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1.	One game decided by a walk-off balk is one too many. Now, this season, we have two (you guessed it: two too many!) as the _________ won in this fashion on Monday night:
		White Sox
		Reds
		Brewers
		Rangers

2.	The number of hot dogs eaten by Joey Chestnut to win his fifth straight 4th of July title, expressed in roman numerals, is:
		LXV
		LXII
		XLIX
		LXIX (dude!)

3.	The sluggers selected as captains for the upcoming Home Run Derby are as follows:
		Paul Konerko and Matt Holliday
		Carlos Pena and Tulowitzki
		David Ortiz and Prince Fielder
		Jose Bautista and Justin Upton

4.	If you want to attend the 2018 Winter Olympics in person, then you'd best start packing now and begin making travel arrangements for your trip to:
		South Korea
		France
		Russia
		Austria

5.	We witnessed one of the signature games in female sports history as the USA beat Brazil on PKs in the Women's World Cup, a few days after the US had lost to:
		England
		Sweden
		North Korea
		Australia

6.	Several locked out NFL players appeared in a trailer for a sequel to this sports movie in a viral video posted at Funny or Die:
		The Replacements
		Friday Night Lights
		Major League
		Field of Dreams

7.	*The internet quite correctly pointed and laughed at this sports dufus, who has filed suit to get a $76K engagement ring back from a woman...the same ring he had mailed* to her:**
		Phillip Rivers
		DeMarcus Cousins
		Ben Roethlisberger
		Roy Williams

8.	Crime Blotter, Part I: This NBA star was busted for speeding and drug possession:
		Derrick Rose
		Michael Beasley
		Ron Artest
		Kwame Brown

9.	Crime Blotter, Part II: A notable Pittsburgh Steeler who plays ___________ was arrested for DUI in Georgia:
		Quarterback
		Linebacker
		Defensive back
		Wide receiver
		*By way of explanation.....* That would be Mr. Dancing with the Stars champ Hines Ward

10.	Crime Blotter, Part III: This frequently in-trouble football player was arrested at a bar late Saturday night for disorderly conduct:
		Kenny Britt
		Albert Haynesworth
		Adam Jones
		Aqib Talib

11.	And while it's not exactly criminal, it shows less than stellar judgment to have your bride pose for this photo: Who is calling the play here?
		Joe Flacco
		Matt Ryan
		Matt Schaub
		Matt Cassel

12.	If you blew an 8-run lead, but managed to come back and win 9-8 in 13 innings on Wednesday, you were this team:
		Chicago
		St. Louis
		Cincinnati
		Houston

13.	All five of this team's runs in its 5-4 Thursday night win came in the bottom of the ninth inning. Four of them came via a walk-off grand slam.
		Atlanta
		Rays
		Cleveland
		Boston

14.	This major league field was the site of one of the most tragic sports stories of the year, as a fan fell to his death trying to catch a ball thrown into the stands:
		Coors
		Ballpark in Arlington
		Camden Yards
		Turner Field

15.	As part of being sent to the corner to think about what it did, this school has has vacated all of its football wins in the 2010 season:
		USC
		Ohio State
		Alabama
		Florida

16.	Injury has apparently forced this NBA big man into retirement:
		Yao Ming
		Nazr Mohammed
		Ben Wallace
		Antonio McDyess

17.	Cheers to Derek Jeter as he collected his 3,000th hit on Saturday. What was The Captain's line for the day?
		5/5, 2 RBI, double, home run
		4/4, 4 RBI, 2 doubles
		3/4, 2 RBI, 2 home runs
		4/5, 6 RBI, double, triple
		*By way of explanation.....* And then he went home to Minka Kelly.

18.	Left turn specialist Kyle Bush won the inaugural race at this state's brand spanking new Speedway:
		Vermont
		Kentucky
		Arkansas
		Ohio

19.	If you were inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame this weekend, please step forward. Hey, pay attention, we're talking to you:
		Pete Sampras
		Boris Becker
		Ivan Lendl
		Andre Agassi

20.	As baseball pauses for the All-Star break, this is the only team the has a divisional lead of more than 3 games:
		Cleveland
		Philadelphia
		San Francisco
		Milwaukee

21.	This is the majors' RBI leader:
		Matt Kemp
		Ryan Braun
		Ryan Howard
		Adrian Gonzalez

22.	This heavy hitter has gone yard more times than anyone:
		Curtis Granderson
		Prince Fielder
		Jose Bautista
		Lance Berkman

23.	Say hey to your hits leader:
		Adrian Gonzalez
		Jose Reyes
		Michael Young
		Starlin Castro

24.	He has recorded the most saves:
		Brian Wilson
		Craig Kimbrel
		Huston Street
		Mariano Rivera

25.	And he has a league-best ERA (by .01 over Jair Jurrjens):
		Justin Verlander
		Josh Beckett
		Roy Halladay
		Jered Weaver