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1.	It was a busy week and stuff so we'll start you out with something easy: Who admitted to using steroids during his playing days?
		Rafael Palmeiro
		Mark McGuire
		Sammy Sosa
		Jose Canseco

2.	Oh, and Lane Kiffin abruptly left Tennessee for the vacant coaching job at USC. Which of the following did not occur in the hours and days thereafter?
		UT hired something called a Derek Dooley to replace him.
		Tennseee students rioted, causing vandalism and starting bonfires
		Kiffin's Facebook page was removed after irate fans covered it in obscenities
		Urban Meyer ended his leave of absence at Florida

3.	Perhaps the who starred in this YouTube dance video should have spent more time working on his football skill rather than his dope moves, as his team lost over the weekend:
		Marion Barber
		LaDanian Tomlinson
		Ed Reed
		Early Doucet

4.	Meet your AP Defensive Player of the Year:
		Darren Sharper
		Darrelle Revis
		Charles Woodson
		Jared Allen

5.	This boxer, once a prominent part of a previous Wrestlemania, was the guest host on WWE's Monday Night Raw
		Manny Pacquiao
		Mike Tyson
		Lennox Lewis
		Floyd Mayweather

6.	Who retired this week as the NHL goaltender with the most victories to never hoist the Stanley Cup?
		Curtis Joseph
		Patrick Roy
		Ed Belfour
		Martin Brodeur

7.	It's not like beating North Carolina is anything unusual this year. Still, we'll note that this ACC school snapped a 10-game skid against the Tar Heels with a victory this week:
		Clemson
		North Carolina
		Florida State
		Boston College

8.	Only one of these players was unanimously voted to the All-Pro Team:
		Patrick Willis
		Chris Johnson
		Peyton Manning
		Shane Lechler

9.	In a moment we were all expecting the moment the draft lottery was over, #1 pick Blake Griffin is done for the season. He did not see a minute of regular season action playing for this team:
		Sacramento Kings
		Oklahoma City Thunder
		New Jersey Nets
		Los Angeles Clippers

10.	This team blew a 17 point lead and had to endure triple overtime to finally outlast pesky Minnesota on Wednesday:
		Memphis
		Houston
		Denver
		New York

11.	Lost in the playoff games, defensive end Gaines Adams died Sunday of cardiac arrest. Adams finished his 3rd NFL season as a member of this team:
		Tampa Bay
		Pittsburgh
		Carolina
		Chicago

12.	This was the only of the weekend's playoff games to be played outdoors:
		New York-San Diego
		Minnesota-Dallas
		Baltimore-Indianapolis
		New Orleans-Arizona

13.	A group of whom will be leaving the Dominican Republic, saying they fear for their safety after Jose Offerman, playing baseball in the winter league there, took a swing at one of them?
		baseball players
		fans
		umpires
		vendors

14.	This football player will appear with his mother in a 30 second spot during the Super Bowl in a commercial that will have nothing to do with football:
		Mark Ingram
		Tim Tebow
		Brett Favre
		Peyton Manning

15.	The losers of the 2nd round NFL playoff games this weekend managed to score a paltry _________ points among them:
		38
		25
		34
		13

16.	The NFL Coach of the Year is the boss of the guys who wear:
		Green and white
		Red and white
		Blue and white
		Orange and black

17.	So, what were the legal developments in the Gilbert Arenas case this week?
		No charges have been filed
		Arenas pled not guilty to a felony
		Arenas pled guilty to a misdemeanor
		Arenas plead guilty to a felony

18.	More than 100 baseball players filed for arbitration this week. Among them was this big-shot pitcher:
		Andy Petitte
		Chris Carpenter
		Josh Beckett
		Tim Lincecum

19.	During the week, this prolific scorer passed 20,000 career points:
		Dirk Nowitzki
		Kevin Garnett
		Allen Iverson
		Paul Pierce

20.	The Australian Open will have to proceed without this notable ranked woman, who was ousted in her first round match on Sunday:
		Maria Sharapova
		Dinara Safina
		Serena Williams
		Justine Henin