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1.	Controversial Bulls, Part 1: This member of the Bulls has found his wallet $50,000 lighter after the NBA fined him for directing an anti-gay slur at a fan during a game against the Heat:
		Derrick Rose
		Joakim Noah
		Brian Scalabrine
		Tom Thibodeau

2.	Controversial Bulls, Part 2: This member of the Jordan-era championship Chicago Bulls teams stated this week: "Michael Jordan best scorer ever but [...] LeBron may be the greatest player ever."
		Scottie Pippen
		Dennis Rodman
		Steve Kerr
		Toni Kukoc

3.	If the pitcher who starts on opening day for you is your ace, this team surprised many by sending their ace to the minors after some early season struggles:
		Houston
		New York Mets
		Cincinnati
		San Diego

4.	This university who played in the 2011 Final four was put on notice by the NCAA for sub-par marks in the annual Academic Progress Rates report.
		Kentucky
		VCU
		Butler
		UConn

5.	This widely circulated photo shows which NFL star enjoying the heck out of his ride down a water slide?
		Tom Brady
		Eli Manning
		Phillip Rivers
		Drew Brees

6.	Say hey to the new Lakers head coach:
		Larry Brown
		Mike Brown
		Jeff Van Gundy
		Mike Dunleavy

7.	This MLB team worked out some early season frustration on poor Cleveland and Detroit, scoring 14 runs in two consecutive games:
		New York Yankees
		Minnesota
		Boston
		Los Angeles

8.	If you like a lot of baseball, this matchup on Wednesday was the game for you, as it took 19 innings to decide a winner:
		Arizona/Colorado
		Philadelphia/Cincinnati
		New York/Chicago
		Florida/San Francisco

9.	The winning pitcher in that 19-inning game between the Phillies and the Reds has this role for a day job:
		first baseman
		left fielder
		second baseman
		pitcher, duh

10.	NASCAR driver Kyle Busch was clocked going 128 mph in his car the other day. There was one problem though...
		His car was found to have illegal modifications
		He was under a caution flag and was penalized
		He spun out of control shortly thereafter
		He wasn't on a race track

11.	The Coca-Cola 600 was won by Kevin Harvick after Dale Earnhardt, Jr., not having won for about three years, ___________ on the last lap.
		Blew a tire
		Crashed
		Ran out of gas
		Spun around on the track and started driving the wrong way

12.	This year's running of the Indianpolis 500 marked the _____ anniversary of the first.
		50th
		100th
		95th
		75th
		*By way of explanation.....* It was the 95th running of the race, however.

13.	....and the race was won by this speed merchant:
		Scott Dixon
		Helio Castroneves
		Dario Franchittii
		Dan Wheldon

14.	The top two seeds in the women's draw at the French Open, Kim Clijsters and Caroline Wozniacki, both took care of business on their way to meeting in the final. Right?
		Yup.
		Nope, Clijsters won but Wozniacki lost.
		Nope, Woznicack won but Clijsters lost.
		Nope, they both lost!

15.	If the San Francisco Giants are going to repeat, they'll have to do it without this key member, who's done for the season:
		Buster Posey
		Brian Wilson
		Tim Lincecum
		Freddy Sanchez

16.	The Houston Rockets new head coach is the man who previously compiled a 39-55 record as coach for this team:
		Denver
		Washington
		Minnesota
		Indiana

17.	This squad prevailed in Sa Saturday's UEFA Champions League:
		AC Milan
		Barcelona
		Arsenal
		Manchester United

18.	A 12-7 MLB game is somewhat unusual. The fact that the game went to 14 innings, with this team plating 5 runs in the 14th to beat Texas, is more noteworthy:
		Angels
		Royals
		Mariners
		Twins

19.	Add up the number of games won by conference runners-up Oklahoma City and Chicago in their series vs. Dallas and Miami, and you get this number:
		5
		0
		1
		2

20.	These two teams will vie for the Division I Men's Lacrosse championship:
		Maryland and Virginia
		Dartmouth and Johns Hopkins
		Notre Dame and Syracuse
		North Carolina and Duke