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1. Congratulations to this school, whose men's basketball team earned its first ever #1 AP ranking this week:
North Carolina State
Butler
Gonzaga
Pittsburgh
 
2. Carl Pohlad, the long-time owner of this MLB team, and the second richest citizen of his state, died on Monday:
Minnesota Twins
Seattle Mariners
Milwaukee Brewers
Colorado Rockies
 
3. The Ohio State University hasn't done well in bowl games as of late. Though nearly knocking off Texas in a quality Fiesta Bowl Monday night, the Buckeyes have now lost ________ straight bowl games.
3
5
7
9
 
4. The Mid-American conference finished 0-4 in bowls. Which major conference did not fare much better, going a paltry 1-6?
Pac 10
SEC
Big East
Big 10
 
5. Which NBA team lost its star for three weeks to a broken hand?
The Denver Nuggets
The Dallas Mavericks
The Orlando Magic
The Atlanta Hawks
 
6. Which college made good on its threat to fire head football coach Jeff Jagodzinski for even interviewing for the New York Jets head coach position?
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Boston College
Conneticut
 
7. What was unusual about ESPN's Wednesday night basketball telecasts?
Due to a massive power outage in the Midwest, the telecast was only seen on both coasts
A team that usually covers NBA broadcast a college game and vise-versa
The broadcast teams consisted entirely of females
The visage of a streaker running on to the court was broadcast
 
8. This comely WNBA star may miss part of the upcoming season because she just recently became pregnant. Who is she?
Sue Bird
Diana Taurasi
Candace Parker
Candice Wiggins
 
9. The big story in NHL fights this week involved:
Biting
Cuckolding
Eye gouging
Hair pulling
 
10. BOP's warmest thoughts go out to women's college basketball head coach Kay Yow, who has had to take a sabbatical from this school in order to battle cancer.
Duke
North Carolina State
Tennessee
Texas
 
11. Which controversial Dallas Cowboy was given his walking papers by the team on Wednesday?
Terrell Owens
Tony Romo
Roy Williams
Adam Jones
 
12. The Memphis Grizzlies became the latest NBA team to waive Darius Miles. Back before he became an NBA problem child, Miles co-starred in which movie?
Blue Chips
He's Got Game
Hoop Dreams
The Perfect Score
 
13. Which Ivy League team shocked a Top 25 team in men's college basketball?
Penn
Dartmouth
Yale
Harvard
 
14. Oklahoma's offense averaged a stunning 54 points per game during the regular football season. How many points did they get in the National Championship game versus Florida?
14
21
54
60
 
15. This much ballyhooed college football player surprised analysts by announcing his intent to stay in college for another year rather than going pro.
Michael Crabtree
Jeremy Maclin
Tim Tebow
Chris "Beanie" Wells
 
16. Who won the Mercedes-Benz championship?
Anthony Kim
Davis Love III
Geoff Ogilvy
Kenny Perry
 
17. We all know that Florida won the National Championship and got the #1 ranking. But do you know which team was #2?
Oklahoma
Texas
USC
Utah
 
18. After a perfect season at home, the Carolina Panthers lost their first playoff game, which was played in their home stadium. Part of the problem was the play of their quarterback. How many turnovers did Jake Delhomme have (on his birthday)?
3
4
5
6
 
19. Aided by a 3rd and 2 conversion on a pass from Joe Flacco to Todd Heap in the final three minutes, the Baltimore Ravens upended the Tennessee Titans. What made the play so controversial?
The play clock had expired, but the refs didn't call delay of game
The receiver and the defender both claimed they had caught the ball
There was offensive pass interference
The Titans claimed they had called a time out before the play started
 
20. How many NFL home teams won this weekend?
0
1
2
3
 
21. How many offensive plays did the San Diego Chargers run in the 3rd quarter of their loss to the Steelers?
0
1
22
24
 
22. Which 2008 Australian Open finalist has had to withdraw from the 2009 tournament due to a shoulder injury?
Novak Djokovic
Ana Ivanovic
Maria Sharapova
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
 
23. John Smoltz shocked his team of 21 seasons by announcing he was leaving them in free agency in order to sign with who?
The Boston Red Sox
The New York Mets
The New York Yankees
The Seibu Lions
 
24. Bernice Gallego made the news this week when she discovered a baseball card from what year?
1839
1869
1909
1911
 
25. The Braves turned around and replaced John Smoltz with Kenshin Kawakami, a 33-year-old who has previously won the Japanese equivalent of the Cy Young award. What Japanese league team was Kawakami playing for?
The Chiba Lotte Marines
The Chunichi Dragons
The Hanshin Tigers
The Yomiuri Giants
 




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