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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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Artie Lange | ||
| 6. | Which NHL standout was revealed as the coverboy for 2K Sports NHL 2K10 game? | ||
| Sidney Crosby | |||
| Pavel Datsyuk | |||
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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? | ||
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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 | |||
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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? | ||
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2003 | ||
| 1999 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2002 | |||
| 10. | Monday was the 20 year anniversary of which classics sports movie? | ||
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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? | ||
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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 | |||
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-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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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) | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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? | ||
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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 | |||
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Ryan Howard | ||
| 23. | A MLB player with which nickname set a career longevity mark this week? | ||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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Will not actually play in the tournament | ||
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