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| 1. | Rory "don't call me Roy" McIlroy ran away with the US Open, finishing at ________ to win the tournament by _________ shots: | ||
| -17 / 10 | |||
| -16 / 10 | |||
| -15 / 8 | |||
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-16 / 8 | ||
| 2. | The Open was played outside of which major US city? | ||
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Washington, DC | ||
| Philadelphia | |||
| Chicago | |||
| Dallas | |||
| 3. | The city of Boston secured another major sports championship with the Bruin's victory in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals. This player was named MVP: | ||
| Mark Recchi | |||
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Tim Thomas | ||
| Zdeno Chara | |||
| Patrice Bergeron | |||
| 4. | How many days after the final game of the NBA season was the NHL championship decided? | ||
| On the same day | |||
| 1 | |||
| 2 | |||
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3 | ||
| 5. | Doing good during The NFL lockout: Hats off to Leonard Pope, a tight end on this team, who dove into a pool to save a drowning child at a party: | ||
| Broncos | |||
| Cowboys | |||
| 49ers | |||
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Chiefs | ||
| 6. | Doing bad during The NFL lockout: On the other side of the coin, longtime defensive end Raheem Brock, currently on this team's roster, was arrested after refusing to pay a $27 bar tab: | ||
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Seahawks | ||
| Giants | |||
| Patriots | |||
| Texans | |||
| 7. | Derek Jeter's quest for his 3,000th hit took a detour this week, as he headed to the disabled list to rehab which body part? | ||
| Rotator cuff | |||
| Bicep | |||
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Calf | ||
| Quad | |||
| 8. | Now that he has learned all that he has to learn from his college days, former Buckeye Terrelle Pryor made news this week by signing with this notorious sports agent: | ||
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Drew Rosenhaus | ||
| Leigh Steinberg | |||
| Tom Condon | |||
| Bob Sugar | |||
| 9. | An MLB club ate the remainder of this struggling pitcher's $14.5 million contract, releasing him rather than having him pitch another day for them: | ||
| Kyle Drabek | |||
| Rafael Soriano | |||
| Barry Zito | |||
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Scott Kazmir | ||
| 10. | Clouds of scandal continue to build up around this college football program, as its All-American cornerback Cliff Harris was suspended after being busted for driving 100 mph+ in a car rented by the school: | ||
| Texas A&M | |||
| Ohio State | |||
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Oregon | ||
| Colorado | |||
| 11. | Sports Illustrated published its Fortunate 50, the highest paid athletes when salary and endorsements are combined. Which of the following was not in the top 10? | ||
| Tiger Woods | |||
| LeBron James | |||
| Tom Brady | |||
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. | ||
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By way of explanation.....
The top 10: Woods, Mickleson, James, P. Manning, A. Rodriguez, Garnett, Matt Ryan, Brady, Dwight Howard. Little E came in 13th position |
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| 12. | The top seeds for the upcoming Wimbledon tournament are going to be: | ||
| Rafael Nadal and Na Li | |||
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Rafael Nadal and Caroline Wozniacki | ||
| Roger Federer and Justine Henin | |||
| Roger Federer and Caroline Wozniacki | |||
| 13. | ....but we'll be without this top female for the tournament, as she withdrew with an injury: | ||
| Maria Sharapova | |||
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Kim Clijsters | ||
| Serena Williams | |||
| Venus Williams | |||
| 14. | If you put down some cash on this Thursday night matchup being decided on a balk in the 10th inning, then boy, you probably cleaned the heck up: | ||
| Twins vs White Sox | |||
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Braves vs Mets | ||
| Orioles vs Blue Jays | |||
| Cardinals vs Nationals | |||
| 15. | This team gave thumbs up to interleague play this weekend, sweeping their opponent: | ||
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Rays | ||
| Yankees | |||
| Red Sox | |||
| Rangers | |||
| 16. | This team? Not so much, as they lost three straight to their AL opponent: | ||
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Pirates | ||
| Rockies | |||
| Dodgers | |||
| Cubs | |||
| 17. | A 1-17 stretch led this team's manager to believe that maybe for him, leading a major league baseball team should be more of a "hobby" than a full-time thing: | ||
| A's | |||
| Royals | |||
| Astros | |||
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Marlins | ||
| 18. | Whether you've waited impatiently for Ricky Rubio to announce his career intentions, or couldn't possibly care less (you're in this category, right? Us too!), your wait came to and end this week when he announced: | ||
| He will continue playing in Spain | |||
| He will play in the NBA, but not for Minnesota | |||
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He will play for the Wolves | ||
| He is retiring from basketball | |||
| 19. | Trying to make a tag at first base, this noted MLB infielder hurt his shoulder and wrist on Sunday: | ||
| Mark Teixeira | |||
| Adrian Gonzalez | |||
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Albert Pujols | ||
| Ryan Howard | |||
| 20. | Finally, we end this week with our Beach Volleyball Report, noting that Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh lost the world championship final for only the second time in their careers, going down to a team from: | ||
| Sweden | |||
| Mexico | |||
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Brazil | ||
| Argentina | |||
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