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1.	The OPJ writers feel the pain of this NFL player, who complains that his $2 million contract feels like he's "playing for free this season."
		Roy Williams
		Michael Vick
		Terrell Owens
		Brandon Marshall

2.	"I deeply regret my actions and the embarrassment I brought to the university and to the football program. I will pay a severe price for my poor decisions by not being able to play my entire senior season." A contrite sounding Marvin Austin apologized thusly, after having been kicked off the football team at which university?
		Maryland
		Clemson
		Florida State
		UNC

3.	The president of this NFL franchise must have been reading the newspaper upside down, as he declared that his team (0-5 headed into the weekend) would make the playoffs.
		San Francisco
		Buffalo
		Carolina
		Dallas

4.	Sports said goodbye to one of its true characters as Atlanta's loss to the Giants sent Bobby Cox into retirement. The loss meant that Atlanta has now lost ________ straight postseason series:
		8
		6
		3
		4

5.	This week we learned of the studliness of Virginia Tech guard Greg Nosal, who, in last Saturday's game against Central Michigan, continued playing after he lost part of ______ during game action:
		A tooth
		A toe
		A finger
		An ear

6.	Not nearly so lucky was Eric LeGrand of this school, who was paralyzed from the neck down during Saturday's game against Army:
		Conneticut
		Cincinnati
		Rutgers
		Syracuse

7.	A left knee will sideline this dynamic NCAA receiver for the rest of the year:
		Michael Floyd
		Kamar Jorden
		Robert Woods
		James Rogers

8.	Sports Illustrated devoted its cover article this week to confessions of:
		Head coaches
		Cheerleaders
		Sports agents
		Waterboys

9.	A rather surprising figure implicated in the SI piece is this talking head, accused of helping to funnel money to college players:
		Mel Kiper, Jr.
		Chris Berman
		Brent Musburger
		Bob Costas

10.	Obviously bringing out the big guns in anticipation of an upcoming lost season, the NFL has hired this beauty to be the league's spokesperson for the 2010-11 season:
		Catherine Zeta Jones
		Jessica Simpson
		Sofia Veraga
		Marisa Miller

11.	Which of the following MLB divisions is not represented in the League Championship Series?
		AL East
		NL Central
		AL West
		NL East

12.	The Rangers won their first postseason series ever, celebrating in the locker room with this substance, in deference to Josh Hamilton:
		Sparking water
		Ginger ale
		Jolt Cola
		Grape Nehi

13.	The Rangers triumph over the Rays in the ALDS leaves this franchise as the only one to have never won a playoff series:
		Baltimore
		Washington
		San Diego
		No one

14.	This Pac-10 team sent half a dozen of its players to their room to think about what they've done, suspending the six for the Oregon game:
		Cal
		UCLA
		USC
		Arizona State

15.	The Braves named Fredi Gonzalez as their new manager immediately following the retirement of Bobby Cox. Which of these teams did he manage in the past?
		Washington Natinals
		Florida Marlins
		Cleveland Indians
		Tampa Bay Rays

16.	It's lights out for Shawne Merriman. After he returns from an injury that has him sidelined, this team will release him:
		Oakland
		San Diego
		Miami
		New Orleans

17.	Awww, we missed this guy. Gilbert Arenas was fined $500,000 by his team, the Wizards, for doing what?
		Faking an injury
		Twittering during practice
		Missing practice
		Bringing a gun to work...again

18.	Having lost the pooch predecessor last year, the University of Georgia introduced a new Uga before Saturday's homecoming game against Vanderbilt. This new bulldog is the _______ to bear the Uga moniker:
		12th
		3rd
		9th
		7th

19.	Thinking that Josh Beckett has the makings for an excellent striker, the owner of the Boston Red Sox completed a deal to purchase what storied English soccer team?
		Manchester United
		Liverpool
		Arsenal
		The.... um, London..... er... Kickers
		*By way of explanation.....* (sorry, we were hard pressed to name even three teams)

20.	Billy Hunter, head of the NBA players association, said that the union might consider legal action to counter a recent league rule change about:
		Off-court dress codes
		Player reaction to officials' calls
		Enforcement of traveling rules
		Use of social medial

21.	These teams decided to shake things up a bit by giving the defenses the day off and the result was a combined 108 points:
		Auburn/Arkansas
		Oregon St./Washington
		Florida/Mississippi St.
		Oklahoma St./Texas Tech

22.	College football teams that did not fire its head coach over the weekend, please step forward. Not so fast,
		Texas Tech
		Mississippi State
		Minnesota
		Washington State

23.	The #1 ranked college football team had the rug pulled out from under it on Saturday, losing in:
		Madison, Wisconsin
		Lansing, Michigan
		Columbus, Ohio
		Norman, Oklahoma

24.	The BCS Comedy Tour kicked off its season this weekend and their computer spat out this team as #1 in its rankings:
		Oregon
		Boise St.
		Oklahoma
		TCU

25.	It's horseshoes and hand grenades for this pair of NFL teams, each of which lost in overtime on Sunday:
		Washington and Denver
		Baltimore and Washington
		Green Bay and Baltimore
		Oakland and Green Bay

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