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| 1. | Which of the following was not a Sweet 16 team? | ||
| Arizona | |||
| Purdue | |||
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Michigan | ||
| Oklahoma | |||
| 2. | Which Elite Eight team had to deal with distractions this week, as during the tournament news of possible NCAA recruiting violations broke? | ||
| Pittsburgh | |||
| North Carolina | |||
| Duke | |||
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Connecticut | ||
| 3. | Which Sweet 16 team hit a half-court basket right before halftime on Thursday night? | ||
| Memphis | |||
| Michigan State | |||
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Missouri | ||
| Gonzaga | |||
| 4. | How many Big East teams were in the Sweet 16? | ||
| None | |||
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Five | ||
| Eight | |||
| Six | |||
| 5. | Which Wildcat hit the game winning shot as Villanova beat Pitt? | ||
| Reggie Redding | |||
| Corey Stokes | |||
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Scottie Reynolds | ||
| Dante Cunningham | |||
| 6. | In the game, Villanova attempted 23 free throws. How many did the Cats make? | ||
| 23 | |||
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22 | ||
| 13 | |||
| 10 | |||
| 7. | Which SEC team fired its men's basketball head coach after he had been on the job for two years? | ||
| Florida | |||
| Alabama | |||
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Kentucky | ||
| Tennessee | |||
| 8. | Which #1 seed in the women's basketball tournament fell at the hands of Michigan State? | ||
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Duke | ||
| Connecticut | |||
| Maryland | |||
| Oklahoma | |||
| 9. | Writing on his blog that "this party has officially ended," which MLB pitcher announced his retirement this week? | ||
| Randy Johnson | |||
| Mike Mussina | |||
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Curt Schilling | ||
| Oil Can Boyd | |||
| 10. | The much-discussed Wonderlic test scores were released this week. Which aspiring professional quarterback scored 38 out of a possible 50 on the test? | ||
| Mark Sanchez | |||
| Rhett Bomar | |||
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Matthew Stafford | ||
| Josh Freeman | |||
| 11. | Lance Armstrong crashed during the Vuelta of Castilla and Leon race. Which bone did he break in the process, casting his chances of participating in the Tour de France in doubt? | ||
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Collarbone | ||
| Shoulder blade | |||
| Nose | |||
| Femur | |||
| 12. | The NFL announced that the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers will open the 2009 season on September 10 against with other AFC playoff team? | ||
| Indianapolis Colts | |||
| San Diego Chargers | |||
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Tennessee Titans | ||
| Denver Broncos | |||
| 13. | Former Iowa State basketball coach Eustachy turned down a $25,000 bonus due to him, as he felt his team's performance as weak this year. At which school does he currently coach? | ||
| UAB | |||
| St. Louis | |||
| Central Florida | |||
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Southern Miss | ||
| 14. | Washington tight end Chris Cooley has gotten into a war of words with fans of an NFL team. Cooley stated that he "would be pissed if I got my ass shipped to __________." Which city's fans took exception to this? | ||
| Jacksonville | |||
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Cleveland | ||
| Seattle | |||
| Dallas | |||
| 15. | Which NBA star must pay $260,000 for standing idly by and watching his bodyguard beat up another man in a 2005 bar fight, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday? | ||
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Allen Iverson | ||
| Tracy McGrady | |||
| Steve Nash | |||
| Andrew Bynum | |||
| 16. | When the Florida Marlins move to their new retractable-roof stadium slated in 2012, the team will be renamed the: | ||
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Miami Marlins | ||
| Dade County Marlins | |||
| Coral Gables Marlins | |||
| Southeast Floridian Coastline Marlins | |||
| 17. | Terrell Owens missed the start of the Bills voluntary offseason conditioning this week. After everyone wagged their finger at this news, we found out the reason that Owens was a no-show was that he was being rewarded for his work: | ||
| Building schools in the Dallas area | |||
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Raising awareness for Alzheimer's | ||
| As outgoing secretary of the national Me First Association | |||
| As a spokesman for the President's Physical Fitness program | |||
| 18. | NFL head honcho Roger Goodell weighed in on the prospect of altering the number of official regular season games, stating: | ||
| He would like fewer than 16 regular season games | |||
| He's bent on staying at 16 regular season games | |||
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He'd like to expand to 17 or 18 regular season games | ||
| He's keen on 20 regular season games or more | |||
| 19. | The Yankees named this man as their starter for both their first regular season game and their home opener: | ||
| Mike Mussina | |||
| Chien Ming Wang | |||
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CC Sabathia | ||
| Mark Teixeira | |||
| 20. | Which NBA star was the subject of a 60 Minutes segment on Sunday night, sinking an underhand 50-footer during the piece? | ||
| Kobe Bryant | |||
| Tim Duncan | |||
| Dwyane Wade | |||
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LeBron James | ||
| 21. | Saturday saw Virginia outlast Maryland in 7 extra frames in which sport? | ||
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Men's lacrosse | ||
| Baseball | |||
| Softball | |||
| Women's bowling | |||
| 22. | It's not often that a Division II championship makes national news, but Saturday's Findlay/Cal Poly Pomona tilt was something special. Which of the following was not true? | ||
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Cal Poly won | ||
| Tyler Evans hit a long 3-pointer at the overtime buzzer to win the game | |||
| The basket was Evans' only basket of the game | |||
| The winner concluded its season with a perfect 36-0 record | |||
| 23. | New Orleans Hornets forward James Posey has been suspended one game by the NBA for an incident with a referee. What did Posey do to merit the suspension? | ||
| Spit on the ref | |||
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Threw a ball at the ref | ||
| Gave the ref a finger | |||
| Pantsed the ref | |||
| 24. | The Bay Hill Invitational saw Tiger Woods return to form, as golf's best won his first tournament after returning from injury. He won after entering the final round ___________. | ||
| In a three-way tie for first | |||
| Leading by three shots | |||
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Five shots back | ||
| Eight shots back | |||
| 25. | Which former #1 ranked player on the women's tennis circuit announced that she plans to come back after being retired for two years? | ||
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Kim Clijsters | ||
| Martina Hingis | |||
| Monica Seles | |||
| Lindsay Davenport | |||
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