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Those of you who prefer your martial arts to be mixed will most likely know that these word figured into the UFC 168 bout between Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman:
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Broken leg
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Disqualification
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Postponed fight
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Official knocked out
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Earlier on the card, Miesha Tate made history against Ronda Rousey by:
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Knocking Rousey out
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Winning a submission from Rousey
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Winning a decision against Rousey
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Lasting more than one round against Rousey
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The children were correct to point and laugh at the NBA jerseys worn by teams on Christmas day, as the Association had the teams wear:
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Hideous throwbacks
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Sleeved shirts
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Floor-length pants
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Sponsor logos on their uniforms
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Which of the following intra inter same-state matchup was featured on the Christmas day slate?
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Houston/San Antonio
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Miami/Orlando
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LA Clippers/LA Lakers
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Brooklyn/New York
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Sour grapes, part 1: To me, it's cowardly basketball. I don't know their intentions, but it worked.
This big man griped thusly after he felt his opponents suckered him into two technicals leading to his disqualification:
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Kevin Love
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Blake Griffin
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Kevin Garnett
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Tim Duncan
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Sour grapes, part 2: This star's "eight on five" complaint against unfair officiating cost him $25,000:
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Pau Gasol
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Ty Lawson
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Kyrie Irving
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Zach Randolph
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In college ball, there was a sense of weird things-are-no-longer-the-same-ness as the ACC's Syracuse handed this former Big East rival its first loss of the year on Saturday:
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Villanova
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Georgetown
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St. John's
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Connecticut
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Saturday also featured a just-down-the-road matchup of Louisville vs. Kentucky, with the result being a:
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Home victory by the Cardinals
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Road victory by the Cardinals
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Home victory by the Wildcats
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Road victory by the Wildcats
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In bowl news, Notre Dam cloaked itself in glory and barely survived its Pinstripe Bowl matchup against the State University of:
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Georgia
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Vermont
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New Jersey
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Connecticut
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Meanwhile, presumptive #1 overall draft pick Teddy Bridgewater allowed himself to get sacked for a safety, but then more or less had his way with this team:
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Miami
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North Carolina
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Air Force
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Minnesota
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And this NFL team might have its sights set on Mr. Bridgewater, as it long drive toward futility resulted in the league's worst record and the #1 pick in the NFL draft:
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Jacksonville
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Houston
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Atlanta
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Tampa Bay
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A win-or-go-home game played out Sunday between two teams from these conferences, with the winner getting in the playoffs and the loser sidelined for the postseason:
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NFC East and AFC North
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AFC North and NFC North
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NFC North and NFC East
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AFC South and NFC East
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