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1. Sports Illustrated named as its Sportsman of the Year someone who wears:
Pinstripes
A horseshoe on his football helmet
A NASCAR get-up
Jockey silks
 
2. Which sport doled out a record fine of $82,000 to one of its major stars this week?
Women's tennis
Men's tennis
Women's golf
Professional bowling
 
3. To the surprise of no one, Charlie Weis was fired as the head coach of Notre Dame. He did raise some eyebrows, though, as he accused this rival coach of extramarital affairs on his way out the door:
Pat Fitzgerald
Bob Stoops
Pete Carroll
Dave Wannstedt
 
4. Fallen track star Marion Jones will reportedly attempt her post-drug scandal past comeback in which sport?
Golf
MMA
Swimming
Basketball
 
5. Which baseball announcer, the offender of many fans' ears, was booted by his network employer this week?
Chip Caray
Joe Buck
Tim McCarver
Michael Kay
 
6. Which NFL stud was busted for driving 109 mph, only to see one of his teammates cited a few days later for doing 104?
Wes Welker
Chris Cooley
Ed Reed
Adrian Peterson
 
7. Did the ACC continue its dominance in college basketball's Big 10-ACC Challenge?
Yes, the ACC won 6 games to 5
No, the Big 10 won 6 games to 5
No, the Big 10 won 8 games to 3
Who can say, the challenge didn't take place this year
 
8. In the aforementioned Big 10-ACC challenge, which ACC team blew a 23 point lead and lost its game?
Maryland
Virginia
Duke
Clemson
 
9. Little Alcorn State raced to a 4-0 lead against Kansas. When the Braves next scored, Kansas had posted ________ consecutive points
44
26
5
36
 
10. When Tiger Woods finally came "clean" about his eventful Thanksgiving weekend, which word was key in his carefully lawyered, PR-massaged statement?
Misdemeanors
Transgressions
Wrongdoings
Infractions
 
11. While most PGA pros voiced support for Tiger Woods as his dozen-plus alleged mistresses came forward, which golfer stated:"I really feel sorry for Elin -- since me and my wife were at fault for hooking her up with him. We probably thought he was a better guy than he is. I would probably need to apologize to her and hope she uses a driver next time instead of the three-iron."
Jesper Parnevik
Sergio Garcia
Ian Woosnam
David Duvall
 
12. The New Jersey Nets set the NBA futility record by losing its 18th straight game to begin the season against the:
Mavericks
Raptors
Timberwolves
Spurs
 
13. However, in game number 19, New Jersey got its first win of the season against:
Washington
Charlotte
Philadelphia
Miami
 
14. A Defenseman Behaving Badly on this NHL team went Texas Chainsaw Massacre on his own goalie, slashing the netminder's head with this stick following a goal:
Colorado
Florida
Montreal
Chicago
 
15. Which annual college football rivalry game played this week?
The Iron Bowl
The Backyard Brawl
The Civil War
The Apple Cup
 
16. A guy few too people have heard of named Dan LeFevour set a major college football record for combined touchdowns with his 147th score this week. LeFevour is the Big Man on which university's Campus?
Central Michigan
Air Force
Southern Illinois
Western Kentucky
 
17. As presented by the fetching Charlize Theron, the World Cup draws were announced on Friday. Which of the following is not named to the same group as the United States?
England
Algeria
Slovenia
Belgium
 
18. Which of the following FBS conferences did not have its championship played this week, and instead saw two of its ranked teams go down to unranked conference foes on Saturday?
Pac-10
Big 12
ACC
SEC
 
19. Ohio State's Evan Turner went up for a dunk against Eastern Michigan on Saturday. Which was great and all, but:
He was whistled for a technical for hanging on the rim
He landed on a teammate's ankle. Said ankle broke on impact
He scored in the wrong basket
He fell and broke 2 vertebrae in his back, sidelining him for 8 weeks
 
20. In more news of the basketball wounded, Greg Oden is likely out for the season after fracturing this bone on Saturday:
Right elbow
Left kneecap
Left heel
Collarbone
 
21. Quarterbacks in which of Sunday's NFL game threw for a combined 786 yards?
Indianapolis-Tennessee
Pittsburgh-Oakland
Washington-New Orleans
San Diego-Cleveland
 
22. The final number of undefeated FBS teams was:
Six
Two
Three
Five
 
23. Which of the following football schools will not have a coaching vacancy to fill on the offseason after two firings and a retirement?
Florida State
Washington
Virginia
Nortre Dame
 
24. After losing the SEC Championship to Alabama, Florida head coach Urban Meyer was treated at an area hospital for what ailment?
dehydration
shock
irregular heartbeat
a Tim Tebow-ectomy
 
25. Unbeaten Texas and Alabama will play in the Citi National Championship game. Which other bowl will feature two undefeated teams?
Rose
Orange
Fiesta
Sugar
 




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