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| 1. | Suggesting that Roger Goodell was failing to comprehend the price already paid by Michael Vick, which vocal NFL star proclaimed this week that "The commissioner needs to go sit in jail for 23 months"? | ||
| Brandon Marshall | |||
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Terrell Owens | ||
| Randy Moss | |||
| Chris Cooley | |||
| 2. | Which NBA star was the guest host of the WWE's Monday Night Raw? | ||
| Dwight Howard | |||
| Kevin Love | |||
| Steve Nash | |||
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Shaquille O'Neal | ||
| 3. | Playing Monday against the Brewers, a slugger for which team recorded two grand slams in the same game? | ||
| Astros | |||
| Reds | |||
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Nationals | ||
| Marlins | |||
| 4. | In the follow-up to his perfect game, Mark Buehrle started retiring Twins left and right, eventually reaching a record ________ outs in a row. | ||
| 37 | |||
| 52 | |||
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45 | ||
| 40 | |||
| 5. | Longtime NFL defensive guru Jim Johnson was called to the Great Training Room in the Sky this week. Johnson will be remembered best as the defensive coordinator for: | ||
| The Vikings | |||
| The Jets | |||
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The Eagles | ||
| The Chiefs | |||
| 6. | Which sideline legend did The Sporting News name as the greatest coach in history? | ||
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John Wooden | ||
| Bear Bryant | |||
| Joe Paterno | |||
| Bobby Knight | |||
| 7. | At the end of play on July 31st, which two MLB teams were the wild-cards for their respective leagues? | ||
| Rockies and Red Sox | |||
| Rockies and Rangers | |||
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Giants and Red Sox | ||
| Giants and Rangers | |||
| 8. | Red Sox fans were rocked this week with news of David Ortiz's positive PED test. What year was the incriminating test taken? | ||
| 2004 | |||
| 2005 | |||
| 2007 | |||
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2003 | ||
| 9. | One of Ortiz's teammates from that 2003 Red Sox team was also on the list of guys who tested positive for PEDs. Who was it? | ||
| Nomar Garciaparra | |||
| Pedro Martinez | |||
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|
Manny Ramirez | ||
| Jason Varitek | |||
| 10. | Michael Phelps became the first swimmer to ever break the 50 second barrier in this event: | ||
| 100-meter backstroke | |||
| 100-meter breaststroke | |||
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100-meter butterfly | ||
| 100-meter freestyle | |||
| 11. | Which of the following football players did not discuss their retirement/un-retirement in some fashion? | ||
| Brett Favre | |||
| Derrick Mason | |||
| Kenechi Udeze | |||
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Kurt Warner | ||
| 12. | Roy Halladay might not have been traded this week, but a whole bunch of guys in Major League Baseball did find themselves on new teams. Which of the following did *not* happen? | ||
| Adam Laroche was traded to the Braves (who had previously traded him themselves in 2007) | |||
| Last year's AL Cy Young winner Cliff Lee was traded to the Phillies | |||
| Victor Martinez was traded to the Red Sox | |||
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Scott Rolen was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| 13. | Among the various MLB trade deadline deals, the most curious involved the Chicago White Sox. Which player did they acquire two months after he had rejected a trade to them? | ||
| Orlando Cabrera | |||
| Adrian Gonzalez | |||
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Jake Peavy | ||
| Jarrod Washburn | |||
| 14. | Michelle Kwan announced that she would not compete in the Vancouver Winter Olympics because she plans to do what instead? | ||
| Become a mother | |||
| Become the official Olympics analyst for NBC | |||
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Pursue a Masters degree at Tufts University | ||
| Take a job as an attorney in San Diego | |||
| 15. | Tiger Woods shot a 63 on Friday. How many strokes over/under par was he after the first five holes in this round? | ||
| +2 | |||
| Even par | |||
| -3 | |||
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-6 | ||
| 16. | There have been a lot of rumors that Michael Vick would sign with the New England Patriots. Which person involved with the team officially denied those rumors this weekend? | ||
| Head Coach Bill Belichick | |||
| QB Tom Brady | |||
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Owner Robert Kraft | ||
| Ex-Patriots GM Scott Pioli | |||
| 17. | The University of Hawaii's head football coach Greg McMackin was suspended for 30 days for a series of slurs against this group: | ||
| African-Americans | |||
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Homosexuals | ||
| Notre Dame Fans | |||
| Samoans | |||
| 18. | Brian Urlacher made headlines when he disparaged this active/former Chicago Bear by describing him as a pussy cat (minus the cat part). | ||
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Jay Cutler | ||
| Mike Ditka | |||
| Devon Hester | |||
| Mike Singletary | |||
| 19. | Including subsequent apologies, how many New York Mets press conferences were required to fire former front office executive Tony Bernazard? | ||
| 2 | |||
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3 | ||
| 5 | |||
| 6 | |||
| 20. | Light up the Brett Favretirement signal! This Minnesota Vikings QB celebrated his ascension to QB 1 by spraining his MCL. | ||
| Brooks Bollinger | |||
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|
Tavaris Jackson | ||
| Sage Rosenfels | |||
| Does it really matter who the QB is? Adrian Peterson is still there. | |||
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