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The schoolyard pick of players for the NFL Pro Bowl teams proved to be prescient, as this man who was picked first went on to be the game's MVP:
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Eli Manning
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Carson Palmer
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Andy Dalton
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Russell Wilson
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Meanwhile, it's worth noting, we suppose, that none of the seven players selected from this team opted to play in the game:
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New England
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San Francisco
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Kansas City
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Cincinnati
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In an entirely different sport, the NHL All-Star Game was played on Sunday in the home of the:
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Avalanche
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Capitals
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Predators
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Wild
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If you got canned over the weekend, you have an unfortunate amount in common with the man who, until Sunday, was head coach of this NBA team:
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Nets
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Nuggets
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Lakers
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Suns
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In other Tales from the Association, the Clippers' Blake Griffin is going to be out for a long, long time, after he went and busted his hand hitting:
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A referee
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A wall
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A member of the team's equipment staff
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The team's bus driver
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Let's flip back to hockey for a sec, since we're talking about dudes hitting things. Dennis Wideman, who laces up his skates for this team, won't be lacing them up for a while, we reckon, after he rather blatantly cross-checked an official:
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Stars
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Flames
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Flyers
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Islanders
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Pivoting to college sports, the long strange trip of Maty Mauk, troubled quarterback for this SEC team, has been dismissed by the school:
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Ole Miss
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Auburn
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Missouri
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Texas A&M
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We'll offer the same four answer possibilities to the question of which team, also in the SEC, has been charged with 30 violations in three sports, including football:
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Ole Miss
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Auburn
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Missouri
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Texas A&M
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On the hardcourt, this team saw its 49 game home winning streak go kablooey on Thursday night when it was beaten by a conference rival:
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Villanova
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Wichita State
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UCLA
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Arizona
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And Kentucky/Kansas gave viewers a gem on Saturday night, resulting in:
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A Kentucky win at home
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A Kentucky win on the road
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A Kansas win at home
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A Kansas win on the road
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