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1. Which member of the Miami Heat franchise was cited for possession of pot following a traffic stop?
LeBron James
Chris Bosh
Udonis Haslem
Erik Spoelstra
 
2. As the deadline for the team to sign draftee Bryce Harper neared, which member of the Washington Nationals organization said: "If he wants to play here, he's going to play here. He doesn't need advice from anyone to confirm his views. If he doesn't want to play here, then we don't want him here."
Stephen Strasburg
Ryan Zimmerman
Manager Jim Riggleman
GM Mike Rizzo
 
3. Harper did in fact sign, agreeing to a contract specifying the following, except for:
Five years
$9.9 million guaranteed
$6.25 million bonus
Absolutely no eye black
 
4. This notable NFL quarterback was left with a bloodied head as his helmet came loose during a broken play in a preseason game:
Peyton Manning
Eli Manning
Brett Favre
Tim Tebow
 
5. You annual dose of Brett Favre silliness came to an end this week as Favre finally joined the Vikings, but only after a trio of wise men made a pilgrimage to visit Brett personally. Which of the following was not on the trip?
Ryan Longwell
Jared Allen
Steve Hutchinson
Adrian Peterson
 
6. According to reports, one reason that Favre was hesitant to rejoin the Vikings is that he had less than complete confidence in:
Head coach Brad Childress
Running back Adrian Peterson
Owner Zygi Wilf
GM Rick Spielman
 
7. This former NFL head coach made it known that he was not a big fan of the (EXPLETIVE) language that (EXPLETIVE) Jets coach Rex Ryan made on (EXPLETIVE) HBO's Hard (EXPLETIVE) Knocks:
Tony Dungy
Bill Cowher
Jimmy Johnson
Bill Parcells
 
8. Bobby Thomson who hit "The Shot Heard Round the World," died this week. Thomson's famous blast decided the:
1953 World Series
1950 World Series
1951 NL Pennant
1952 AL Pennant
 
9. The big baseball transaction this week came as ______ signed a player from _________ just in time for __________ series with _________:
The Giants/The Astros/The Giants/The Astros
The Reds/The Mets/The Reds/The Mets
The Braves/The Cubs/The Braves/The Cubs
The Rays/The Indians/The Rays/The Indians
 
10. LeGarrette Blount has now punched people at the collegiate and professional levels. The pugilistic former Oregon Duck, now with the Titans, hauled off and decked __________ this week:
A team trainer
A teammate
A female reporter
An assistant coach
 
11. Which team saw its reliever throw three wild pitches in the 10th inning Wednesday night, one of which plated the go-ahead run?
Dodgers
Rangers
Orioles
A's
 
12. Fresno St. and Nevada said so long to the Western Athletic Conference and hello to the
Pac 10
Big 12
Mountain West
Big Ten
 
13. This fading contender notched 21 hits in a 11-0 win Thursday night to avoid being swept by a divisional rival:
Red Sox
Angels
Dodgers
White Sox
 
14. The US Open was dealt a double shot of bad news this week. First off, which top woman withdrew from the tournament with a bad foot?
Maria Sharapova
Dinara Safina
Serena Williams
Caroline Wozniack
 
15. Meanwhile, the defending men's champion also he will miss the Open. But darned if we can't remember who won last year. Wait, wasn't it.....
Juan Martin Del Potro
Nikolay Davydenko
Marcos Baghdatis
Robin Soderling
 
16. Good news for Dodgers fans, as this important figure will definitely be returning in 2011:
Joe Torre
Vin Scully
Jonathon Broxton
Andre Ethier
 
17. Lou Pinella abruptly ended his final major league season, retiring to spend more time with his mother during the Cubs' series with the _________:
Mets
Braves
Marlins
Cardinals
 
18. The Shanahan-Haynesworth feud is approaching ludicrous speed. Missing more practice this week, Hustlin' Al claimed that he was suffering from which condition (all of which was news to Merciless Mike)?
Chromoblastomycosis
Dacryocytitis
Rhabdomyolysis
Amoria plebitis
 
19. Unpopular speed merchant Kyle "Kurt" Bush pulled off an impressive sweep this week, winning the Trucks race, the Nationwide race and the Cup Series race on the same track in the last week. In which state did this occur?
South Carolina
Tennessee
Indianapolis
Florida
 
20. On Sunday the Yankees improved to 12-0 this year without Alex Rodriguez in the lineup. Alex had been put on the DL because of an injury to his:
Elbow
Hip
Calf
Centaur parts
 




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