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Have you been keeping current tabs on your favorite teams?

Test your knowledge on the latest headlines for college and professional teams.

Michigan players Trey Burke (right) and Tim Hardaway Jr. embrace on the court of the NCAA Final Four tournament Saturday, April 6, 2013. Who did they play against? (Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo)

Coaches were fired. March Madness crushed dreams. A tennis star made history once again.

Do you think you had a close eye on all the most recent sports stories? Take our quiz and see if you make the cut.

Question 1: The University of Michigan will play in the NCAA Men's Basketball Finals after defeating which team nicknamed after a popular type of juice?

Wichita State

Gonzaga

Syracuse

Louisville

That is the correct answer! The Michigan Wolverines beat the Syracuse Orange, 61-56.

Oops! Didn't slam dunk this one. But you can try again. Go for it!

Question 2: Which NBA team has won at least 50 times this season for the first time in 13 years?

New York Knicks

Miami Heat

Boston Celtics

Oklahoma City Thunder

That is the correct answer! The Knicks recently won 12 games in a row breaking their record of season wins in more than a dozen years.

Sorry! Wrong answer. You do, however, get another shot at it.

Question 3: Which famous tennis twin recently won the Family Circle Cup and who did she beat?

Venus Williams beat Jelena Jankovic

Serena Williams beat Virginie Razzano

Serena Williams beat Jelena Jankovic

Venus Williams beat Virgnie Razzano

That is the correct answer! Serena Williams defeated Jelena Jankovic to win her second consecutive Family Circle Cup title. Earlier on, she beat her sister Venus during a match for the title.

Ugh, twins are tricky. But take another swing at it!

Question 4: NFL player Brendon Ayanbadejo recently told The Baltimore Sun that four fellow football players are considering what?

Leaving the NFL

Coming out as gay

Joining the New York Giants

Speaking out to Congress about gun control

That is the correct answer! Ayanbadejo told The Sun this after denying a report from another newspaper that he had said he thought he was cut from the Baltimore Ravens because of his support for gay rights.

Not a touchdown this time, but give it another whirl!

Rutgers basketball ex-coach Mike Rice was recently fired for what reason?

Lying about the ages of the team's players

A sex scandal involving infidelity

Getting into a fist fight with UNC coach Roy Williams

Shoving, kicking and yelling gay slurs to players

That is the correct answer! Video clips showing Rice acting aggressively toward players recently released to the public prompted his firing and a scandal for the university.

This was all over the news. You really should've been paying attention. (Kidding, just try again ... no pressure!)