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1.	The Philadelphia Sixers announced the hiring of Eddie Jordan this week. Mr. Jordan had guided which other NBA team through part of the 2008-09 season?
		Washington Wizards
		Portland Trailblazers
		Golden State Warriors
		Phoenix Suns

2.	From the Department of Odd Promotions Department, the Marlins will give patrons four game tickets if they can provide proof:
		Of being registered in the armed forces
		That they have caught a marlin while deep-sea fishing
		That they actually attended a Marlins game in the last year
		Of unemployment

3.	As the WNBA season gets underway, the Phoenix Mercury became the first team in the league to:
		Start the season without having signed their #1 draft pick
		Wear corporate logos on their jerseys
		Score fewer than 50 points in their season debut game
		Feature a team calendar with team members posing in their underwear

4.	Which two school's teams met in the finals of the NCAA Division I Softball championship?
		Arizona & Cal
		Georgia & Boston College
		Washington & Florida
		Kansas State & Texas

5.	Sports Illustrated's SI.com ranked the best NFL teams of the decade this week. Which did not place in the top 5?
		New England Patriots
		Seattle Seahawks
		New York Giants
		Pittsburgh Steelers

6.	Indy car poster girl Danica Patrick made news this week with her controversial comments about:
		Same sex marriage
		Sports gambling
		Use of performance enhancing drugs
		The public perception of women in sports

7.	This NFL team has the fastest-growing value over the last three years, according to Forbes magazine (yeah, we were really surprised at this, too):
		Atlanta Falcons
		Arizona Cardinals
		Miami Dolphins
		New Orleans Saints

8.	Workers began demolition of old Tiger Stadium on Friday. What was the catch?
		A Tigers old-timers game was scheduled to be played there over the weekend
		A judge ordered work to stop hours later
		A movie was filming there later in the day
		The work crew reported to and started demolition work at Comerica Park

9.	His promising season having gone down in flames in the Easter Conference finals, LeBron had a benign growth removed from his _______ this week:
		Mouth
		Knee
		Kidney
		Larynx

10.	Paying for said operation will be slightly more difficult for LeBron, who was fined this amount for ditching the mandated post-game media gathering:
		$100,000
		$50,000
		$25,000
		$10,000

11.	How many games did the Yankees go without committing an error, before the streak came to an end Tuesday night against Texas?
		10
		23
		18
		30

12.	Which school unveiled these new uniforms this week which will all but guarantee its players will blend in to its signature home field playing surface?
		Air Force
		Hawaii
		Nevada
		Boise State

13.	Standout NFL safety Rodney Harrison retired this week and will join which network's football broadcast team?
		ESPN
		NBC
		CBS
		NFL

14.	Joining Harrison on the broadcast team wiil be this retired coach:
		Mike Shannahan
		Sam Wyche
		Dan Reeves
		Tony Dungy

15.	How was this anything but completely irresponsible on the part of the kid's coaches? Warroad (Minn.) High School senior Lars Anderson threw this jaw-dropping number of pitches in a 13-inning victory this week:
		110
		150
		201
		178

16.	The US Men's soccer team was pummeled by Costa Rica 3-1 this week. Soccer enthusiasts could tell you this was hardly a surprise, as the US traditionally has done poorly at the Costa Rica national stadium, nicknamed this:
		The Death Bowl
		The Valley of Lost Souls
		The Purple Monster
		The Cauldron

17.	Seeking unfettered access to game statistics to fuel its fantasy sports enterprises, Yahoo! has sued this sports agency:
		PGA
		NBA Players Association
		NFL Players Association
		MLB

18.	What percentage of the women's singles semifinalists in the French Open were Russian?
		0%
		25%
		50%
		75%

19.	Sunday's win at Roland Garros was Roger Federerer's _____ Grand Slam title overall, but only his ______ at the French:
		10th / 1st
		23rd / 2nd
		19th / 2nd
		14th / 1st

20.	With Randy Johnson finally getting his 300th win this week, which active pitcher is now closest to this milestone?
		Andy Pettitte
		John Smoltz
		Brad Penny
		Jamie Moyer

21.	Meanwhile, the Atlanta Braves incurred a ton of bad publicity in the way they released a long-time pitcher, who has this many wins:
		340
		305
		319
		312

22.	Suspicions that two of its players have swine flu - yes, swine flu - have dogged this snakebit team during the last several days
		Rockies
		Marlins
		Mets
		Giants

23.	Add up numbers representing Mine That Bird's finishes in the Triple Crown races, and you get this number:
		3
		6
		4
		8

24.	By taking two out of three at Fenway over the weekend, the Rangers won their first series in Boston since:
		1967
		2007
		1997
		1987

25.	The pitcher who was the first to win 10 games this season wears this logo on his cap: