: | ||
| Houston | |||
| Baltimore | |||
| Indianapolis | |||
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Arizona | ||
| 20. | If you were selected for the Pro Football Hall of Fame this week, please step forward. Hey, not so fast there.... | ||
| Bill Parcells | |||
| Cris Carter | |||
| Jonathan Ogden | |||
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Michael Strahan | ||
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