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| 1. | Which of the following was not a MLB division leader at the end of June? | ||
| Boston | |||
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Texas | ||
| Milwaukee | |||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | |||
| 2. | Which of the following teams was in last place at the end of May, but wasn't in the cellar at the end of June? | ||
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Colorado | ||
| Baltimore | |||
| Oakland | |||
| Washington | |||
| 3. | Which NBA big man learned that he will miss the entire 2010-11 season, and perhaps more, because of a foot injury? | ||
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Yao Ming | ||
| Dwight Howard | |||
| Amare Stoudemire | |||
| Tim Duncan | |||
| 4. | Which NBA team gave its head coach of only one year his walking papers? | ||
| Philadelphia | |||
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Detroit | ||
| Golden State | |||
| Oklahoma City | |||
| 5. | The Yankees took a bold step in fortifying their roster for a post-season run, signing Eric "The Missing Piece" Hinske this week. Mr. Hinske had most recently played for which other team? | ||
| Baltimore | |||
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Pittsburgh | ||
| Houston | |||
| Florida | |||
| 6. | College newsmaker Lane Kiffin made news by offering one Evan Berry a scholarship to play football for the volunteers. What is the age of Mr. Berry? | ||
| 29 | |||
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13 | ||
| 10 | |||
| 15 | |||
| 7. | Which former tennis star threw down in Las Vegas last weekend, engaging in a catfight with a drunk woman who threw a drink at her? | ||
| Mary Pierce | |||
| Martina Hingis | |||
| Chris Evert | |||
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Anna Kournikova | ||
| 8. | Phil Jackson's brief dalliance with retirement ended this week. While Jackson waffled about whether or not to return, which noted college coach shot down rumors that he was a candidate for the Lakers job, stating he was "not going to the Lakers" and that he wouldn't leave his current school "until I leave coaching." | ||
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Mike Krzyzewski | ||
| Roy Williams | |||
| Jim Boeheim | |||
| John Calipari | |||
| 9. | Tiger Woods hosted the AT&T National this week. Fitting for a tournament held over the 4th of July holiday weekend, the event took place outside of which city? | ||
| New York City | |||
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Washington, DC | ||
| Philadelphia | |||
| Trenton | |||
| 10. | Tuesday saw the Orioles beat the Red Sox 11-10. Prior to mounting a historic comeback, the Os had trailed: | ||
| 8-3 | |||
| 9-2 | |||
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10-1 | ||
| 10-4 | |||
| 11. | Sports Illustrated published its Fortunate 50, a list of the highest-paid (combination of both salary and endorsements) athletes. Which of the following was not in the top 10? | ||
| Phil Mickelson | |||
| LeBron James | |||
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Tom Brady | ||
| Kobe Bryant | |||
| 12. | What happened on Monday at Wimbledon during the Dinara Safina/Amelie Mauresmo match? | ||
| Safina was defeated 6-0, 6-0 | |||
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The Centre Court roof was closed for the first time | ||
| A streaker interrupted play | |||
| Safina's temper was evident as she broke four different rackets | |||
| 13. | What percentage of the women's singles semifinalists at Wimbledon were neither Russian nor a Williams? | ||
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0% | ||
| 25% | |||
| 50% | |||
| 75% | |||
| 14. | Saturday saw Serena defeat Venus to win Wimbledon. Which of the following was not true of the match? | ||
| Serena last won Wimbledon six years ago | |||
| The game was a rematch of last year's final | |||
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Serena had never defeated Venus at Wimbledon before | ||
| The game was the fourth time the sisters had faced each other in the finals | |||
| 15. | On the men's side, the last American standing made it as far as: | ||
| The first round | |||
| The quarter finals | |||
| The semi finals | |||
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The finals | ||
| 16. | Which college basketball coach called the fairness of NCAA sanctions into question this week: "The penalty that the Alabama football team got, for instance; they have to forfeit games, ok? And they get probation for three years or whatever it is. That has nothing to do with what you're gonna do this year. You can go to bowl games, you can play on TV. When we got our sanctions in 1990 we could not play on live television, we could not to go to the NCAA tournament for two years, we lost three scholarships and we had to give back a ton of money." | ||
| Rick Pitino | |||
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Gary Williams | ||
| Mike Jarvis | |||
| Ben Howland | |||
| 17. | Which NFL wide receiver married his girlfriend, a former Playboy Playmate, at Hugh Heffner's mansion last weekend? | ||
| Steve Breaston | |||
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Hank Baskett | ||
| Donte Stallworth | |||
| Joey Galloway | |||
| 18. | A US District Court judge ordered NASCAR to lift the suspension of Jeremy Mayfield so the driver can return to racing. Mayfield had been suspended for which type of drug? | ||
| Marijuana | |||
| Steroids | |||
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Methamphetamines | ||
| Cocaine | |||
| 19. | The Lakers and Rockets essentially swapped players this week, with each team signing a free agent from the other. The Lakers made the most news by signing Ron Artest. Which former Laker will be wearing red and white? | ||
| Adam Morrison | |||
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Trevor Ariza | ||
| Andrew Bynum | |||
| Luke Walton | |||
| 20. | Hedo Turkoglu, free agent most recently of the runner-up Orlando Magic, was on the verge of singing with ___________, before breaking off talks and stating that he'd instead sign with Toronto. | ||
| Utah Jazz | |||
| Dallas Magic | |||
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Portland Trailblazers | ||
| Miami Heat | |||
| 21. | On Thursday, the NFL suspended a linebacker for four games without pay Thursday for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances. What team does the suspended player belong to? | ||
| New England Patriots | |||
| Miami Dolphins | |||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||
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New York Jets | ||
| 22. | Manny Ramirez returned from suspension on Friday. What were his stats in his first game back against the Padres? | ||
| 3-4 with a double and 2 RBI | |||
| 1-4 with a home run | |||
| 3 for 3 with 2 RBI, 2 walks and a stolen base | |||
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0-for-3 with a walk | ||
| 23. | The sports world was shocked by the news of the death of former NFL MVP Steve McNair. In which southeastern US city was McNair shot to death? | ||
| Birmingham | |||
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Nashville | ||
| Tallahassee | |||
| Memphis | |||
| 24. | How many hot dogs did Joey Chestnut put away to win his third consecutive hot dog eating championship? | ||
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68 | ||
| 75 | |||
| 42 | |||
| 59 | |||
| 25. | Tony Stewart won Saturday night's Coke Zero 400: | ||
| Under caution | |||
| By a full lap over the 2nd place finisher | |||
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By crashing into the race leader just yards from the finish line | ||
| In a photo finish | |||
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