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SPORTS QUIZ

1. When was the last time the Angels missed the playoffs two seasons in a row before 2010-11?

2. Three times in the 1970s a pitcher set a new record for most saves in the A.L. Name two of the three.

3. In 2010, Auburn’s Cam Newton became the third player in NCAA Division I-A history to have at least 20 rushing TDs and 20 passing TDs in a season. Who were the first two?

4. Amar’e Stoudemire send a New York Knicks record in 2010 by scoring 30 or more points in eight straight games. Whose mark did he top?

5. Mats Sundin is the Maple Leafs’ all-time leader in goals and points. Who holds Toronto’s career mark for assists?

6. Who was the all-time leading scorer in North American Soccer League history?

7. How many perfect games did PBA bowler Don Carter have in sanctioned play?

Trivia Answers

1. It was 2000-01.

2. Minnesota’s Ron Perranoski (34 in 1970), Sparky Lyle of the New York Yankees (35 in ‘72), and Detroit’s John Hiller (38 in ‘73).

3. Florida’s Tim Tebow (2007) and Nevada’s Colin Kaepernick (2010).

4. Willie Naulls had a seven-game stretch in 1962.

5. Borje Salming, with 620 assists. Sundin had 567.

6. Giorgio Chinaglia (242 goals in 254 regular-season and playoff matches).

7. Thirteen.

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