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1.	The Yankees first change of their offseason consisted of firing:
		the manager
		the hitting coach
		the pitching coach
		the bench coach

2.	Meanwhile, the Toronto Blue Jays filled its managerial opening with the pitching coach from which team?
		Rays
		Cardinals
		Red Sox
		Brewers

3.	"Right now we're like the Germans in World War II. Here comes the boats, they're coming. You have the binoculars, and it's like, 'Oh, my God, the invasion is coming."' Yes, the coach of this struggling football team actually compared his squad to Nazi-era Germany this week:
		Colorado
		Texas
		Miami
		Tennessee

4.	The Mets named Sandy Alderson as their general manager this week, who previously spent the years from 1983 to 1997 as the general manager of this franchise:
		Baltimore
		Oakland
		Toronto
		Boston

5.	The Hindenburg-ization of the Cowboy's season continued Monday night as an injury to Romo 's _______________ ended the quarterback's season:
		Knee
		Collarbone
		Brain
		Wrist

6.	Having voted No on 23, Lebron James ditched his old uniform number, and will wear this number on his Heat jersey this season:
		32
		18
		0
		6

7.	Anyone foolish enough to buy into the idea of the Heat going 82-0 this season were slapped upside the head this week at Miami lost to Boston by this score:
		88-80
		95-87
		105-102
		89-88

8.	The Celtics followed up this encouraging performance this team which faced a lot of uncertainty in the new season:
		Golden State
		LA Clippers
		Cleveland
		Denver

9.	The Nets won't duplicate their 0-18 start this year, as they prevailed in their season opener against:
		Dallas
		Detroit
		Washington
		Charlotte

10.	Meanwhile, this NBA big man could be seen doing push-ups court-side during the game on Thursday night, self-inflicted punishment for missing a pair of free throws:
		Shaq
		Dwight Howard
		Nene
		Amare Stoudamire

11.	Salute - using however many fingers you see fit - the school at the top of the mens' preaseason AP college basketball poll:
		Kansas
		Georgetown
		Duke
		Butler

12.	This NBA team is in a bit of hot water for allegedly holding illegal practices for collegiate players over the past years:
		Knicks
		Jazz
		Lakers
		Nets

13.	This NFL quarterback, not necessarily the sharpest tool in the shed, impressed onlookers by appearing as Jersey Shore's The Situation at Halloween parties.
		Joe Flacco
		Eli Manning
		Jay Cutler
		Ryan Leaf

14.	Tragedy struck the campus of this midwest university this week as a student filming a practice high on a scissors lift fell to his death during high winds:
		Notre Dame
		Michigan
		Purdue
		Miami, OH

15.	Apparently, there are still lots of hard feelings about the War of 1812, as the US sent two NFL teams with a combined ______ wins going into the weekend to play in London:
		1
		6
		0
		3

16.	We're not sure why this didn't happen months ago, but Tiger Woods is no longer considered the #1 golfer in the world. Instead, this man overtook him this week:
		Phil Mickelson
		Lee Westwood
		Sergio Garcia
		Martin Kaymer

17.	At end of play on the last day of October, each of the following is at least tied for the lead in its division, except for:
		Giants
		Packers
		Chiefs
		Titans

18.	A senior running back from this school apparently ate his Wheaties on Saturday morning, rushing for an impressive 307 yards in his game:
		Alabama
		Nebraska
		Boise State
		Auburn

19.	This pair of previously undefeated top 10 teams both lost this weekend:
		Missouri and Michigan State
		Oklahoma and TCU
		Auburna and Utah
		Oklahoma State and Stanford

20.	Brett Favre was bleeding noticeably from the ___________ as he was forced from the Viking's loss at the Patriots Sunday:
		Chin
		Hand
		Nose
		Elbow

21.	With the outcome of the game still in doubt, this starting quarterback was oddly pulled in favor of his backup, who played out the loss on Sunday:
		Donovan McNabb
		Kyle Orton
		Steve Young
		Carson Palmer

22.	The much hyped World Series Game 1 matchup of Cliff Lee and Tim Lincecum did not go exactly as planned. How many runs did the teams combine for?
		17
		18
		19
		20

23.	Just 1 year ago, this kid was mowing our lawns on the weekend. Sunday, he became the fourth youngest pitcher to win a World Series game. What is the age of Madison Bumgarner?
		18
		20
		21
		22

24.	This controversial NFL player stated after his game that we would not be answering any more questions from the media for the rest of the season:
		Terrell Owens
		Michael Vick
		Randy Moss
		James Harrison

25.	Finally, it's not an edition of Overpaid Jerks without some womens' tennis news. We we'll wrap up with week's issue by asking which WTA pro announced her retirement this weekend?
		Kim Clijsters
		Dinara Safina
		Shahar Pe'er
		Elena Dementieva

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