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Monday night featured a rare occurrence, as the city of St. Louis hosted both a World Series and a Monday Night Football game. How did the teams from the Gateway to the West fare?
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Both won
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Cardinals won, Rams lost
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Cardinals lost, Rams won
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Both lost
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Which reminds us, say hey to your 2013 World Series Most Valuable Player:
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David Ortiz
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Jon Lester
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Shane Victorino
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John Lackey
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As we close the book on baseball, we note that many, many people won a Golden Glove this year. Which of the following was not among them?
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Dustin Pedroia
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Adam Jones
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Manny Machado
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Troy Tulowitzki
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Over in The Association, the Heat started their title defense by positively fustigating this Eastern Conference rival:
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Boston
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Chicago
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Indianapolis
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New York
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...but Miami went on to lose their next two games, including one to this team, whose 3-0 start has caught everyone off guard:
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Cleveland
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Philadelphia
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Charlotte
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Washington
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Semyon Varlamov, netminder for this NHL team, was arrested on assault and kidnapping charges this week stemming from a very nasty domestic violence incident:
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Dallas
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Philadelphia
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Colorado
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Minnesota
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College football? College football! Carl Pelini, head coach of this small school's football team, resigned and has some 'splaining to do after charges of drug usage were leveled at him:
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The Citadel
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Howard
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Florida Atlantic
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Tennessee State
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In one of the weekend's marquee matchups, Florida State went up against The U, resulting in a decisive 41-14 victory....
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For Florida State on the road
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For Florida State at home
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For Miami at home
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For Miami on the road
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A last-second Hail Mary allowed this team to snatch a victory for the jaws of defeat Saturday:
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Michigan State
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Nebraska
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Clemson
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South Carolina
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But such last minute measures were not necessary for the _______, who pitched a 56-point shutout against their hapless opponents:
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Oregon
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Notre Dame
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Ohio State
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Alabama
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Turning to the big boys, we recall that Thursday night's NFL game was decided in rather unusual fashion, by way of an overtime:
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Safety
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Pick six
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Punt return
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Blocked field goal return
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The list of hallowed passers who have thrown a record 7 touchdowns in a game will now include this fellow:
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Andrew Luck
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Jason Campbell
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Kellen Clemens
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Nick Foles
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See what happens when I allow my anger translator, Luther, to tweet for me? This former NFL defensive player unleashed holy hell on the League this week in an eye-opening Twitter rant:
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Ronde Barber
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Roy Williams
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Steve Atwater
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Hamza Abdullah
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Richie Incognito is in the thick of a media maelstrom, as a bullying incident as engulfed the locker room of this NFL team:
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Bengals
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Dolphins
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Patriots
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Panthers
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And in closing, we'll go ahead and ask which of the following teams with a Native American-inspired mascot is in the process of ditching their controversial logo?
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NCAA's Florida State
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MLB's Atlanta
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MLB's Cleveland
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NFL's Washington
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