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1. If you wanted to treat yourself to overexposed, egomaniac nutjobs, you probably turned into this network Monday to see the premiere of The T.O. Show:
VH1
ESPN
Spike
Lifetime
 
2. Hershel McGriff made news by finishing 13th in a NASCAR-sanctioned race, becoming the oldest driver to do so. How old is Mr. McGriff?
95
63
57
81
 
3. The US David Beckham Experiment continues to tank, as during the LA Galaxy match against AC Milan, Becks made news by mixing it up with:
A player on the opposing team
A fan in the stands
An official
The opposing team's coach
 
4. Which former NBA star finds himself in dire financial straits, as evidenced by his court appearance over a $800K casino debt?
Shawn Kemp
Antoine Walker
Fat Lever
Larry Johnson
 
5. The most sensational story of the week was the rape allegations made against Ben Roethlisberger. In which state did the July 2008 incident allegedly take place?
Florida
Texas
Nevada
Pennsylvania
 
6. Which former NCAA basketball star sued the NCAA over the use of his, and other athlete's, images?
Cameron Dollar
Isaiah Rider
Ed O'Bannon
Donyell Marshall
 
7. A post-All-Star game tailspin has dropped the Red Sox from atop the AL East. Having lost Tuesday night to the Rangers, Boston no longer lead the division for the first time since what date?
June 9
April 27
April 15
June 1
 
8. Several media outlets reported that MMA fighter Kimo Leopoldo had died this week. That's great, except that:
He's been dead for six months
No MMA organization has a Kimo Leopoldo listed on their roster
Those reporter's watches had all stopped
Kimo appeared a few days later to state that his status had been upgraded to "alive"
 
9. Fallout from the Erin Andrews nude video situation this week, as ESPN banned employees from which newspaper from its networks, as the publication published screen shots of the video?
USA Today
Miami Herald
Dallas Morning News
New York Post
 
10. Manny Ramirez celebrated his bobblehead night by:
Collecting 6 hits
Hitting a pinch grand slam
Throwing out two runners at the plate from the outfield
Going 0-5
 
11. All of which team's 27 hitters were retired in order in Mark Buehrle's perfect game this week?
Kansas City
Tampa Bay
Texas
Seattle
 
12. Alberto Contador, who hails from this country, won the 2009 Tour de France:
Portugal
Spain
Mexico
Chile
 
13. Contador's winning margin was between:
One and two minutes
Two and three minutes
Four and five minutes
Six and seven minutes
 
14. Contador's teammate and 7-time tour champion Lance Armstrong finished in what place?
8th
2nd
5th
3rd
 
15. LeBron James has had a few poor weeks in the PR department. This week, not only was the confiscated footage of him being dunked on finally aired, but:
He was dropped by his agent
He admitted to using pot in high school
He made disparaging comments about single mothers
He was pulled over on suspicion of DUI
 
16. Which country spanked the US 5-0 in the Gold Cup soccer football soccer finals on Sunday?
Mexico
Costa Rica
Cuba
Argentina
 
17. A trade forced Matt Holliday to undergo a wardrobe change. Instead of the yellow and green of Oakland, for the rest of the season, Matt will be wearing:
The blue and white of Toronto
The red and white of St. Louis
The red and blue of Philadelphia
The orange and black of Baltimore
 
18. Having brought Gloria Estefan into its ownership circle a few weeks ago, the Miami Dolphins welcomes as partial owner which other music star this week?
Marc Anthony
Shakira
Jon Secada
Ricky Martin
 
19. Along with the caption "Man of Many Missions," which athlete is featured on the cover of this week's Sports Illustrated?
Kurt Warner
Tim Tebow
Reggie Bush
Tony Stewart
 
20. Tim Tebow, who may or may not have been the answer to the previous question1, but the Florida quarterback was left off one ballot for the All-SEC team. Which coach explained that he inadvertently (?) left Tebow off?
Steve Spurrier
Nick Saban
Les Miles
Bobby Petrino
1Spoiler: he was!
 
21. Playing at the Canadian Open, the PGA's Mark Calcavecchia recorded which impressive feat this week?
Aced two consecutive holes
Finished at -27
Recorded 9 consecutive birdies
Fired 3 eagles
 
22. The NBA, NCAA, NHL and MLB have joined in a massive legal dogpile, suing which state over the issue of sports betting?
Nevada
Colorado
Utah
Delaware
 
23. We were surprised to read that the WNBA All-Star game was held over the weekend. We were even more surprised to read that Swin Cash set the all-time All-Star game scoring mark with this many points:
39
58
22
14
 
24. Tampa Bay recorded its largest ever comeback Saturday, defeating the Blue Jays 10-9 in 12, in a game during which they trailed ________ in the 4th inning?
9-1
9-2
8-0
9-0
 
25. Which of the following was not enshrined into MLB's Hall of Fame on Sunday?
Rickey Henderson
Jim Race
Dave Winfield
Joe Gordon
 
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