Sports Quiz – July 15, 2017

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By Chris Richcreek

Questions

1. How many times has Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw led the majors in strikeouts for a season?
2. When was the last time a reliever won a Rookie of the Year award?
3. Six Division I college football players have recorded three seasons of at least 1,500 rushing yards. Name four of them.
4. Who was the first Harlem Globetrotter to be enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame?
5. How many times have the Columbus Blue Jackets reached the playoffs in the franchise’s 16 NHL seasons?
6. In 2016, Stanford won its second straight NCAA Division I men’s soccer title. Name the last school to win back-to-back titles.
7. Ohio State won its second straight NCAA men’s volleyball championship in 2017, becoming the third consecutive school to win back-to-back titles. Name the other two schools.

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1. Three times – 2011, 2013 and 2015.
2. Craig Kimbrel of the Atlanta Braves in 2011.
3. Tony Dorsett, Herschel Walker, Travis Prentice, Garrett Wolfe, LaMichael James and Donnel Pumphrey.
4. Marques Haynes was inducted in 1998.
5. Three times – the 2008-09, 2013-14 and 2016-17 seasons.
6. Indiana, in 2003-04.
7. California Irvine (2012-13) and Loyola Chicago (2014-15).

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