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How Well Do You Know: 2/26/18-3/4/18
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It's March, so college basketball has appropriately flipped the Insanity switch. ACC leader and potential tournament #1 seed Virginia was staring a second conference loss in the face, until this team gave up a 5-point lead with 0.9 seconds left to somehow have the Wahoos a victory:
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Boston College
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Florida State
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Syracuse
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Louisville
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Still in the ACC, this coach took to the mike to tell the assembled fans "Quit cussin!" as they showered the floor with profanity during the team's upset of Duke this week:
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Buzz Williams
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Roy Williams
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Jim Larranaga
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Kevin Keatts
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You get a Top 25 ranking....only to lose - *at home* - *by 30 points* - a few days later. You are:
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Houston
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Rhode Island
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Nevada
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Middle Tennessee
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Larry Eustachy is running out of chances. An inquiry into his behavior at this state school led to Larry's resignation this week:
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New Mexico State
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Utah State
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Colorado State
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Indiana State
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And finally, say hey to your Big 10 conference champions:
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Michigan
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Michigan State
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Perdue
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Wisconsin
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This NFL owner is being sent to think about what he's done, needing to hand over about $2 million in fines to the NFL:
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Dan Snyder
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Jerry Jones
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Robert Kraft
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Paul Allen
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Elsewhere in the League, if you are still a corporate sponsor of the NFL, please take a step forward. Not so fast there......
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Gatorade
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Anheuser-Busch
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Papa John's
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Nationwide
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Over at the Worldwide Leader, this former anchor has once again returned to the ESPN fold:
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Keith Olbermann
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Rich Eisen
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Fred Hickman
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Dan Patrick
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JR Smith: NBA journeyman, All-Star guard, certified nutso. The latest addition to Smith's hijinx file is a suspension stemming from his throwing this foodstuff at an assistant coach:
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Coffee
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Peanut butter
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Soup
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Salad
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The MLBPA has filed a grievance against three of these conservatively-spending teams for lack of spending. Which is not named in the action:
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The Rays
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The Rockies
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The Pirates
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The Marlins
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Meanwhile in baseball, this NFL quarterback struck out in a plate appearance during a spring training game this week:
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Russell Wilson
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Blake Bortles
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Tom Brady
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Deshaun Watson
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LeBron James recorded a highlight for the ages as he completed a behind-the-back-between-his-own-teammates-legs pass to himself against this team:
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Boston
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Washington
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Philadelphia
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Detroit
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