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In news from The Association, this basketball star signed a curiously lucrative 2-year, $48.5 million extension:
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Kevin Garnett
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LeBron James
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Tim Duncan
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Kobe Bryant
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And in one of those circle-of-life type of things, while one dude signed a huge contract, this oft-injured hoops professional learned that he was done for the year:
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Greg Oden
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John Wall
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Danilo Gallinari
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Derrick Rose
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This team's coach has been sent to his room to think about what he's done, and needs to hand over $50K in the process, for his role in SpilledDrinkGate:
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Detroit
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Brooklyn
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Boston
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Washington
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In our contractually weekly MLB question, we ask you which media outlet has seemingly purchased a Baseball Hall of Fame ballot from another voter:
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Deadspin
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ESPN
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Grantland
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Sports Pickle
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College basketball served up a heaping helping of quality games over the Thanksgiving holiday. This team proved its mettle as the champion of the NIT Season Tip-Off:
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Duke
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Arizona
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Michigan State
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Gonzaga
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Meanwhile, say hey to the champs of the Maui Invitational:
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Syracuse
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Oregon
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UCLA
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Butler
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And this school did the best Battling 4 Atlantis, knocking off #2 Kansas in Nassau:
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UConn
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Florida State
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Villanova
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Alabama
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And in an odd note from that tournament, the current and former coaches for this school got into a kerfuffle at a reception Wednesday night before the tournament action actually started:
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Texas Tech
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Tennessee
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USC
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Kansas State
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This school's football team capped a banner season when its signalcaller broke the FBS rushing record for quarterbacks Tuesday night:
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Bowling Green
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Northern Illinois
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Air Force
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Oregon State
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Years from now you will take your young'uns on your knee and favor the child with tales of the fall of #1 Alabama, who lost when Auburn returned a ____________ for a touchdown with no time left to win the Iron Bowl:
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Punt
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Interception
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Missed field goal
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Fumble
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The ranks of college football's undefeated thinned this week when Fresno State lost to:
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San Diego State
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Wichita State
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San Jose State
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Boise State
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If you scored four touchdowns in a single game on Sunday, you have a curious amount in common with this man:
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Julian Edelman
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Vernon Davis
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Eric Decker
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Andre Johnson
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This NFL coach is in hot water for possibly attempting to interfere with a kick return that was likely going for a touchdown this week:
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Mike Tomlin
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Mike Shanahan
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Bill Belichick
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Greg Schiano
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Thanksgiving NFL football included divisional matchups for which two divisions?
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AFC East and NFC West
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AFC North and NFC North
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AFC South and NFC South
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AFC East and NFC East
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Which of the following was not one of the following: a) a 400-yard passer; b) a 200-yard receiver or c) a 200-yard rusher
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Peyton Manning
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Dez Bryant
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Josh Gordon
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Adrian Peterson
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