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1.	Congratulations to the 29 major league managers who were not fired this week. Our condolences go out to:
		Manny Acta
		Kirk Gibson
		Don Wakamatsu
		Brad Mills

2.	The aforementioned fired manager could take a nice long fishing trip with the man who was axed as the men's basketball coach at this school:
		USC
		Colorado
		Florida State
		Texas A&M

3.	Great news, England! You will soon be able to witness first-hand the NBA's ~~finest~~ teams as _______________ will play two games in London:
		The Clippers and the 76ers
		The Raptors and the Nets
		The Warriors and the Wizards
		The Knicks and the Cavaliers

4.	Reigning NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Brian Cushing came up with this creating excuse for his positive drug test:
		Downing a Mexican-manufactured energy drink
		Faulty lab work
		Consuming undercooked meat
		Overtraining

5.	With this year's baseball calendar littered with fantastical feats of pitching, a certain heavy hitter this week surmised that a significantly larger strike zone is in use. Which slugger noodled thusly?
		Magglio Ordonez
		Josh Hamilton
		David Ortiz
		Carl Crawford

6.	If you believe the Madden cover jinx, then it's going to be a nervous time if you're a fan of the:
		Chargers
		Saints
		Colts
		Cowboys

7.	In more video game cover news, only one of the men listed below is not on the cover of the North American release of FIFA '11:
		Carlos Vila
		Wayne Rooney
		Kaka
		Landon Donovan

8.	The Republican nominee for the Senate in Connecticut previously played a prominent role with:
		The University of Connecticut athletic department
		World Wrestling Entertainment
		The Connecticut Sun
		The Big East conference

9.	Steven Strasburg looked very much like a rookie returning to the rotation after two weeks on the DL in a loss to:
		Altanta
		New York
		Cincinnati
		Florida

10.	The left-hand turn specialist, who currently leads the Sprint Cup Chase race, logged his third NASCAR win of the year at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday:
		Jeff Gordon
		Denny Hamlin
		Carl Edwards
		Kevin Harvick

11.	Verily, the 11th of August was a momentous occasion, as by virtue of a victory over Cleveland, the Orioles no longer held the worst record in the majors. Instead, the MLB cellar was occupied by:
		Kansas City
		Washington
		Pittsburgh
		Seattle

12.	A member of this team found himself arrested by authorities and suspended by his team for 2 days following an alleged assault against his girlfriend's father:
		Mets
		Cubs
		Dodgers
		Marlins

13.	The winner of the downright wacky PGA Championship hails from this country:
		Sweden
		Germany
		Belguim
		USA, baby

14.	If you watched the PGA Championship in person this weekend, well then, we hope you enjoyed your visit to:
		Colorado
		Wisconsin
		Texas
		Illinois

15.	A controversial two stroke penalty knocked this gentlemen out of the playoff at the PGA Championship:
		Martin Kaymer
		Bubba Watson
		Dustin Johnson
		Rory McIlroy

16.	On the verge of the PGA, old man Mickelson had to be treated for this affliction:
		Arthritis
		Bum hip
		Liver spots
		Those damned kids who won't get off his lawn

17.	Beforemath: Prior to the beginning of the Cincinnati-St. Louis series, which Red said on Monday: "I'd play against these guys on one leg. We have to beat these guys. All they do is bitch and moan about everything, all of them. They're little bitches, all of them. I really hate the Cardinals."
		Bronson Arroyo
		Ramon Hernandez
		Jay Bruce
		Brandon Phillips

18.	Aftermath: With an additional host of participants in Summer Slam fined, these people associated with the Reds-Cardinals slapfight were suspended, with the exception of
		Johnny Cueto
		Chris Carpenter
		Dusty Baker
		Tony LaRussa

19.	The new petulant poster child for bad PR, LeBron James made news with his tweet: "Don't think for one min that I haven't been taking mental notes of everyone taking shots at me this summer." How did he conclude his missive?
		And I mean everyone!
		You'll all be sorry
		I'll show you who's the King
		Hello Cleveland!

20.	....prompting this media figure to fire back with a scathing message, ending with "He knows where I’ll be, I don’t run. I’m on TV every week. I’m easy to find."
		Jim Rome
		Charles Barkley
		Stephen A. Smith
		John Thompson

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