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This week marked the release of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. The woman who landed the plum cover shot is the paramour of which well-known pro athlete?
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Andy Roddick
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Tom Brady
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Carmelo Anthony
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Mark Teixeira
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As part of a promotion from SoBe, which Hollywood actress appeared in the Swimsuit Issue covered in nothing more than body paint?
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Emily Blunt
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Blake Lively
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Ashley Greene
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Anna Kendrick
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A pall was cast over the start of the Olympics when hours before the Opening Ceremonies, a luger from this country was killed during a practice run:
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China
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Georgia
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Slovakia
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Finland
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The Olympic opening ceremonies were punctuated by the lighting of the cauldron performed simultaneously by four Canadian sports figures. In addition to Wayne Gretzky was this well-known Canadian athlete:
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Gordie Howe
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Steve Nash
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Mario Lemieux
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Patrick Roy
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The first American athlete to win a gold medal at the Olympics did so by excelling in this sport:
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Biathalon
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Moguls
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Short track skating
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Skeleton
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If you were on a first-name basis with the man who won the Daytona 500, you'd most likely be placing a congratulatory phone call to:
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Jimmie
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Ryan
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Carl
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Jamie
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Danica Patrick's first Nationwide series race came to a premature end when she was taken out by a dozen-car wreck on lap:
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16
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25
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68
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111
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A 64-54 loss to Duke on Wednesday night temporarily sent this ACC team to the conference cellar:
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Virginia Tech
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Clemson
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Florida State
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North Carolina
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A combination of bad weather and bad basketball brought a measly crow of 1,016 to see this NBA team lose on its home floor Wednesday night:
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Washington
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New Jersey
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New York
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Philadelphia
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A picture of which college hoops star wearing an intentionally (?) misspelled team name was circulated throughout online media this week:
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Notre Dame's Luke Harangody
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Kentucky's John Wall
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Stanford's Landry Fields
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Xavier's Jordan Crawford
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After 19 years of service, the MLB player with this nickname retired from baseball this week:
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El Duque
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Godzilla
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Pudge
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Big Hurt
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The New York Football Giants said "So long, and thanks for all the fish!" to this player, releasing the defensive stalwart after five seasons:
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Justin Tuck
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Kevin Boss
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Antonio Pierce
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Ahmad Bradshaw
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The return of Jim Calhoun did not improve the fortune for UConn, as the Huskies lost to Cincinnati on Saturday. What was UConn's record it the stretch it played without Calhoun on the sidelines?
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6 wins 2 losses
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2 wins 6 losses
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7 wins 1 loss
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3 wins 4 losses
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The Lady Gaga song Paparazzi was used to humorous effect in commercials throughout the week to promote which sporting event?
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The NBA All-Star game
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Danica Patrick's Nationwide debut
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The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
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The Olympics
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"Superman, my ass," muttered which NBA star as he dissed Dwight Howard following a game this week?
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Allen Iverson
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Shaquille O'Neal
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Tim Thomas
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Nene
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This MLB team looked under the cushions and scraped together $23 million, which it will be handing over to its star pitcher over the next 2 years, thanks to a deal struck this week:
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Orioles
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Giants
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Rangers
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Royals
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Hey, if you're a mid-level Western Conference NBA contender, it's a great idea to stock up on former Washington Wizards through a 7-player trade. We'll see if this works out for:
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The Trail Blazers
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The Thunder
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The Suns
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The Mavericks
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With the NBA season at its mid point, which of the following correctly matches a divisional leader to that division's last place team?
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Raptors & Nets
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Cavaliers & Bucks
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Lakers & Kings
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Nuggets & Timberwolves
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Similarly, which of the following NHL teams does not lead its division as the league pauses for the Olympics?
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Devils
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Blackhawks
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Bruins
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Sharks
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Speaking again of hockey, which we all too rarely (frequently?) do, which NHL squad put a stop to the Capitals' 14 game winning streak this week?
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Montreal
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Colorado
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Florida
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Detroit
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The All-Star game had to proceed without one of the league's biggest stars. Kobe Bryant's bum _______ kept him out of the action:
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Ankle
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Wrist
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Toe
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Tailbone
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Which of the following does not correctly match the winner to the contest during the NBA All-Star Weekend?
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Nate Robinson won the dunk contest
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Steve Nash won the skills challenge
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The Atlanta team won the shooting stars challenge
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Paul Pierce won the three-point shootout
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MVP ______'s _______ points helped the _______ beat the ________ in the annual All-Star game contest Friday night:
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DuJuan Blair / 35 / rookies / sophomores
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Russell Westbrook / 31 / sophomores / rookies
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Michael Beasley / 45 / sophomores / rookies
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Tyreke Evans / 26 / rookies / sophomores
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East and West combined to produce this nice even number of points in the All-Star game:
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280
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340
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250
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220
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25.
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In a week filled with high-profile sporting events, this lesser-followed-but-still-significant contest was held:
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The America's Cup
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The Iditarod
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The Grey Cup
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The National Spelling Bee
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