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1.	The unpredictability of the 2009 golf majors went to 11 this weekend as Y.E. Yang beat Tiger Woods to win the PGA Championship. From which country does Mr. Yang hail?
		USA
		South Korea
		China
		Taiwan

2.	The PGA was played at Hazeltine, which is located in which state?
		Colorado
		Texas
		New Hampshire
		Minnesota

3.	It was an odd week for Woods, to say the least. Prior to the PGA, conflicting reports stated that Tiger either would or wouldn't be fined for criticizing officials for putting _________ on the clock at the Bridgestone Invitational:
		Padraig Harrington
		Stewart Cink
		Lucas Glover
		Corey Pavin

4.	Gina Carano, the face of women's mixed martial arts, lost to Cris "Cyborg" Santos on Saturday night, when she:
		Could not answer the bell for the fifth round
		Was knocked out at the end of the first round
		Was DQ'ed for using an illegal hold
		Submitted to a chokehold just seconds into the fight

5.	What NBA star was posterized by Kentucky recruit John Wall when the incoming frosh dunked on him during a practice game this week?
		Gilbert Arenas
		Amar'e Stoudemire
		Kevin Garnett
		Jerry Stackhouse

6.	On Monday, the Rockies' Troy Tulowitzski hit for the cycle. Later in the week, a man named Pie (mmmmm, Pie!), playing for this team, duplicated the feat:
		Rangers
		Marlins
		Orioles
		Nationals

7.	Returning from semi-retirement, which female tennis player won her first match after a 28 month layoff when she defeated Marion Bartoli at the historic Cincinnati Open?
		Justine Henin
		Kim Clijsters
		Steffi Graf
		Martina Hingis

8.	A Tank McNamara strip depicting former VP Dick Cheney ordering a hit on Michael Vick lead this major US newspaper to pull the comic:
		Washington Post
		LA Times
		NY Times
		Miami Herald

9.	Eunice Kennedy Shriver died this week. What impact did she have on the sports world?
		She was the original owner of the New England Patriots
		She founded the Special Olympics
		She was the longtime head of the US Olympic Committee
		She encouraged her brother to institute the Presidential Physical Fitness program

10.	As the sports calendar continues its slow crawl through August, Sports Illustrated has released its Top 20 college football poll. Which of the following did not make the list?
		USC
		Alabama
		Notre Dame
		Oregon State

11.	*College basketball coaches not* embroiled in a sex-and-money scandal, take a step forward. Not so fast, Rick Pitino. Which especially odd detail emerged from the Pitino story during the week?**
		Karen Sypher claimed that Pitino paid her current husband to marry her
		Part of the extortion package Sypher sought was season tickets to Kentucky basketball
		To keep Sypher quiet, Pitino agreed to take care of her 6 cats on weekends
		She forced Pitino to sign her nephew to a letter of intent

12.	Kevin Youkilis and Rick Porcello have both been sent to their rooms to think about what they've done. Add the total number of games the two were suspended, and you get:
		16
		10
		20
		8

13.	NFL head honcho Roger Goodell decreed that the length of Donte' Stallworth's suspension will be:
		Just the preseason
		Eight games
		Ten games
		The entire season

14.	Adrian Beltre will miss some time on the DL, but at least it's not for something totally embarrassing. Choosing not to wear the prescribed protective equipment, Mr. Beltre suffered an injury to part of his:
		Head
		Elbow
		Knee
		Manhood

15.	Madden 10 is upon us. Which pair of offensive and defensive stars embolden the cover?
		Matt Cassel and Ray Lewis
		Larry Fitzgerald and Troy Polamalu
		Brandon Marshall and James Harrison
		Peyton Manning and Bob Sanders

16.	Tom Brady looked none to shabby in his first preseason game. What was his stat line?
		10/15, 100 yds, 2 TD 1 INT
		16/21, 256 yds, 3 TD
		8/10, 167 yds, 2 TD
		11/13, 200 yds, 1 TD

17.	Whatever the opposite of "none too shabby" was exactly how Kyle Orton looked in his Denver debut, as he:
		Fumbled twice in his only two series
		Completed only 2 of his 21 passes
		Threw an interception in each of his first three series
		Was sacked for a combined 67 yards

18.	US soccer star Landon Donovan had a bad week. Not only did his American squad lose to arch-rival Mexico, but Landon:
		Was relieved of his captaincy on the US team
		Disclosed he had the swine flew
		Was asked by fans to autograph pictures of David Beckham at his LA Galaxy game
		Was mugged on the way to the Mexico City airport

19.	Having signed with the Philadelphia Eagles, Michael Vick appeared on this show to demonstrate some level of remorse:
		The Sports Reporters
		Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
		60 Minutes
		The Best Damned Sports Show

20.	Michael Phelps has run afoul of The Man yet again. Maryland policed recently cited Phelps for:
		Leaving the scene of an accident
		Driving with an invalid license
		Failing to stop for a school bus
		Driving with dangerously under-inflated tires

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