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| 1. | Dodger fans and fantasy baseball managers were left gnashing their teeth as MLB suspended Manny Ramirez. For how many games will Manny be off the field? | ||
| 70 | |||
| 60 | |||
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50 | ||
| 45 | |||
| 2. | One humorous side note of Manny's suspension is that HGC, the masking agent detected in his system, is used for: | ||
| Hair loss | |||
| ADD treatment | |||
| Hyperactivity | |||
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Female fertility | ||
| 3. | The day that Manny's suspension was announced, the Dodgers' record-setting season-starting home winning streak was halted by a loss to this lowly team: | ||
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Nationals | ||
| Rockies | |||
| Astros | |||
| Brewers | |||
| 4. | It should come as no surprise the those that follow the NBA that the 2008-09 MVP is: | ||
| Kobe Bryant | |||
| Dwyane Wade | |||
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LeBron James | ||
| Steve Nash | |||
| 5. | To the delight of no one not named Favre or Madden, Brett Favre had a week-long coming-out-of-retirement dalliance with which NFC team? | ||
| Lions | |||
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Vikings | ||
| Cowboys | |||
| 49ers | |||
| 6. | NFL knuckleheads Biren Ealy and Kolomona Kapanui were arrested this week on three chargers, including lewd conduct. For which team does the dynamic duo play? | ||
| Giants | |||
| Broncos | |||
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Saints | ||
| Chargers | |||
| 7. | Womens' tennis item #1 (yes, there will be another one): "Quite frankly, I'm the best in the world," Serena Williams stated, apparently disparaging the woman currently ranked number one in the world. Who is it? | ||
| Maria Sharapova | |||
| Svetlana Kuznetsova | |||
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Dinara Safina | ||
| Venus Williams | |||
| 8. | Women's tennis item #2: The nutso father of which player countered his daughter's allegations of abuse by saying that if she did not withdraw the claims, he would try to kill the Australian ambassador with a grenade: | ||
| Jelena Jankovic | |||
| Ana Ivanovic | |||
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Jelena Dokic | ||
| Elena Dementieva | |||
| 9. | Which colorful baseball player's mother has been arrested for selling meth? | ||
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Joba Chamberlain | ||
| Bobby Jenks | |||
| Jimmy Rollins | |||
| Milton Bradley | |||
| 10. | Finally realizing the importance of scoring runs in winning games, which team suffered through a 22-inning scoring drought? | ||
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Cleveland Indians | ||
| Minnesota Twins | |||
| San Diego Padres | |||
| Florida Marlins | |||
| 11. | For a different type of streak, the Red Sox set a MLB mark by scoring how many runs to lead off an inning before getting an out? | ||
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12 | ||
| 15 | |||
| 20 | |||
| 18 | |||
| 12. | What did the scoreboard read at the end of play in Tuesday night's game between the Nationals and Astros? | ||
| 22-1 | |||
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10-10, 11th inning | ||
| 13-5, 10th inning | |||
| 16-15, 15th inning | |||
| 13. | Allegations of point shaving are swirling around which university's basketball program? | ||
| Western Kentucky | |||
| Akron | |||
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Toledo | ||
| George Washington | |||
| 14. | Alex Rodriguez finally returned to baseball on Friday night. The first pitch he saw: | ||
| Was an intentional ball | |||
| Hit him | |||
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Ended up being a 3-run homer | ||
| Was smacked for an inside-the-park home run | |||
| 15. | Witness the ascension of A.J. Hinch, who took over as manager for this team, having fired its head honcho this week: | ||
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Arizona Diamondbacks | ||
| Chicago White Sox | |||
| Seattle Mariners | |||
| Texas Rangers | |||
| 16. | Which sports team's home venue will be renamed LandShark Stadium for one season? | ||
| Florida Marlins | |||
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Miami Dolphins | ||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||
| San Jose Sharks | |||
| 17. | Which of the following was not an item on the resume of basketball coach Chuck Daly, who died this week? | ||
| Member of the Basketball Hall of Fame | |||
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Coach of the first two Olympic Dream Teams | ||
| Coach of two-time NBA champion Detroit Pistons | |||
| Coached collegiately at BC and Penn | |||
| 18. | Which NHL hockey team saw its run of overtime playoff losses reach 7 this week? | ||
| Boston Bruins | |||
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Washington Capitals | ||
| Anaheim Ducks | |||
| Carolina Hurricanes | |||
| 19. | Which NASCAR figure became the first driver to be busted for failing a drug test under the league's new policy? | ||
| Mark Martin | |||
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Jeremy Mayfield | ||
| Greg Biffle | |||
| Brian Vickers | |||
| 20. | Sports Illustrated quoted NFL quarterback, speaking on on the Lions drafting Matthew Stafford: "I'm waiting for somebody to break that NFL rookie record for interceptions I set back in '98"? | ||
| Matt Hasselbeck | |||
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Peyton Manning | ||
| Jake Delhomme | |||
| Jon Kitna | |||
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