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1.	Allegations of point shaving rocked the basketball program at this California university:
		UC Santa Barbara
		Cal Tech Northridge
		San Diego
		Pepperdine

2.	Denver sports magnate Stan Kroenke has expanded his horizons, becoming the majority owner of this English Premier League club:
		Arsenal
		Manchester United
		Manchester City
		Chelsea

3.	We won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that you don't know that UConn's Maya Moore was picked #1 overall in the WNBA draft. Rather, we'll ask if you know which team picked her?
		Minnesota
		New York
		Houston
		Los Angeles

4.	This MLB outfielder needed a single to complete the cycle when he came to bat in the ninth inning of Monday's game. Mr. Show-off hurt his own cause by belting a double:
		Pittsburgh's Andrew McCutchen
		Houston's Carlos Lee
		New York's Jason Bay
		Tampa Bay's Sam Fuld

5.	Okay, so it's a fake sport but the injuries are real. This WWE star (and current World Heavyweight Champion) announced his retirement on last Monday's Raw:
		Triple H
		The Undertaker
		Edge
		John Cena

6.	Heroes of the NCAA finalist teams, UConn's Kemba Walker and Butler's Shelvin Mack, both made announcements regarding the NBA draft this week. Which is correct?
		Both will enter the draft and hire agents
		Mack will leave school for the draft, Walker declared for the draft but didn't hire an agent
		Both will return to school next year.
		Walker will enter the draft, Mack declared for the draft but didn't hire an agent

7.	This beefy part of the beefy Josh Hamilton will sideline him for a couple months after an ill-advised head first slide into home:
		right leg
		left leg
		right arm
		left arm

8.	A hyperextended knee suffered by this NBA big man at the end of the regular season might hurt his team's chances in the playoffs:
		Andrew Bynum
		Nene
		Dwight Howard
		Kendrick Perkins

9.	If you were hoping for a first round playoff matchup between these NHL teams, we hope you take disappointment well:
		Washington-New York Rangers
		Vancouver-Detroit
		Buffalo-Philadelphia
		Tampa Bay-Pittsburgh

10.	This team obviously has their opponents right where they want them, having lost its first two series opening games played on its home ice:
		Canucks
		Bruins
		Capitals
		Red Wings

11.	A/n ____________ directed at an official during a game resulted in Kobe Bryant being fined $100,000:
		Racial slur
		Ethnic slur
		Obscene gesture
		Homophobic slur

12.	Those of us hoping that the federal case against Barry Bonds would result in him getting locked away in solitary for the next few decade are rather unsatisfied in a guilty verdict in _________ of the four counts against Bonds:
		One
		Two
		Three
		Zero

13.	Several executives of three online ___________ sites were indicted in court and the websites shuttered:
		poker
		sports betting
		fantasy football
		off-track betting

14.	Yay, NBA playoff upsets! This was the only team who didn't lost Game 1 to a lower seed:
		Orlando
		San Antonio
		Los Angeles Lakers
		Chicago

15.	In their victory over the Lakers, the Hornets tied an NBA playoff record for:
		Field goal percentage
		Fewest turnovers
		Free throw percentage
		Field goal defense

16.	Another wacky finish at Talladega on Sunday saw race winner Jimmie Johnson triumph:
		Pushed across the finish line
		Finish with a flat tire
		Crossing the finish line on fumes
		Cross the finish line going backward

17.	All of you who were not relieved of your duties as a close, please step forward. Hey, not so fast there,......
		Jonathan Papelbon
		Joe Nathan
		Huston Steet
		J.J. Putz

18.	There's an MLS team called the Portland Timbers. No, really. Their mascot is a fellow named Timber Joey. Hold on, stay with me. Making his debut at the Timbers' first home game this week, Joey wields this as a prop:
		an axe
		a soccer ball (what else?)
		a chainsaw
		a sign stating that he's ok ('cause he's a lumberjack...see?)
		*By way of explanation.....* No, really:

19.	*If you're feeling down about your golf game, don't worry. Professional golfer* Kevin Na shot this on a par-4 during this weekend's Texas Open:**
		8
		12
		14
		16

20.	The NBA released the list of the most popular replica jerseys sold for the season. If you thought that the Carmelo Knicks jersey would have been on the top of the list (which we totally didn't, nuh-uh!) you'd be wrong, as this player's uniform was the most popular:
		Amar'e Stoudemire
		Kevin Durant
		Derrick Rose
		LeBron James