1. | In our contractually-obligated off-season NASCAR question, this left-hand turn specialist, still very much in his prime, has decided to walk away from the sport: | ||
Carl Edwards | |||
Kevin Harvick | |||
Joey Logano | |||
Denny Hamlin | |||
2. | In college basketball, this week's one-and-done holder of the #1 ranking represents this conference: | ||
Big East | |||
Big 10 | |||
Pac 12 | |||
Big 12 | |||
3. | Yep, Baylor didn't even last a single game at #1 without getting knocked off, being handed their first L of the year by this conference opponent: | ||
Kansas | |||
Kansas State | |||
West Virginia | |||
Missouri | |||
4. | In exciting NFL action, at the beginning of the week, the fine residents of this city had themselves a hometown football team. At the end of the week....not so much: | ||
Miami | |||
San Diego | |||
Oakland | |||
Washington, DC | |||
5. | Meanwhile, the ________ went and got themselves a young whippersnapper who will be the youngest head coach in NFL history: | ||
Rams | |||
Broncos | |||
Bills | |||
49ers | |||
6. | Meanwhile, this team will be coached next year by a dude named Vance: | ||
Rams | |||
Broncos | |||
Bills | |||
49ers | |||
7. | The playoff game held in ________ was pushed up from its scheduled afternoon kickoff time to evening, in anticipation of an ice storm: | ||
New England | |||
Houston | |||
Pittsburgh | |||
Kansas City | |||
8. | Meanwhile, _________ and ________ alone accounted for the Steelers' scoring Sunday: | ||
Field goals | |||
Touchdown runs | |||
Pick sixes | |||
Kick returns | |||
9. | Add up the seeds of the teams competing in the conference championship games, and you'll end up with this number: | ||
6 | |||
8 | |||
10 | |||
12 | |||
By way of explanation.....
We'll have #1 Patriots vs #3 Steelers and #2 Falcons vs #4 Packers |
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10. | And finally, in Tales from the Association, this international city was host to a spirited game of roundball which saw the Nuggets beat the Pacers 140-112: | ||
Mexico City | |||
Vancouver | |||
Madrid | |||
London | |||