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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?
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USA
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South Korea
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China
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Taiwan
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The PGA was played at Hazeltine, which is located in which state?
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Colorado
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Texas
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New Hampshire
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Minnesota
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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:
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Padraig Harrington
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Stewart Cink
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Lucas Glover
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Corey Pavin
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Gina Carano, the face of women's mixed martial arts, lost to Cris "Cyborg" Santos on Saturday night, when she:
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Could not answer the bell for the fifth round
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Was knocked out at the end of the first round
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Was DQ'ed for using an illegal hold
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Submitted to a chokehold just seconds into the fight
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What NBA star was posterized by Kentucky recruit John Wall when the incoming frosh dunked on him during a practice game this week?
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Gilbert Arenas
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Amar'e Stoudemire
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Kevin Garnett
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Jerry Stackhouse
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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:
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Rangers
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Marlins
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Orioles
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Nationals
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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?
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Justine Henin
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Kim Clijsters
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Steffi Graf
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Martina Hingis
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A Tank McNamara strip depicting former VP Dick Cheney ordering a hit on Michael Vick lead this major US newspaper to pull the comic:
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Washington Post
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LA Times
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NY Times
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Miami Herald
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver died this week. What impact did she have on the sports world?
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She was the original owner of the New England Patriots
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She founded the Special Olympics
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She was the longtime head of the US Olympic Committee
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She encouraged her brother to institute the Presidential Physical Fitness program
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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?
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USC
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Alabama
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Notre Dame
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Oregon State
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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?
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Karen Sypher claimed that Pitino paid her current husband to marry her
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Part of the extortion package Sypher sought was season tickets to Kentucky basketball
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To keep Sypher quiet, Pitino agreed to take care of her 6 cats on weekends
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She forced Pitino to sign her nephew to a letter of intent
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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:
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16
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10
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20
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8
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NFL head honcho Roger Goodell decreed that the length of Donte' Stallworth's suspension will be:
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Just the preseason
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Eight games
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Ten games
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The entire season
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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:
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Head
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Elbow
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Knee
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Manhood
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Madden 10 is upon us. Which pair of offensive and defensive stars embolden the cover?
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Matt Cassel and Ray Lewis
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Larry Fitzgerald and Troy Polamalu
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Brandon Marshall and James Harrison
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Peyton Manning and Bob Sanders
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Tom Brady looked none to shabby in his first preseason game. What was his stat line?
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10/15, 100 yds, 2 TD 1 INT
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16/21, 256 yds, 3 TD
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8/10, 167 yds, 2 TD
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11/13, 200 yds, 1 TD
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Whatever the opposite of "none too shabby" was exactly how Kyle Orton looked in his Denver debut, as he:
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Fumbled twice in his only two series
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Completed only 2 of his 21 passes
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Threw an interception in each of his first three series
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Was sacked for a combined 67 yards
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US soccer star Landon Donovan had a bad week. Not only did his American squad lose to arch-rival Mexico, but Landon:
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Was relieved of his captaincy on the US team
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Disclosed he had the swine flew
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Was asked by fans to autograph pictures of David Beckham at his LA Galaxy game
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Was mugged on the way to the Mexico City airport
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Having signed with the Philadelphia Eagles, Michael Vick appeared on this show to demonstrate some level of remorse:
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The Sports Reporters
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Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
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60 Minutes
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The Best Damned Sports Show
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Michael Phelps has run afoul of The Man yet again. Maryland policed recently cited Phelps for:
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Leaving the scene of an accident
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Driving with an invalid license
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Failing to stop for a school bus
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Driving with dangerously under-inflated tires
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