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1.	"Our sport is usually looked at as a brutal, savage sport... "I see it as a sweet science, a magical dance." Which pugilist remarked thusly upon his induction to the International Boxing Hall of Fame?
		Evander Holyfield
		Riddick Bowe
		Sugar Ray Leonard
		Lennox Lewis

2.	Heavyweight champ Wladimir Klitschko performed a magical dance all over the face of Ruslan Chagaev Friday night. How did the fight end?
		KO in 3
		TKO in 10
		KO in 7
		Majority decision

3.	Despite being thoroughly depantsed by the competition in the first two games, the US somehow managed to advance through group play in the Confederations Cup soccer tournament. Which was not an opponent in the same group as the US?
		Italy
		Brazil
		Saudi Arabia
		Egypt

4.	On which show did Brett Favre appear to announce his plans to play/retire?
		Outside the Lines
		Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
		Joe Buck Live
		Pardon the Interruption

5.	Joe Buck's show may or may not have been the answer to the previous question, but it made the news in another way this week. Which comedian's foul-mouthed tirade eclipsed anything else that might have happened on the show?
		Stephen Wright
		Lewis Black
		Bobcat Goldthwait
		Artie Lange

6.	Which NHL standout was revealed as the coverboy for 2K Sports NHL 2K10 game?
		Sidney Crosby
		Pavel Datsyuk
		Alexander Ovechkin
		Joe Thornton

7.	A week after Providence's Scottie Reynolds withdrew from the NBA draft, which other Big East notable announced he will return to school?
		Luke Harangody
		Jonny Flynn
		DeJuan Blair
		Arinze Onuaku

8.	Which controversial NFL wideout stated that he wanted a trade from his current team, going as far as to post a farewell message to fans on his blog?
		Chad Johnson
		Torry Holt
		Brandon Marshall
		Derrick Mason

9.	We were all shocked - SHOCKED - to learn that Sammy Sosa had tested positive to steroids. According to the report, Sosa's dirty test was dated from what year?
		2003
		1999
		2001
		2002

10.	Monday was the 20 year anniversary of which classics sports movie?
		Major League
		Tin Cup
		Rudy
		The Natural

11.	If you like waterlogged, unplayable courses, then Bethpage State Park, host of the 2009 US Open, was the place to be. In what state is Bethpage located?
		New York
		Massachusetts
		Maryland
		New Jersey

12.	Aside from the weather wrecking havoc on the schedule of play, the big story from the Open was Ricky Barnes, who set an Open record by recording what score at the end of 36 holes?
		-10
		-8
		-11
		-5

13.	For your weekly dose of WNBA news: Detroit Shock head coach Bill Laimbeer suddenly resigned his position on Monday. Which of Laimbeer's fellow Motor City Bad Boys teammates took over to lead the team?
		Joe Dumars
		Rick Mahorn
		John Salley
		Vinnie Johnson

14.	Some serious behind-the-scenes dealings netted Donte Stallworth this shockingly lenient sentence in his DUI manslaughter case?
		6 months in jail
		30 days in jail
		180 community service
		Suspended sentence

15.	Tuesday night saw Tampa end Colorado's franchise-best win streak. How many games had the Rockies won?
		10
		15
		9
		11

16.	The world first learned that this NBA Western Conference coach would not be returning for the following city through a player's Twitter:
		Portland's Nate McMillan
		Oklahoma City's Scott Brooks
		Memphis's Lionel Hollins
		Minnesota's Kevin McHale

17.	Sox tickets continue to be in demand, as Boston notched its _____th straight sellout at Fenway Park this week
		600
		450
		300
		500

18.	Sid got the cup, but Alex cleaned up on the awards. Which of the following did Alexander Ovechkin not win for the 2008-09 season?
		Hart Trophy (media MVP)
		Pearson Award (players' MVP)
		Lady Byng Trophy (sportsmanship award)
		Maurice Richard Tropy (goals leader)

19.	Amid taunts of "Ma always liked me best!" which interleague game Saturday featured a brother-against-brother starting pitcher matchup?
		Detroit vs Milwaukee
		Philadelphia vs Baltimore
		Dodgers vs Angels
		New York Yankees vs Florida

20.	Which team's closer had a rough weekend, blowing the save on Friday night and zinging a wild pitch which allowed in the winning run on Saturday?
		Angels
		Indians
		Mariners
		Rangers

21.	USC mens' basketball filled its coaching vacancy by bringing in the man who led which team on an interim basis in 2008?
		Arizona
		Utah
		Western Kentucky
		Colorado State

22.	Cal's record is seeming more and more untouchable, as this hitter missed a game this week, ending his consecutive games played streak at 343:
		Matt Holliday
		Garrett Anderson
		Curtis Granderson
		Ryan Howard

23.	A MLB player with which nickname set a career longevity mark this week?
		Pudge
		The Big Hurt
		The Big Unit
		Hourglass

24.	St. Louis's victory on Sunday gave Tony LaRussa this nice round number for his total career victories:
		1,500
		2,000
		2,500
		3,500

25.	The man announced as the No. 1 seed at Wimbledon:
		Is an American
		Will be attempting to break the all-time records for Grand Slams won
		Is Australian
		Will not actually play in the tournament

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