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And lo, many things came to pass and, incredibly, the new #1 team atop the AP college football poll after the dust settled this weekend is:
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Mississippi
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Mississippi State
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Auburn
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Baylor
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If this school wants to contend, it will likely have to do so without its one-time Heisman candidate running back, who is likely suspended for the rest of the season:
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Florida State
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Clemson
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Georgia
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Alabama
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Fans of ties in the NFL saw their damn wishes come true this weekend, as regulation plus overtime were not enough to decide the issue between teams from these two divisions:
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AFC South and NFC North
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AFC West and NFC East
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AFC East and NFC West
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AFC North and NFC South
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And we don't believe it either, but this guy passed for five touchdowns in one half of football Sunday (though it was basically against JV-level competition):
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Tony Romo
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Andy Dalton
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Joe Flacco
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Kirk Cousins
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The puck was dropped on the NHL season, and your defending Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings found a rude welcome to the new year, as in its first game they were blanked 4-0 by:
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San Jose
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Colorado
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Dallas
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Minnesota
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Yes, the baseball postseason is still being played. The first games of the LCSs were contended at these two stadiums:
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Kaufman Stadium and AT&T Park
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Camden Yards and AT&T Park
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Camden Yards and Busch Stadium
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Kaufman Stadium and Busch Stadium
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And this was the rather unusual reason that the start of Game 1 of the ALCS was delayed by several minutes:
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An umpire was clobbered over the head and replaced by an impostor
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No one volunteered to sing the national anthem
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A light from the television broadcast mobile studio was shining on the field
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The regulation game balls could not be located
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And there's some NBA pre-season doin's a-transpirin'. Four players from this team earned themselves a suspension for the season opener when they left the bench during a pre-season kerfuffle:
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Wizards
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Nuggets
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Blazers
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Lakers
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This international city gave fans a glimpse of the season's marquee matchup, as it hosted a tilt between the Heat of Maimi and the Cavaliers of Cleveland:
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Paris
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Rio
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Barcelona
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Frankfurt
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But all is not well with the Association, as it will be without this big, big star for up to eight weeks after he went and busted his foot this weekend:
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Chris Bosh
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Derrick Rose
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Carmelo Anthony
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Kevin Durant
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