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We've had roughly 50 different schools at the top of the men's college basketball rankings this year. The holder of this week's #1 ranking represents the same school that has the #1 women's hoops team:
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North Carolina
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Duke
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Connecticut
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Clemson
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2.
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The name of Robert Montgomery Knight has been attached to this school's basketball coaching vacancy:
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Georgia
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LSU
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South Carolina
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NJIT
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If you're like Bud Selig, you earned approximately this much in 2007, as we learned this week:
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$500,000
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$1
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$2 million
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$17.5 million
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4.
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Kobe Bryant set an arena record by scoring 61 points on this storied basketball court:
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Boston Gardens
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The Forum
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MSG
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Arco Arena
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It was announced that LeBron James did something at Madison Square Garden that Kobe did not. What was it?
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Foul out
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Triple double
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Win a game against the Knicks
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Mrs. Kobe Bryant
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6.
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Wait a minute. Not so fast. The NBA got involved and decided that James' game wasn't as good as previously believed, because...
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He'd been incorrectly credited an assist
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He'd been incorrectly credited a basket
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He'd been incorrectly credited a rebound
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Despite reports, Kobe Bryant's wife wasn't even in town that day.
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7.
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Can you account for where all of your DNA is? The case against Roger Clemens gathered strength this week when his genetic material was reportedly found on:
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Syringes
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Used nasal swabs
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Razor blades
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Nasal inhalers
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8.
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Which two ranked ACC teams lost on Wednesday night, both by an impressive 27 points?
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North Carolina and Duke
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Wake Forest and Clemson
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Duke and Wake Forest
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North Carolina and Clemson
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New Tennessee football coach Lane Kiffin accused which other SEC coach of recruiting violations in pursuing wide receiver prospect Nu'Keese Richardson?
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South Carolina's Steve Spurrier
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Florida's Urban Meyer
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Alabama's Nick Saban
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Ole Miss' Houston Nutt
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Joe Calzaghe retired from his sport Thursday with a perfect 46-0 record. It probably speaks to the state of his profession that most people have no idea that Joe Calzaghe was a very accomplished:
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MMA star
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NHL goalie
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Polish badminton star
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Heavyweight boxer
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Which noted NBA switcher-of-teams will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery on Monday after a failed attempt to play through the injury:
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Chauncey Billups
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Allen Iverson
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Elton Brand
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Dee Brown
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With the Tennessee women's victory over Georgia 73-43, Pat Summit reached this impressive win total:
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500
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750
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1,000
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1,500
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Don't do drugs, kids, or this sponsor of athletic endeavors will have nothing to do with you, as Michael Phelps learned this week:
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Kellogg's
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Nike
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Gatorade
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Home Depot
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This former NFL defensive lineman received two years probation for lying to prosecutors in the ARod...er, Balco steroids case.
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Mark Gastineau
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Howie Long
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Warren Sapp
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Dana Stubblefield
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In case you've been climbing K-2 this week, Sports Illustrated reported that Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in this year:
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1999
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2003
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2005
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2008
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Ever the statesman, Rodriguez said this about the charges:
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I'm not Barry Bonds.
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It was Madonna's steroids.
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Who gave you this phone number?
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You'll have to talk to the Union. I'm not saying anything.
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Let's finish our A-Rod discussion for the week with this question. Who allegedly told A-Rod that he was going to have a drug test later on in the month of September 2004, a hugely illegal and unethical action.
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Derek Jeter
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Gene Orza
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Bud Selig
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George Steinbrenner
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Hey, there was a Pro Bowl Sunday. Did you know this? If you did, it's possible that you know that this player was MVP of the game.
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Larry Fitzgerald
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Eli Manning
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Peyton Manning
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Wes Welker
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Yay! It's almost time for NASCAR! That's totally as good as professional football! Okay, so who took the pole for the upcoming Daytona 500?
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Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Jeff Gordon
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Mark Martin
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Martin Truex Jr.
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Which former NFL player and current ESPN analyst got caught in possession of cocaine in an Atlanta club this past weekend?
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Jamal Anderson
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Trent Dilfer
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Tim Hasselbeck
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Keyshawn Johnson
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