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1. The #1 overall pick in the NBA Draft, Blake Griffin, will miss several weeks with a broken kneecap. (Owie.) Which forever cursed franchise will he eventually play for?
Los Angeles Clippers
Golden State Warriors
Oklahoma City Thunder
Memphis Grizzlies
 
2. Perhaps giving him more time to blog in the nude, this tight end is out for a few weeks after breaking his ankle during last week's Monday Night Football matchup:
Dallas Clark
Owen Daniels
Jeremy Shockey
Chris Cooley
 
3. With a 6-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Monday, which team was the last to notch a win in this NHL season?
Carolina
Toronto
Florida
Islanders
 
4. In this week's Athletes + Social Networking = Sports Quiz Fodder category, which running back was forced to apologize and was been suspended over Twitter entries that criticized his head coach and also used a gay slur?
Michael Turner
Fred Jackson
Larry Johnson
DeAngelo Williams
 
5. This team has banned signs at home games in order "to keep fans safe and their views unobstructed" and totally not so viewers don't see the outright hatred for their owner and criticism of the team's poor performance, no, of course not:
Rams
Titans
Redskins
Buccaneers
 
6. In his upcoming autobiography, tennis star Andre Agassi revealed that he used and tested positive for what drug during his career?
cocaine
methamphetamines
marijuana
prescription pain killers
 
7. Oh, and besides the drugs, Agassi had one other rather surprising revelation that was revealed in another excerpt revealed this week, what was it?
He didn't pick up a racket until age 15.
His long hair in the late 80's/early 90's? A wig.
He often used prize money to bet on himself to win.
There were still a few rules about tennis he never quite understood.
 
8. Mark Sanchez of the Jets pulled off a generous PR coup as he donated 500 of this item - the same item he was photographed eating on the sidelines during last Sunday's game - to a New Jersey soup kitchen:
Granola bars
Sandwiches
Hot dogs
Creme brulee
 
9. The Cleveland Indians, who had a forgettable 2009, hired to fill its manager post a man who had most recently lead this also-floundering team?
Orioles
Nationals
Royals
Pirates
 
10. Which of last season's NBA conference finalists was the last to win a game in the 2009-10 season?
Cleveland
Denver
Orlando
Los Angeles Lakers
 
11. College basketball is still a few weeks away from beginning, but we're starting to get psyched for the season. Which of the following was not ranked in the top 10 of the AP preseason poll?
Georgetown
Kansas
North Carolina
Villanova
 
12. The defenses were nowhere to be found on Saturday in a game between these two teams, which combined for combined 1,358 yards and 66 first downs.
East Carolina-Memphis
Missouri-Colorado
Southern Mississippi-Houston
Harvard-Dartmouth
 
13. In a occurrence incredible in terms of both achievement and timeliness, which member of the Spurs batted an invading live bat out of mid-air during a game on Halloween?
Tony Parker
Manu Ginobili
Antonion McDyess
Tim Duncan
 
14. An NFL team lost for the first time this season Sunday on the grounds of:
Invesco Field at Mile High
Giants Stadium
M&T Bank Stadium
Lucas Oil Stadium
 
15. The fortunes of the Yankees and Phillies were affected in Game 3 when umpires had to consult replay to determine whether or not a ball struck a:
Fan
Foul pole
Railing
Camera
 
16. Something happened at the New York City Marathon on Sunday...something that has not happened since 1982. What was it?
An American won the women's race
Co-winners were declared
An American won the men's race
The race was postponed due to weather
 
17. In a move that will surely bring consternation (or...relief?? somebody tell us if this is a good or bad thing!), the owners of which NHL franchise have agreed to see to the league:
Islanders
Avalanche
Coyotes
Kings
 
18. Ah, there's nothing like ACC football. Take a gander at the standings this week, and you'll find this team holding second place in the Coastal division:
Duke
Virginia Tech
Clemson
Virginia
 
19. Miami's Ted Ginn, Jr. did something on Sunday that hadn't happened since 1967. What was it?
Had a kickoff return for a touchdown of over 100 yards.
Returned two kickoffs for touchdown in the same quarter.
Scored a touchdown via rushing, receiving and returning.
Had more return yards than his team's offense did.
 
20. This NFL coach's on-field problems were compounded this week when he was accused by both a former wife and a former girlfriend of battery:
Eric Mangini
Jeff Fisher
Todd Haley
Tom Cable
 




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