Jake Cronenworth is one of the toughest players around and he proved it again when he was hit by a pitch on the chin and stayed in the game. The Padres second baseman has been hit by a pitch 65 times in his career which is a franchise record, and that leads us to our next TWIST question.
Who holds the modern-era (1901–present) MLB record for being hit by a pitch with 285 HBPs?
Rory McIlroy won the Masters for the second straight year to become just the fourth golfer to win iback-to-back Masters. Tiger Woods was the last before McIlroy accomplished the feat.
Who was the first golfer to win back-to-back Masters?
Rory McIlroy also won his 6th major championship which ties a modern record for a European golfer.
Who did Rory McIlroy tie for most major championships by a European golfer with 6? Hint: He’s on the short list of just four golfers to win back-to-back Masters.
LeBron James set another NBA record for total wins in the regular season and playoffs with 1,229, passing Kareem Abdul Jabbar. Third on the list is Tim Duncan with 1,158.
Who held the NBA record for most career wins before Kareem Abdul Jabbar?
Which MLB umpire continues to make bad calls and in many ways is the poster boy for bad umpiring?
LeBron James has now played in more NBA regular season games than anyone in history, breaking the record of 1.611 set by _________.
The USA men’s hockey team visited President Trump at the White House, and later on during the State of the Union, Trump introduced the team and they were greeted by chants of “U.S.A.! U.S.A.!” after their overtime victory over Canada on Sunday.
Time to play Fill in the Blank.
Trump announced during the speech that he was he awarding USA hockey player ______________ with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.
Brady Tkachuk
Matthew Tkachuk
Connor Hellebuyck
Jack Hughes
Hugh Jackman
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Michael Jordan isn’t just a basketball champion – his race car team with driver Tyler Reddick captured this year’s Daytona 500 – the most storied race on the NASCAR calendar.
Reddick entered the final lap in fourth place and only led the race for one lap – the last one. Here’s video of Michael Jordan celebrating after the wild finish.
Jordan’s team is called 23XI (pronounced twenty-three eleven) – the 23 is for Jordan’s number that he wore during his iconic career. The XI is for the number 11 car that his partner has used during his great racing career, and that leads us to our question. Who is Michael Jordan’s co-owner and partner in 22XI Racing?
No list on this one but here’s a huge hint: He still races for Joe Gibbs Racing and is a three-time Daytona 500 champion (2016, 2019, 2020).
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(more…)The Wildcats of Kansas parted ways with their head basketball coach after posting just one win in the Big 12 this season, and despite signing a contract extension through the 2029-30 season with over $18 million remaining on that deal.
Time for the name game. Who was the coach that was just fired by Kansas State?
I saw an advertisement on Valentine’s Day for a popular gift – the tennis bracelet – and that leads us to our next question.
Which tennis player is responsible for the “eternity” bracelet and “diamond line”bracelet being renamed to “tennis bracelet?”
Tracy Austin
Billie Jean King
Martina Navratilova
Evonne Goolagong
Chris Evert
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