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The darkness that has gripped the sports landscape for the past several months finally relented with the opening of the college football season. Which of the following was the first Top 10 school to lose a game?
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LSU
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Clemson
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South Carolina
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Florida State
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In you were on hand to see James Franklin's first game coaching Penn State, which saw the Lions kick a field goal with 3 seconds left to win the game, then you were in this foreign city:
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Frankfort
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Dublin
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London
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Madrid
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And now for the very strange case of this school's cornerback whose original claim that he hurt his ankle jumping from a balcony to save a drowning nephew turned out to be a cover, most likely, for a domestic abuse incident:
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UNC
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UCLA
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Colorado
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USC
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And one of the four aforementioned schools suspended four players for its season opener on the heels of hazing allegations. Which one?
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UNC
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UCLA
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Colorado
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USC
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If you root for an MLB team whose recent success coincides with one of their players wearing a horse mask, then you are a fan of the:
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Nationals
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Angels
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Yankees
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Tigers
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If you gave up 9 straight hits in an MLB game this week, then you have a surprising amount in common with this premiere pitcher:
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Jon Lester
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David Price
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Max Scherzer
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Clayton Kershaw
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Big, big, big bucks - or the European equivalent thereof - were involved as Angel DiMaria was transferred for a record amount from Read Madrid to this big-time English Premiere League team:
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Manchester United
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Chelsea
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Liverpool
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Manchester City
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During the week, this big-time sports announcer disclosed that he has not said the name DC's NFL team on the air for three years:
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Cris Collinsworth
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Greg Gumbel
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Jim Nantz
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Mike Tirico
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Three of the following teams finished the pre-season without a loss - which is very, very, very important. Which of the four was the only one to suffer a loss?
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Ravens
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Broncos
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Giants
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Vikings
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In our contractually obligated NASCAR question, we note that Tony Stewart returned to racing action at Richmond, and:
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Won
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Crashed early
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Was disqualified for a pit row infraction
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Ran out of gas on his final lap
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