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1.	Which of the following was not true of the historic Roddick/Federer match at Wimbledon on Sunday?
		It ran more than 4 hours long
		It ended with Federer winning his record 15th major
		It was the third straight men's final to go 5 sets
		The final score in the marathon 5th set was 10-8

2.	"Gentleman" Rasheed Wallace will be wearing uniforms of these colors for the upcoming NBA season:
		Red and white
		Teal and black
		Green and white
		Blue and white

3.	Bernie Ecclestone, who runs this racing body, came under fire for making allusions to Hitler in comments concerning economics:
		NASCAR
		Madras Motor Sports Club
		Formula One
		Canyonero Racing Concern

4.	What is the name of the family that will pony up $900 million to buy the Chicago Cubs?
		Miller
		Carton
		Ricketts
		Enderhoff

5.	If you are a fan of this MLB team, you were undoubtedly crying in your beer as you watched guys get smoked by a score of 22-1 on Monday night:
		Reds
		Marlins
		Rangers
		Astros

6.	As Lefty's wife recovers from breast cancer, which other relative of Phil Mickelson's has been diagnosed with the disease?
		His sister
		His mother
		His siter-in-law
		His aunt

7.	Which of the following players did not garner enough fan acclaim to be named a starter for the All-Star game?
		Kevin Youkilis
		Albert Pujols
		Hanley Ramirez
		Derek Jeter

8.	City funds will provide the $10,001 awarded to a fan ejected for trying to use the restroom during the playing of "God Bless America" at a home game for which team?
		Nationals
		Braves
		Yankees
		Cardinals

9.	The Maple Leafs successfully courted ballyhooed Swedish goalie Jonas Gustavsson. What is the nickname of Toronto's prized free agent?
		Gus
		The Monster
		Blackout
		The Right Foot

10.	Which former Olympic figure skater was nailed as part of a meth ring bust?
		Tara Lipinski
		Nicole Bobek
		Tonya Harding
		Sarah Hughes

11.	Police determined the cause of death in the Steve McNair case was:
		Double homicide
		Accidental homicide
		Murder/suicide
		Still undetermined

12.	"Quoteless" Joe Sakic retired this week. Sakic stands eighth on the NHL all-time points list, having played for Quebec/Colorado, and which other NHL franchise?
		Anaheim
		Edmonton
		St. Louis
		None

13.	The NBA player most closely associated with which of the following hairstyles signed a 5 year contract extension with his current team this week?





14.	Which once prolific hitter took a reprieve from his general offensive suckiness of late with a 3-homer game on Wednesday night?
		Josh Hamilton
		Adrian Beltre
		Jeff Francoeur
		Andruw Jones

15.	A bit of a PR brouhaha developed this week when footage taken at a skills camp showing Xavier University's Jordan Crawford dunnking over a prominent NBA star was confiscated by Nike officials. What baller was posterized, though we'll never see the film to prove it?
		Carmelo Anthony
		Kevin Garnett
		Kobe Bryant
		LeBron James

16.	Which collegiate football squad will depart with tradition and have the three letters by which the school is best known appear on its jerseys for the first time this year?
		USC
		LSU
		Cal
		OSU

17.	Which team suffered through a streak of 23 scoreless innings, and 29 innings without an extra base hit this week?
		Padres
		Mets
		Marlins
		Twins

18.	The main source of controversy coming out of this week's USA Swimming National Championships stemmed from:
		Malfunctioning timing devices
		New high-tech suits
		The absence of some of the sports major names
		Accusations of drug usage

19.	Thursday night saw the conclusion of a MLB game begun 65 days earlier between which two clubs?
		Nationals and Astros
		Phillies and Dodgers
		Marlins and Rockies
		Cardinals and Brewers

20.	Something happened at the running of the bulls this week in Pamplona that hasn't happened for 15 years. What?
		The event was cancelled due to weather
		A runner was gored to death
		Cows were allowed to run alongside the bulls
		The course coincided with a portion of a Spanish leg of the Tour de France

21.	Which pair of Miracle Mets are on the cover of Sports Illustrated's Where Are They Now? issue?
		Jerry Koosman & Tug McGraw
		Gary Gentry & Gil Hodges
		Tommie Agee & Art Shamsky
		Nolan Ryan & Tom Seaver

22.	The Braves and Mets pulled off a trade this week, in which Jeff Francoeur was sent to New York in exchange for a player with this dwelling-based name:
		Tower
		House
		Church
		Parlor

23.	Saturday saw Alex Rodriguez hit a home run to move him up to #10 on the all-time list. Who did he bump down a notch?
		Frank Robinson
		Jimmie Foxx
		Reggie Jackson
		Rafael Palmeiro

24.	Saturday night's UFC event was which milestone number?
		75
		150
		100
		50

25.	The no-hitter thrown this week occurred in a contest between rivals in which division?
		AL East
		NL Central
		AL West
		NL West