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Answers:
| 1. | An unscientific poll revealed that roughly 2% of randomly selected Americans were surprised that this NBA team fired its coach this week: | ||
| Denver | |||
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Cleveland | ||
| Minnesota | |||
| Miami | |||
| 2. | The French Open snuck up on us this year, all sneaky-like. Who are the top seeds in the men's and women's singles tournaments? | ||
| Roger Federer and Venus Williams | |||
| Rafael Nadal and Venus Williams | |||
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Roger Federer and Serena Williams | ||
| Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams | |||
| 3. | No sooner had play begun that we had our first French Open Fashion Controversy. Which female star's black-and pink corset-like ensemble drew considerable attention? | ||
| Jelena Jankovic | |||
| Caroline Wozniacki | |||
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Venus Williams | ||
| Serena Williams | |||
| 4. | This is the pair of men's and women's top 4 seeds that won't be around to compete in the second week of the French (both lost in the fourth round): | ||
| Caroline Wozniacki and Roger Federer | |||
| Jelena Jankovic and Rafael Nadal | |||
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Venus Williams and Andy Murray | ||
| Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic | |||
| 5. | The deathgrip that this organization had on licensing issues was dealt a blow this week as it lost its bid for antitrust exemption: | ||
| The NCAA | |||
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The NFL | ||
| The NBA | |||
| MLB | |||
| 6. | We don't usually include a lot of historical trivia in OPJ, but we liked this bit: Monday night was the 75th anniversary of the first MLB game played at night. The game saw Philadelphia play in which city? | ||
| New York | |||
| St. Louis | |||
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Cincinnati | ||
| Chicago | |||
| 7. | Attention K-Mart shoppers! This professional sports team filed for bankruptcy this week: | ||
| Golden State Warriors | |||
| Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| Arizona Cardinals | |||
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Texas Rangers | ||
| 8. | Colleges in trouble, part 1: Which NCAA school self-reported a number of violations committed by its football program this week? | ||
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Michigan | ||
| Colorado | |||
| Utah | |||
| UCLA | |||
| 9. | Colleges in trouble, part 2: Meanwhile, a $1 million scalping ring run by school officials has landed this university in the news: | ||
| Texas Tech | |||
| Miami | |||
| Washington | |||
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Kansas | ||
| 10. | Colleges in trouble, part 3: This basketball program was found to have committed a number of NCAA violations that resulted in the dismissal of two assistant coaches: | ||
| Kansas | |||
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Connecticut | ||
| Michigan State | |||
| Florida | |||
| 11. | Considerable belly-aching followed the NFL's announcement that the Super Bowl will soon be played in an outdoor, cold-weather site. In what year will New Jersey be hosting the big game? | ||
| 2016 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2013 | |||
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2014 | ||
| 12. | Game 5 of the western conference finals went to the Lakers when __________ tipped in a last-second shot by _________ | ||
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Ron Artest / Kobe Bryant | ||
| Pau Gasol / Kobe Bryant | |||
| Lamar Odom / Jordan Farmar | |||
| Kobe Bryant / Derek Fisher | |||
| 13. | Boston's Kendrick Perkins was able to play in the Celtics' game in which they closed out the Magic. Why is this news? | ||
| A drug test had revealed a false positive | |||
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He received a second technical foul, though it was later rescinded | ||
| He suffered a severe high ankle sprain in the previous game | |||
| He was originally benched by coach Doc Rivers | |||
| 14. | Number, please. Add up the number of games won by the teams that lost the conference championships this year, and you'll get: | ||
| 6 | |||
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4 | ||
| 5 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 15. | You couldn't help but be a little startled to see Boston's Glen Davis stumbling toward the bench during the Celtics-Magic game on Wednesday night. What was the cause of Davis's wooziness? | ||
| Extreme low blood sugar | |||
| A heart condition | |||
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A Dwight Howard elbow to the head | ||
| He hit his head on the basket rim | |||
| 16. | In order to spice things up a bit, both the Flyers and the Blackhawks decided that goaltending would be optional in the NHL finals. How many goals did the two teams score in game 1? | ||
| 10 | |||
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11 | ||
| 12 | |||
| 14 | |||
| 17. | Depending on which team you root for, it was either masterful pitching or some of the most pathetic hitting ever as the ________ blanked the _________ in three consecutive games. | ||
| Yankees/Twins | |||
| Cubs/Dodgers | |||
| Red Sox/Royals | |||
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Mets/Phillies | ||
| 18. | Things got a little better for the Phillies later in the week as Roy Halladay threw the 2nd perfect game this season and only the 20th of all time. Who got blanked in the 1-0 win? | ||
| Washington | |||
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Florida | ||
| Atlanta | |||
| Pittsburgh | |||
| 19. | In an All-Star voting gimmick that probably crosses the line over to straight up bribery, this team is offering two tickets to an upcoming game for any fan who fills out 200 ballots and votes for all of the team's players on each one: | ||
| Cubs | |||
| Dodgers | |||
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Marlins | ||
| Rays | |||
| 20. | Have a big swig of cold milk with this guy, the winner of the Indianapolis 500: | ||
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Dario Franchitti | ||
| Scott Dixon | |||
| Heio Castroneves | |||
| Will Power | |||
| 21. | This number of females raced in the event: | ||
| One | |||
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Four | ||
| Seven | |||
| Three | |||
| 22. | If you are not a member of the Los Angeles Angels who broke his ankle in a celebration following a grand-slam home run, please step forward. Not so fast, | ||
| Erick Aybar | |||
| Bobby Abreu | |||
| Howie Kendrick | |||
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Kendry Morales | ||
| 23. | This slugger busted out of a power outage that lasted all of May in a big way with 3 home runs on Sunday: | ||
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Albert Pujols | ||
| David Ortiz | |||
| Ryan Zimmerman | |||
| Alex Rodriguez | |||
| 24. | Hooray for the NCAA Division I women's lacrosse champions, who represent this school: | ||
| Princeton | |||
| Northwestern | |||
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Maryland | ||
| North Carolina | |||
| 25. | Garrett Wittels, playing for this school, is approaching the NCAA consecutive game hitting streak: | ||
| Florida Atlantic | |||
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Florida International | ||
| Clemson | |||
| Texas A&M | |||
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