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| 1. | Let's start with college basketball. In the newly expanded Big East tournament, which did not earn a double-bye under the format? | ||
| Connecticut | |||
| Louisville | |||
| Pittsburgh | |||
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Syracuse | ||
| 2. | Which of the following is not the site of a men's conference championship tournament? | ||
| New York City (Big East) | |||
| Atlanta (ACC) | |||
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Denver (Big 12) | ||
| Tampa, FL (SEC) | |||
| 3. | Which team eliminated Kansas from the Big 12 conference tournament on Thursday? | ||
| Texas A&M | |||
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Baylor | ||
| Colorado | |||
| Kansas State | |||
| 4. | Three of the following conference will send seven teams to the NCAA tournament. Which of the following did not? | ||
| Big East | |||
| Big Ten | |||
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Pac-10 | ||
| ACC | |||
| 5. | Unless you were living under a rock this week, you were bludgeoned with news about the UConn-Syracuse Big East tournament game. How many overtimes were needed to decide the affair? | ||
| 3 | |||
| 12 | |||
| 4 | |||
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6 | ||
| 6. | Something very odd happened in the Utah State-Nevada game on Saturday night. What was it? | ||
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The mascots came to blows | ||
| No free throws were attempted | |||
| Neither team called a time out during the game | |||
| A total of 8 players were ejected with 2 technical fouls each | |||
| 7. | Three of the four #1 seeds announced for the men's NCAA tournament: | ||
| Were from the Big East | |||
| Were from west of the Mississippi | |||
| Did not reach the final of their conference tournament | |||
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Both the first and third option | ||
| 8. | Which team saw its run of 17 straight NCAA tournament appearances end? | ||
| Arizona | |||
| Georgetown | |||
| North Carolina State | |||
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Kentucky | ||
| 9. | Which Original Six NHL team, currently marking its 100th season, fired its coach this week? | ||
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Montreal | ||
| Chicago | |||
| Toronto | |||
| Rangers | |||
| 10. | Which NFL team fired one of its organizational employees after he expressed his displeasure over the team's failure to re-sign one of its veterans on Facebook? | ||
| Lions | |||
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Eagles | ||
| 49ers | |||
| Raiders | |||
| 11. | Dwyane Wade added to his string of highlight reel shots with his game winner in the Heat's double overtime win against Chicago Monday night. Which of the following was not true of the remarkable shot? | ||
| Wade hit his shot after stealing the ball | |||
| The shot was a running jumper | |||
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The Heat were behind when the shot went up | ||
| The shot was a 3-pointer | |||
| 12. | What was unusual about the Heat's jerseys in the Monday night game? | ||
| The team wore white instead of the usual home black | |||
| The team wore Transformer logos on their jerseys | |||
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The jerseys read "El Heat" | ||
| The jerseys were striped | |||
| 13. | Which pair of NFL teammates, seasoned mainstays of their team, were released this week to free up cap space?? | ||
| Olin Kreutz and Brian Urlacher | |||
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Orlando Pace and Torry Holt | ||
| James Farrior and Deshea Townsend | |||
| Dennis Northcutt and Brad Meester | |||
| 14. | Which was the first of the major competitors to be eliminated from WBC contention? | ||
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Dominican Republic | ||
| Cuba | |||
| USA | |||
| Japan | |||
| 15. | After weeks of speculation in the press whether the Chargers would re-sign LaDainian Tomlinson, the two sides agreed to an extension of: | ||
| 5 years | |||
| 2 years | |||
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3 years | ||
| 7 years | |||
| 16. | In an interview in Esquire magazine, Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon used this word to refer to former teammate Manny Ramirez: | ||
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Cancer | ||
| Miscreant | |||
| Slacker | |||
| Vermin | |||
| 17. | Wednesday night saw the Atlanta Hawks snap Utah's impressive win streak. How many games in a row had the Jazz won? | ||
| 20 | |||
| 15 | |||
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12 | ||
| 18 | |||
| 18. | Former NFL coaches Dennis Green, Jim Fassel, Jim Haslett and Ted Cottrell will coach the new 4 team pro football league debuting this fall. What is the name of the league? | ||
| American Football Professionals | |||
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United Football League | ||
| Frontier Football Confederation | |||
| Professional Football League | |||
| 19. | With the Cavs' 119-111 road victory Thursday night, Cleveland won in which city for the first time in a decade? | ||
| Denver | |||
| Portland | |||
| Sacramento | |||
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Phoenix | ||
| 20. | Which Pac-10 football coach left that position to become the schools' Athletic Director? | ||
| Stanford | |||
| USC | |||
| Arizona State | |||
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Oregon | ||
| 21. | Which pair of NBA players scored more than 50 points on Friday and Saturday nights respectively? | ||
| Amare Stoudamire and Chauncey Billups | |||
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LeBrown James and Dwyane Wade | ||
| Kobe Bryant and Carmelo Anthony | |||
| Dwight Howard and Tony Parker | |||
| 22. | Which NBA player became his team's all-time leading scorer this week? | ||
| The Cavaliers' LeBron James | |||
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The Heat's Dwyane Wade | ||
| The Celtics' Paul Pierce | |||
| The Nugget's Carmelo Anthony | |||
| 23. | Continuing his somewhat silly standoff with his team, the Broncos' Jay Cutler took what rather unusual step this week? | ||
| Took out an ad in the Denver Post assailing the team | |||
| Picketing outside Broncos' headquarters | |||
| Kidnapping head coach Josh McDaniels' dog | |||
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Put his suburban Denver house up for sale | ||
| 24. | Newly acquired by Washington, defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth is facing legal problems. The former Titan faces misdemeanor charges of what type of violation? | ||
| Burglary | |||
| Indecent exposure | |||
| Public Intoxication | |||
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Traffic | ||
| 25. | The next time you see DeMaurice F. Smith, shake his hand and congratulate him on being named to which position within professional football? | ||
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Head of the NFL Player's Association | ||
| Head of the Competition Committee | |||
| Owner of the Cleveland Browns | |||
| Head of officiating | |||
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