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Can you explain the Olympic sport Nordic combined?
How many baseballs are used in one game?
I know that the baseball parks that the Chicago Cubs (1914), Boston Red Sox (1912), Detroit Tigers (1912) and the New York Yankees (1923) play in were all built before 1930. What is the next oldest active ballpark?
Can you tell me which pitcher won a World Series game in three different decades?
In college football, what is the definition of a redshirt freshman and a true freshman?
What were the dimensions of the Polo Grounds in New York, especially the distance from home plate to the center-field wall?
Why is "K" used to score strikes in baseball?
I need to know the seven professional sports teams that have the same names, i.e. the Cardinals (NFL Arizona, MLB St. Louis), Rangers (NHL New York, MLB Texas), Giants (MLB San Francisco, NFL New York). What are the others?
I was browsing your pages on the Stanley Cup Champions, and had a few questions I really hoped you could answer:
Is it legal to steal first base?
Who belonged to the steel curtain? I only remember 3 out of 4 members.
My husband is a sports trivia enthusiast and wants to know who holds the all-time record for stolen bases by a catcher?
Who owns the Major League Baseball record for consecutive stolen bases in a single season?
Nolan Ryan and Bob Gibson supposedly struck out the same guy six years apart for both of their 3,000th strikeouts. Who was this guy?
I'm Looking for the total Life Time Strike Outs for Mark McGuire, Sammy Sosa, and Babe Ruth for use in 6th Grade Class room. I will use this information to show that even when you strike out or fail you can continue and be sucessful.
Could you tell me how many players there are in the National Football League, and what the league's average salary is?
I need to know if the World Series trophy has a name attached to it (like the Lombardi Trophy in football).
Has a player ever been named Most Valuable Player of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game more than once?
Our family is involved in the "sport" of fencing. We would like to be able to find news and info like national championship results about this sport on the web. Can you help us?
I recently saw a show about a Philadelphia Eagles player who had 17 sacks in one game against the Giants. His nickname was "Wild Man Williey" - can you tell me who this was?