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How Well Do You Know: 8/23/10-8/29-10
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Answers:

1. His arrest for this crime has led AOL to suspend controversial columnist Jay Mariotti:
Domestic assault
Embezzlement
DUI
Libel
 
2. For the fifth time this season, a no hitter was broken up in the ninth inning, courtesy of Joe Mauer against this team:
Rays
Rangers
Royals
Mariners
 
3. The top seeds announced for the US Open are:
Venus Williams and Rafael Nadal
Kim Clijsters and Roger Federer
Caroline Wozniacki and Rafael Nadal
Kim Clijsters and Rafael Nadal
 
4. Albert Pujols became the third youngest to hit 400 home runs as he belted the milestone dinger on Thursday night against:
The Braves
The Nationals
The Marlins
The Mets
 
5. Meanwhile, this heavy hitter became the first player to amass 40 home runs this season:
Jose Bautista
Miguel Cabrera
Adam Dunn
Joey Votto
 
6. If you find yourself this much money poorer this week, then you have something in common with Chad Johnson, as the Bengals receiver was fined the prodigious sum for tweeting during a preseason game:
$100K
$75K
$50K
$25K
 
7. Deep in extra innings, the Phillies' Ryan Howard was ejected, and in one of the greatest double switches of all time, this pitcher entered the game, playing left field:
Roy Oswalt
Roy Halladay
Cole Hamels
Brad Lidge
 
8. A U.S. Army skydiver, descending upon the home field of this team, was left dangling on a flagpole during a pregame jump Tuesday night.
Orioles
Red Sox
Indians
Rangers
 
9. Detroit put aging fielder Johnny Damon on waivers this week. So, where will Damon be playing out the rest of the season?
With the White Sox
Whith the Red Sox
With the Yankees
With the Tigers
 
10. Wednesday saw a whole season full of baseball excitement rolled up into one evening. A team playing on its home field of ___________ overcame a 9-run deficit in prevailing 12-10:
Great American Ballpark
Citizens Bank Park
The Ballpark in Arlington
Coors Field
 
11. Also on Wednesday, this team was up 10-2 on the Giants before having to hang on for a 12-11 extra inning victory:
Reds
Braves
Brewers
Padres
 
12. Donald Fehr has apparently crawled out from whatever rock he's been lurking behind to assume a high-ranking position within:
ESPN
NHL Players Association
US Olympic Committee
NCAA
 
13. If you traveled to watch the FIBA World Championships in person, we hope you are enjoying your trip to:
Turkey
South Africa
France
Spain
 
14. The USA notched two 20+ point wins with victories in their first pair of games against:
Chile and Angola
Croatia and Slovenia
France and China
Tunisia and Mexico
 
15. The Little League World Series was decided as Hawaii lost to the team from ________ in the championship game
Japan
Mexico
Latin America
Caribbean
 
16. The consolation game featured:
Texas and Taipei
California and Canada
New Jersey and Spain
Massachusetts and Honduras
 
17. For those of you keeping track at home, record Sunday, August 29 as the first time video was used to confirm a home run. This team benefited from the technology to record a walk-off win:
Rockies
Braves
Yankees
Dodgers
 
18. A lingering injury to this starter may make him miss the regular season opener in a few weeks:
Jason Campbell
Kyle Orton
Donovan McNabb
Tony Romo
 
19. This bust of a receiver, having signed a 4 year deal with $8 million guaranteed in the offseason, was booted off his team this week:
Malcolm Kelly
Antonio Bryant
Laveranues Coles
Travis Henry
 
20. Capping off a rather boring week in sports, we find that this ACC school is working with the NCAA to investigate possible violations committed by its football team:
UNC
Boston College
Virginia Tech
Clemson
 




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