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Answers:
| 1. | His arrest for this crime has led AOL to suspend controversial columnist Jay Mariotti: | ||
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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 | |||
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Rangers | ||
| Royals | |||
| Mariners | |||
| 3. | The top seeds announced for the US Open are: | ||
| Venus Williams and Rafael Nadal | |||
| Kim Clijsters and Roger Federer | |||
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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 | |||
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The Nationals | ||
| The Marlins | |||
| The Mets | |||
| 5. | Meanwhile, this heavy hitter became the first player to amass 40 home runs this season: | ||
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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 | |||
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$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: | ||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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: | ||
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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 | |||
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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: | ||
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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 | |||
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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 | ||
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Japan | ||
| Mexico | |||
| Latin America | |||
| Caribbean | |||
| 16. | The consolation game featured: | ||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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: | ||
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UNC | ||
| Boston College | |||
| Virginia Tech | |||
| Clemson | |||
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