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1.	Let's get the morbid stuff out of the way first. Which increasingly snakebit NFL team mourned the loss of one of its receivers, found dead in his apartment Monday in an apparent suicide?
		Denver
		Oakland
		San Diego
		Dallas
		*By way of explanation.....* RIP Kenny McKinley

2.	Red Bodysuit Man thought he'd have some fun on the grass of Turner Field this week. Which Brave helped to subdue the man, knocking him down with some sort of reverse-charley-horse maneuver?
		Jason Heyward
		Rick Ankiel
		Melky Cabrera
		Matt Diaz

3.	Days after surrendering his Heisman, Reggie Bush got even more bad news, as an injury suffered on Monday night will sideline him for six weeks. What did Reggie hurt?
		Collarbone
		Right leg
		Left knee
		Right ankle

4.	Racecar spelled backwards is still racecar. This is little comfort, though, to this NASCAR driver whose Sprint Cup championship took a serious hit when NASCAR penalized him 150 points because the car that won the Chase opener at New Hampshire didn't meet specifications:
		Clint Boyer
		Kyle Bush
		Jeff Gordon
		Denny Hamlin

5.	Cheers to the Twins, who were the first to punch their ticket to post season play on Tuesday with a victory over:
		Cleveland
		Seattle
		Texas
		Kansas City

6.	Minnesota's AL Central crown was solidified that same night when the fading White Sox tanked against the:
		Red Sox
		Rays
		Angels
		A's

7.	By virtue of their 4-3 win over this team on Saturday, the Texas Rangers clinched the AL West crown for the first time in approximately 85 years:
		Minnesota
		Detroit
		Oakland
		Chicago

8.	As of Sunday night, only this National League team had clinched a playoff spot
		Philadelphia
		Cincinnati
		San Diego
		nobody's clinched yet

9.	The Red's Aroldis "Don't Call Me Chappy" Chapman threw what is the fastest pitch ever recorded on Friday. What was the speed of the ball?
		106.1
		105.0
		107.3
		104.1

10.	Congrats to Javier Vasquez for the dubious honor of plunking three straight ____________ Thursday night:
		Orioles
		Red Sox
		Rays
		Rangers

11.	We realize we're taking the short view on this, but in our opinion, any MLB player who gets hurt during a home run trot should be automatically banned from play for the rest of the year. If this were true, you wouldn't see whom any more this season?
		J.D. Drew
		Brandon Inge
		Jim Edmonds
		Bobby Abreu

12.	Now that everyone in MLB is clean and no milestone is achieved without the speculation of pharmacological enhancement (right? RIGHT??!?), we can all celebrate Jose Bautista clearing the 50 home run in a season mark. Against which team did Jose hit #50?
		Mariners
		Orioles
		Royals
		Rangers

13.	In the same game that Jose made his mark, Seattle's Ichiro set a significant record in his own right. What was it?
		15 straight seasons of 150 hits
		10 straight seasons of 100 stolen bases
		10 straight seasons of 200 hits
		10 straight seasons of 125 stolen bases

14.	As a reminder to go through your stuff every now and then - you'll never know what you'll find - film of 1960 Series was found this week in:
		Frank Sinatra's wardrobe
		Elvis Presley's guitar case
		Rodney Dangerfield's golf bag
		Bing Crosby's cellar

15.	The big upset in college football this weekend came as #7 Texas lost:
		At home to a team from the Pac 10
		On the road to a team from the Pac 10
		At home to a team from the SEC
		On the road to a team from the SEC

16.	Say hey to this school, ranked in the AP poll for the first time since 1948:
		Nevada
		Colorado State
		Rutgers
		Northwestern

17.	His team secured victory on Saturday even after this Heisman hopeful was removed from the game due to a leg injury:
		Mark Ingram
		Denard Robinson
		Andrew Luck
		Ryan Mallett

18.	Meanwhile, this game featured 385 yards in kickoff returns - 200 of those coming on a pair of returns for touchdown on the part of a single player:
		Washington-St. Louis
		Philadelphia-Jacksonville
		Cowboys-Texans
		San Diego-Seattle

19.	The joint strategies to play without cornerbacks or safeties on either side of the ball didn't work out as well as planned, as these two teams amassed a combined 801 yards passing in their game on Sunday:
		Minnesota-Detroit
		Denver-Indianapolis
		New England-Buffalo
		Tennessee-New York Giants

20.	As of the end of Week 3 in the NFL, the list of teams with a two game lead in its division will consist solely of:
		Tampa Bay
		Kansas City
		Jacksonville
		Houston

21.	Look down the list of the top 5 NFL passers (in terms of yardage) on Sunday, and you'll notice this unusual fact:
		None threw more than one touchdown
		All lost
		All are on AFC West teams
		All were traded during the off-season

22.	The Saints won't flirt with a perfect season again this year following their overtime loss against the Falcons. Which two events preceded Atlanta's game-winning field goal?
		Penalty on Atlanta, missed FG attempt (NO timeout called)
		Missed FG attempt (NO timeout called), penalty on Atlanta
		Blocked FG attempt (NO timeout called), penalty on Atlanta
		Pentalty on Atlanta, blocked FG attempt (NO timeout called)

23.	Which NFL team lost on a missed field goal attempt as time expired?
		Denver
		Oakland
		Washington
		Miami

24.	Tanard Jackson, a free safety for this NFL team, has been told to go to his room and think about what he's done after he violated the substance abuse policy:
		Buccaneers
		Dolphins
		Texans
		Colts

25.	Before he ran for a 67-yard touchdown reception, the Jets' Braylon Edwards was benched for the first quarter due to which infraction earlier in the week?
		Possession of a firearm
		Aggravated assault
		Possession of narcotics
		Testing twice the legal limit while stopped for DUI

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