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1.	Hats off to Jim Thome, who belted career home run 600 against which team this week?
		Cleveland
		Detroit
		Tampa Bay
		Kansas City

2.	This team went 4-6-3-2 Monday night, turning the first triple play recorded during the week:
		Nationals
		Brewers
		Giants
		Marlins

3.	Any team can turn a triple play. Show me a squad that can record one the day after one had been turned....now that's quality. Which team followed up Milwaukee's triple play with one of their own the next night?
		Boston
		Colorado
		Seattle
		Texas

4.	This former first-overall MLB draft pick was traded during the week:
		Delmon Young
		Pat Burrell
		Josh Hamilton
		Matt Bush

5.	Seldom heard-of NASCAR driver gave the quote of the week: "I'm more upset about _____. He's the most unprofessional little scaredy-cat I've ever seen in my life. He won't even fight me like a man. So if somebody will text me his address, I'll go visit him at his house and show him what he really needs. He needs a whooping, and I'm going to give it to him."
		Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
		Kyle Bush
		Kurt Bush
		Greg Biffle

6.	Meanwhile, with a victory at the Michigan International Speedway, this left-hand turn specialist clinched the first spot in the Sprint Cup Chase:
		Kyle Bush
		J.J. Allmendinger
		Jimmie Johnson
		Jeff Gordon

7.	Locked-out NBA star is facing assault allegations following an fracas at this unusual location:
		A church
		A public library
		The California state capitol
		Backstage of Conan O'Brien's late night show

8.	On the eve of the college football season, the sports world was rocked with details of massive NCAA by Miami. Which online outlet broke the story?
		Deadspin
		Yahoo Sports
		SportingNews.com
		Sports Pickle

9.	What is the name of the jailed former booster that is providing most of the firepower against Miami?
		Wayne Christenson
		Nevin Shapiro
		Levander Blackmon
		Anton Jackson

10.	"I consider myself in that class and Tom Brady is a great quarterback, he's a great player and what you've seen with him is he's gotten better every year." Which NFL quarterback, who is clearly not in Brady's class, made this statement during the week?
		Mark Sanchez
		Eli Manning
		Kevin Kolb
		Jason Campbell

11.	A running back who answers to the name _________ is your cover boy for the cover of Madden 2012:
		Chris Johnson
		Arian Foster
		Peyton Hillis
		Tim Hightower

12.	OPJ reminds you that there's no cup like....Supercup! So say hey to this team, which emerged as victors in the Spanish Supercup:
		Sevilla
		Barcelona
		Real Madrid
		Valencia

13.	Hey buddy, I got your goodwill right here.....A college basketball team representing this school made news when, during a diplomatic tour of China, was involved in a vicious brawl in a game against a local team:
		Georgetown
		Kentucky
		UCLA
		UNLV

14.	Michael Vick made news this week with the unusual allegation that as he was coming off suspension, Roger Goodell steered him to Philadelphia, rather than either of these two teams, which Vick preferred:
		San Francisco or Denver
		St. Louis or Detroit
		Cincinnati or Buffalo
		Washington or Miami

15.	For our quarterly, contract-mandated MLS question: Kansas City goalie Jimmy Nielsen was injured this week when one of these unusual objects, thrown by a fan, struck him during a game:
		A bobblehead doll
		A can of beer
		A set of keys
		An iPod

16.	Disturbing recent echoes rang out along with gunfire as two people were shot in a parking lot after this NFL preseason game during the weekend:
		Miami-Carolina
		Pittsburgh-Philadelphia
		Minnesota-Seattle
		Oakland-San Francisco

17.	A few weeks ago, the initial Coaches' Poll put Oklahoma at the top of its preseason rankings. So naturally, the AP poll would similarly rank Oklahoma, right?
		Wrong, Oregon is #1 AP
		Wrong, Alabama is #1 AP
		Wrong, LSU is #1 AP
		Right

18.	If you're a fan of this playoff contender, your team's chances took a bit of hit this week when it placed its closer on the DL with a bum elbow:
		Boston
		San Francisco
		Detroit
		Texas

19.	This elite team lost Sunday by surrendering a walk-off HBP in the 10th on Sunday:
		Texas
		Milwaukee
		Detroit
		Philadelphia

20.	This fireballer will not be testing free agency any time soon as he signed a five year extension (worth $85 million) with his current club:
		C.C. Sabathia
		Justin Verlander
		Jered Weaver
		Felix Hernandez

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