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| 1. | Did you have a bad week? Eldrick Woods did. First, he plummeted to ________ in the world golf rankings: | ||
| 12th | |||
| 9th | |||
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8th | ||
| 6th | |||
| 2. | ....but things only got worse, as injury forced him to withdraw in the middle of the first round of this PGA event: | ||
| Wells Fargo Championship | |||
| Byron Nelson Championship | |||
| AT&T National | |||
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The Players Championship | ||
| 3. | If you've been selected to the all-NBA defensive first team, please step forward. Not so fast there.... | ||
| Kobe Bryant | |||
| Kevin Garnett | |||
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Nene | ||
| LeBron James | |||
| 4. | Filling the vacancy left by the retirement of Gary Williams, Maryland found their new coach here: | ||
| Texas Tech | |||
| Texas | |||
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Texas A&M | ||
| Houston | |||
| 5. | This thoroughbred retired after suffering a leg injury during the Kentucky Derby: | ||
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Archarcharch | ||
| Pants on Fire | |||
| Dialed In | |||
| Derby Kitten | |||
| 6. | Three extra periods past the end of regulation were required to decide the contest between the following playoff teams this week: | ||
| Bulls and Hawks | |||
| Red Wings and Sharks | |||
| Canucks and Predators | |||
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Thunder and Grizzlies | ||
| 7. | Crime and Punishment, Part 1: For his rather ungentlemanly actions at the end of the Lakers' final game of the season, Andrew Bynum earned this penalty: | ||
| $10K, 10 games | |||
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$25K, 5 games | ||
| $250K, 20 games | |||
| $75K, 3 games | |||
| 8. | Crime and Punishment, Part 2: For its many indiscretions, the Fiesta Bowl faces this penalty: | ||
| Expulsion from the BCS | |||
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$1 million fine | ||
| $10 million fine | |||
| $25 million fine | |||
| 9. | This somewhat unusual disease afflicted Cards skipper Tony La Russa, forcing him to miss his team's weekend road trip: | ||
| Lupus | |||
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Shingles | ||
| Tinea pedis | |||
| Amoria phlebitis | |||
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By way of explanation.....
House assured us it's not lupus; tinea pedis is athlete's foot; amoria phlebitis is from The Simpsons |
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| 10. | A run scored on an intentional walk-wild pitch and a nifty behind-the-back flip to record the final out decided the 6-4, 10 inning win this week by the: | ||
| Brewers over the Reds | |||
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White Sox over the Angels | ||
| Giants over the Rockies | |||
| Rangers over the A's | |||
| 11. | The curtains fell on the season for the Boston Celtics Wednesday night, held scoreless for the last 4:15 of the game as Miami scored the last __________ points of the game. | ||
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16 | ||
| 12 | |||
| 18 | |||
| 22 | |||
| 12. | During the week, the field for the upcoming French Open became a bit thinner on the ladies' side, as these two notables announced they'd forgo the tournament: | ||
| Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova | |||
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Venus and Serena Williams | ||
| Caroline Wozniacki and Venus Williams | |||
| Ana Ivanovic and Maria Sharapova | |||
| 13. | Despite the loss to the Heat, the Celtics and coach Doc Rivers agreed to an extension amounting to this many years: | ||
| 4 | |||
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5 | ||
| 6 | |||
| 7 | |||
| 14. | You might be surprised to learn that this slugger had the first three home run game of his career this week: | ||
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Carlos Beltran | ||
| Ryan Braun | |||
| Troy Tulowitzki | |||
| Curtis Granderson | |||
| 15. |
So after Beltran's feat, this guy, who we initially had listed as an option, had to go and |
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| Alfonso Soriano | |||
| Paul Konerko | |||
| Lance Berkman | |||
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Jose Bautista | ||
| 16. | Bully to this squad, who captured their record 19th English Premiere League title: | ||
| Chelsea | |||
| Manchester City | |||
| Arsenal | |||
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Manchester United | ||
| 17. | A heated domestic dispute led to the arrest of this former player/current hockey analyst: | ||
| Pierre McGuire | |||
| Mike Milbury | |||
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Matthew Barnaby | ||
| Jeremy Roenick | |||
| 18. | With all too many empty hours to fill during the NFL lockout, Chad Johnson earned $10,000 for doing this: | ||
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|
Riding a bull | ||
| Jumping out of a plane | |||
| Driving a stock car | |||
| Riding a motorcycle | |||
| 19. | This NBA team that missed the postseason nevertheless made news this weekend as its team president announced that he is gay: | ||
| Minnesota | |||
| Washington | |||
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Phoenix | ||
| Toronto | |||
| 20. | The highlight of the Bulls' 103-82 mauling of the Heat in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals was this Chicago player's Hammer-of-the-Gods slam at the end of the fourth quarter: | ||
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Taj Gibson | ||
| Carlos Boozer | |||
| Kyle Korver | |||
| Luol Deng | |||
| 21. | For the second year in a row, injury will sideline Kendry Morales for most of the season. Last year, he was injured celebrating a home run. That couldn't have be the reason for his latest injury, right? Right? | ||
| Right, he was injured running out a ground ball | |||
| Right, he was injured crashing into an outfield wall | |||
| Right, he was injured colliding with a teammate to record a game-saving out | |||
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Wrong | ||
| 22. | OPJ pours one out for Robert "Tractor" Traylor, best remembered as a player for this college team: | ||
| North Carolina | |||
| UNLV | |||
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Michigan | ||
| Duke | |||
| 23. | Our thoughts are with the family of Derek Boogaard, a member of this hockey team who was found dead in his apartment on Friday: | ||
| Buffalo Sabres | |||
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New York Rangers | ||
| Minnesota Wild | |||
| New York Islanders | |||
| 24. | 99.5% of the drama that came out of the drama that came out of the Red Sox-Yankees weekend series surrounded this long-time wearer of the pinstripes: | ||
| Derek Jeter | |||
| Mariano Rivera | |||
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Jorge Posada | ||
| Joba Chamberlain | |||
| 25. | Feel bad for Dodgers pitcher Chad Billingsley. Not because he plays for the Dodgers, but because he lost a game to the Diamondbacks despite: | ||
| Striking out 16 | |||
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Giving up only one hit | ||
| Hitting two home runs all by himself | |||
| Treating himself to a Dodger Dog between innings | |||
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