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1. Which of the following was not true of the events surrounding Randy Moss being waived by Minnesota?
Moss was not with the team when the announcement was made
Coach Brad Childress did not inform the team owner of his decision to waive Moss
The Vikings players sat out Monday's practice to protest the decision
Moss had expressed his affinity for New England following the Vikings-Patriots game
 
2. Controversy continued to roil the Vikings camp through the week, with Brad Childress reportedly getting into a heated argument with which player during practice on Saturday?
Visanthe Shiancoe
Percy Harvin
Adrian Peterson
Jake Allen
 
3. A typically odd footnote to the Moss saga came in the form of a report that his highly negative reaction to _____________ alienated many of his teammates:
The Vikings' dress code
Brad Childress's moustache
The timing of the Vikings practices
A catered meal
 
4. Randy was passed over by almost all teams before finally being claimed off waivers by a team in which conference?
AFC West
AFC South
NFC East
NFC West
 
5. Speaking of waivers, let us now all point and laugh at both former Chargers cast-off Shawne Merriman and this team of questionable judgment that claimed him:
The Bills
The Panthers
The Broncos
The Seahawks
 
6. Say hey to your 2010 World Series MVP, who provided the key hit in the Giants' series-clinching Game 5 victory:
Buster Posey
Aubrey Huff
Edgar Renteria
Juan Uribe
 
7. The Knicks continue to set the standard for classiness in operation of a professional sports franchise. New York's game on Tuesday night had to be canceled because:
Asbestos had fallen from the ceiling
An electrical malfunction rendered the timing and scoring systems inoperable
None of the balls on hand were properly inflated
No one could find the keys to MSG
 
8. Mike Shanahan seems intent on steering the S.S. Washington towards rocky shores. Days after the bizarre 4th quarter benching of Donovan McNabb, Washington brought this NFL QB flameout in for a workout:
Jeff George
LaMarcus Russell
Jake Plummer
Brian Griese
 
9. Which NBA standout announced that he intends to play for Team USA in 2012?
Kevin Garnett
Tim Duncan
Dwight Howard
Kobe Bryant
 
10. This NBA rookie impressed with a notable scoring line of 29 points, 13 assists and 9 steals in his home debut:
Evan Turner
DeMarcus Cousins
Derrick Favors
John Wall
 
11. What is this.....this past summer? This college football conference revived expansion talk this week, stating that it is looking to increase its conference membership to 10 teams:
Sun Belt
C-USA
Big East
WAC
 
12. Rest in Peace, George Lee Anderson. During his outstanding career, Sparky managed these two teams to World Series Title:
Cardinals and Tigers
Reds and Twins
Reds and Tigers
Cardinals and Twins
 
13. The winner of the New York City Marathon is some Johnny Runfast who hails from:
Ethiopia
Nigeria
England
USA
 
14. A group of Catholic nuns hit paydirt this week when they sold a baseball card of this player for a whopping $262K:
Ty Cobb
Christy Mathewson
Honus Wagner
Jimmie Foxx
 
15. College football was mired in a big old controversy this week by allegations that representatives of Auburn breakout star Cameron Newton sought payouts in the neighborhood of _________ to sign a letter of intent:
$200,000
$1,000,000
$20,000
$100,000
 
16. The allegations against Newton and his camp were made by a former player from which rival SEC team?
Florida
South Carolina
Alabama
Mississippi State
 
17. The Heat suffered their second loss of the NBA season to this team, which climbed to 4-0 in the process:
Hornets
Magic
Hawks
Thunder
 
18. Jockey fight! Jockey fight! Jockey fiiiiiiiiight!!! This well-known rider threw down with Javier Castellano in the Winner's Circle at this weekend's Breeder's Cup:
Kent Desormeaux
Jerry Bailey
Calvin Borel
Edgar Prado
 
19. The Breeder's Cup Classic provided an instant classic, the end result being that super filly Zenyatta most likely heads into retirement with a record of:
19-1
20-0
22-1
18-2
 
20. More than 1200 yards and more than 120 points were logged in a college football thriller played in:
Lincon
Blacksburg
Ann Arbor
Stillwater
 
21. With a decisive 42-22 win on the road, this service academy earned their first Commander-In-Chief's Trophy since 2002.
Army
Air Force
Navy
The Citadel
 
22. A tip of the cap to JoePa as he earned his 400th collegiate victory as Penn St. vanquished this Big Ten rival
Northwestern
Indiana
Minnesota
Ohio St.
 
23. Now that was a wacky day for a FBS conference. Its flagship program was blown out. Two of its ranked teams upset, another narrowly escapes in OT. Another school comes back from a 45-17 4th quarter deficit to win. What conference saw such shenanigans on Saturday?
ACC
SEC
PAC 10
Big 12
 
24. With his team's kicker injured, this player manned-up to kick a PAT in a game on Sunday:
Roy Williams
Peyton Manning
Wes Welker
Greg Jennings
 
25. With only two races left in the Chase, which driver finally knocked Jimmie Johnson from atop the NASCAR leaderboard?
Denny Hamlin
Kevin Harvick
Carl Edwards
Tony Stewart
 




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