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| 1. | It's not so unusual that ________ beat a conference foe by 17 points on Monday night....what's odd is that they won despite being down 14-0 three minutes into the game. | ||
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Syracuse | ||
| Xavier | |||
| Memphis | |||
| Kansas | |||
| 2. |
As the winter Olympics nears, various current and former Olympic athletes are in the news. One-time it-boy for men's downhill skiing Bode Miller floated the idea that he would like to try his hand at this professional sport: |
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Tennis | ||
| Stock car racing | |||
| Basketball | |||
| Golf | |||
| 3. | Which former Olympian suffered through a tragic week, seeing their brother arrested in connection with the homicide of their father? 's Father Dies, Brother Arrested | ||
| Dan Jansen | |||
| Brian Boitano | |||
| Apollo Ono | |||
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Nancy Kerrigan | ||
| 4. | A whole lotta people saw a whole lot of this NBA star, as nude pictures of him circulated through and were all the rage on the internet this week: | ||
| Derrick Rose | |||
| Kevin Durant | |||
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Greg Oden | ||
| Dirk Nowitzki | |||
| 5. | Jim Thome won't be slugging for the White Sox next year after signing a new contract this week, but will rather be hitting for: | ||
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A rival AL Central team | ||
| An AL team in a different division | |||
| An NL Central team | |||
| The team that lost the world series | |||
| 6. | Which conference foe defeated top-ranked Kentucky this week for its first win ever over a No. 1 team? | ||
| Alabama | |||
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South Carolina | ||
| Mississippi State | |||
| Georgia | |||
| 7. | With regards to the gun-toting Wizards Javaris Crittenton and Gilbert Arenas, the NBA announced: | ||
| Crittenton was cleared to play; Arenas is still on indefinite suspension | |||
| Crittenton is suspended for this season, Arenas for this season on next | |||
| Arenas is cleared to play; Crittenton is still on indefinite suspension | |||
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Both would be suspended for the rest of the season | ||
| 8. | The Yankees reaching a deal with Randy Winn most likely means that which popular New York star has played his last game in pinstripes? | ||
| Jorge Posada | |||
| Nick Swisher | |||
| Robinson Cano | |||
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Johnny Damon | ||
| 9. | Which of the below was not a country with one of its citizens in either the women's or men's singles final at the Australian Open? | ||
| Sweden | |||
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Russia | ||
| USA | |||
| Great Britain | |||
| 10. | While Serena Williams beat Justine Henin for her _____th Grand Slam singles title, Serena paired with her sister Venus for their _____th GS doubles title. | ||
| 8th / 14th | |||
| 15th / 10th | |||
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12th / 11th | ||
| 19th / 8th | |||
| 11. | Despite the fact that the Titans boasted a 2,000 yard rusher and were the second best team on the ground in 2009, Tennessee nevertheless fired its running backs coach, former NFL rusher _________ | ||
| Ricky Watters | |||
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Earnest Byner | ||
| Terrell Davis | |||
| Roger Craig | |||
| 12. | If you took in the Senior Bowl in person on Sunday, we hope that you were able to take in the finest that this southern US city had to offer: | ||
| Tallahassee, Florida | |||
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Mobile, Alabama | ||
| Jackson, Mississippi | |||
| New Orleans, Louisiana | |||
| 13. | The NFL lost one of its classiest players on Friday as Cardinals QB Kurt Warner announced his retirement. Which of the following is not one of Warner's credentials? | ||
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2-time Super Bowl MVP | ||
| Walter Payton Man of the Year in 2008 | |||
| At least 100 TD passes for two different teams | |||
| Veteran of NFL, Arena Football League and NFL Europe | |||
| 14. | The list of All-Star reserves announced this week included seven first-timers. Which of the following players named as a reserve has played in the game before? | ||
| Rajon Rondo | |||
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Chris Paul | ||
| Kevin Durant | |||
| Deron Williams | |||
| 15. | Taking advantage of a loophole in regulations involving ________ has garnered Phil Mickleson accusations of cheating. | ||
| Putters | |||
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Clubs | ||
| Balls | |||
| Cleats | |||
| 16. | This pair of notables was on-hand courtside Saturday to watch Georgetown/Duke: | ||
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Barack Obama and Joe Biden | ||
| Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie | |||
| Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt | |||
| George Clooney and Matt Damon | |||
| 17. | This year's lone Baseball Hall of Fame entrant, Andre Dawson will forever be enshrined in Cooperstown as a | ||
| Red Sox | |||
| Marlin | |||
| Cub | |||
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Expo | ||
| 18. | Which defensive star was booted off the Pro Bowl team when the lughead missed consecutive practices? | ||
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Bryant McKinnie | ||
| London Fletcher | |||
| Champ Bailey | |||
| Asante Samuel | |||
| 19. | If you found yourself watching the Strikeforce MMA telecast on Saturday night, you most likely saw this former professional athlete win his first bout: | ||
| Dennis Rodman | |||
| Sean Salisbury | |||
| Jim McMahon | |||
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Herschel Walker | ||
| 20. | You really have to wonder if former NFL head coach ________is the right choice to turn around the Ravens' struggling quarterback situation: | ||
| Mike Martz | |||
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Jim Zorn | ||
| Jim Mora | |||
| Fewell | |||
| 21. | Which pair of quarterbacks were named to the NFL's All Decade team? | ||
| Kurt Warner and Peyton Manning | |||
| Tom Brady and Brett Favre | |||
| Brett Favre and Donovan McNabb | |||
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Peyton Manning and Tom Brady | ||
| 22. | In its quest to transform the Pro Bowl from mostly irrelevant to totally irrelevant, the NFL transported the game through time and space, moving the contest forward two weeks and changing the location from Hawaii to this US state: | ||
| California | |||
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Florida | ||
| Atlanta | |||
| Texas | |||
| 23. | In our opinion, way too much time and effort has gone into the dispute over who owns the phrase Who Dat? Who laid legal rights to the words this week? | ||
| The Saints | |||
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NFL | ||
| Archie Manning | |||
| A New Orleans radio station | |||
| 24. | The starting quarterbacks for the Pro Bowl game represented which two teams? | ||
| Cincinnati and Dallas | |||
| New England and Philadelphia | |||
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Houston and Green Bay | ||
| San Diego and Washington | |||
| 25. | Rumors that a torn ligament, and not the sprained ankle the team claims, have dogged this member of the Colts in the week before the Super Bowl: | ||
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Dwight Freeney | ||
| Pierre Garcon | |||
| Robert Matthis | |||
| Joseph Addai | |||
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