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| 1. | Which boxer recently vacated his belt so that he can become more involved in politics? | ||
| Marco Huck | |||
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Vitali Klitschko | ||
| Floyd Mayweather | |||
| Adonis Stevenson | |||
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By way of explanation.....
Klitschko is heavily involved in Ukraine's political system, but was named "champion emeritus." |
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| 2. | Adam Sandler tells the tale of the lonesome kicker, but Monday Night Football made an overnight celebrity out of this player, who kicked six field goals during the game, one of which was a game-winning 61-yarder. Have you already forgotten his name? | ||
| Nick Folk | |||
| Steven Hauschka | |||
| Nick Novak | |||
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Justin Tucker | ||
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By way of explanation.....
Justin was also smart enough to start himself on his own fantasy football team. |
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| 3. | Since kicking celebrity is a zero-sum game, the success of Justin Tucker (did you get it right?) may have been the cause for this kicker getting unceremoniously dumped from a future playoff team? | ||
| Dan Carpenter | |||
| Mason Crosby | |||
| Phil Dawson | |||
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Garrett Hartley | ||
| 4. | The Houston Rockets recanted on their original announcement that they would trade this highly paid player sometime between December 15th and December 19th. | ||
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Omar Asik | ||
| Ronnie Brewer | |||
| Jeremy Lin | |||
| Royce White | |||
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By way of explanation.....
Unsurprisingly, teams lowballed them after that peculiar announcement. |
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| 5. | Sports Illustrated announced their coveted Sportsman of the Year for 2013. Who is the lucky recipient of this honor? | ||
| Jason Collins | |||
| Grant Hill | |||
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Peyton Manning | ||
| Mariano Rivera | |||
| 6. | After winning that award, Peyton Manning (did you get it right), wrapped up the week by setting a record for... | ||
| All-time passing touchdowns | |||
| Number of commercial endorsements in one season | |||
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Number of passing touchdowns for a season | ||
| Most passing yards in a season | |||
| 7. | You've heard of RGIII, but this week we learned that RGII, his dad, does not want Mike Shanahan as coach of the Washington Redskins. Instead, he prefers... | ||
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Art Briles | ||
| Mack Brown | |||
| Bill Cowher | |||
| Jon Gruden | |||
| 8. | The Texas Rangers are happy this week, because they signed one of the top ten active leaders in career on-base percentage. Which of these players is moving to Texas? | ||
| Lance Berkman | |||
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Shin-Soo Choo | ||
| Jason Giambi | |||
| Matt Holliday | |||
| 9. | Speaking of people who are historically great at getting on base, Kevin Youkilis, aka the Greek God of Walks, will be taking his skills to... | ||
| the Florida Marlins | |||
| the Houston Astros | |||
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Japan | ||
| Mexico | |||
| 10. | Unlike Troy McClure, you may remember Gabrielle Union from such films as Bring It On, Bad Boys II and Think Like a Man. In the future, you will know her as... | ||
| Mrs. Chris Bosh | |||
| Mrs. Derek Jeter | |||
| Mrs. Jason Kidd | |||
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Mrs. Dwyane Wade | ||
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By way of explanation.....
Union and Wade got engaged this week. It will be her second marriage to a professional athlete. Her first husband, Chris Howard, was a running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars. |
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| 11. | The Southeastern Conference penalized Mississippi State with a $25,000 fine for violating the conference rule against... | ||
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Cowbell | ||
| Gameday hunting | |||
| Gray shirting | |||
| Texting | |||
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By way of explanation.....
Here are words that haven't been said on the Internet in years: Less cowbell. |
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| 12. | President Obama announced the official US delegation to the 2014 Winter Olympics. What is noteworthy about several key delegates? | ||
| They are handicapped | |||
| They are of Russian descent | |||
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They are openly gay | ||
| They are primarily Summer Olympics competitors | |||
| 13. | The correct answer to the previous question was that gay delegates will represent the United States in Sochi. As a result, which athlete finally came out of the closet, surprising somewhere between six and eight people? | ||
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Brian Boitano | ||
| Scott Hamilton | |||
| Greg Louganis | |||
| Johnny Weir | |||
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By way of explanation.....
Maybe he'll return to South Park, too. |
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| 14. | We love when things go viral. Our favorite thing this week was when the head coach of this university described his team as "a bunch of mama's boys" and then indicated that he had been telling his wife for years that size doesn't matter. | ||
| Davidson | |||
| Depaul University | |||
| Samford University | |||
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Southern Illinois University | ||
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By way of explanation.....
SIU coach Barry Hinson also said, "My wife could score more than two buckets on 11 shots." |
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| 15. | The Seattle Seahawks, the unofficial NFL promoter of HGH, lost another player for violating the league's substance abuse policy. Which Seahawk was suspended indefinitely *this* time? | ||
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Brandon Browner | ||
| Bruce Irvin | |||
| Richard Sherman | |||
| Walter Thurmond | |||
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