Colorful Sports
The area surrounding a golf hole; the average size on the pro tours is about 6,000 square feet
The Green
This league adopted a rule in 2020 that prevented teams from manipulating the game clock via dead-ball fouls
NFL
Early winners of this trophy include the Montreal Shamrocks, the Winnipeg Victorias & the Ottawa "Silver Seven"
Stanley Cup
He got his geography degree from the University of North Carolina in 1986--while leading the NBA in scoring with 37.1 points per game
Michael Jordan
"How to Find a Ballplayer" & "Anatomy of an Undervalued Pitcher" are chapters in this 2003 bestseller
Moneyball
Notorious nickname of the Chicago team that threw the 1919 World Series
Black Sox
In golf, the driver is referred to as this number wood
1
Robin Williams said this, England's national summer sport, "is basically baseball on Valium"
Cricket
After finishing online, this big sis of Serena stopped by Indiana University East to pick up her BS on the way to a nearby tennis tournament
Venus Williams
"Iron Ambition", by this heavyweight champ, is about his relationship with trainer Cus D'Amato
Mike Tyson
Hard Rock Stadium in Florida is home to the Miami Dolphins & this college bowl game
Orange Bowl
In college, this then-University of Texas star, was the first freshman named National Player of the Year. The 2nd overall pick in his year's draft, he is now on the NBA's Top 75 players of all time list.
Kevin Durant
This '70s tennis superstar said when she was 12, she knew she'd "spend the rest of (her) life fighting for equal rights"
Billie Jean King
MLB All-Star J.J. Putz, who shared a dorm at this school with Tom Brady, went back to finish his degree in 2010
Michigan
"Pistol: The Life of" this man calls him a "fresh-faced, sad-eyed wizard cradling a grainy, leather orb"
Pete Maravich
This cup awarded to the Canadian Football League champion was named for a governor general of Canada
Grey Cup
This British soccer club was truly fab in 2019, becoming the first English side to win the international treble of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
Liverpool
Mule ears, snake eyes & goal posts are nicknames for this split in bowling
7-10
When this former Carolina Panthers QB graduated from Auburn in 2015, he stayed off the stage to keep the focus on the other graduates
Cam Newton
George Plimpton takes out an insurance policy against death & dismemberment in Paper Lions, a 1966 book in which he attempts to play this sport at the professional level
Football
This NHL team was named by owner Sid Saloman Jr. after a song by the artist W.C. Handy.
St. Louis Blues
Honus Wagner signed a historic contract in 1905 that saw him endorse this baseball bat with a Kentucky city in its name
Louisville Slugger
Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski, past champions themselves, bring style as well as expertise to their commentary on this Olympic sport
Figure Skating
Before becoming one of the biggest actors in Hollywood and playing roles like Ruben Carter in The Hurricane and Coach Boone in Remember the Titans, he played basketball as a guard while earning a BA in drama and journalism from Fordham University
Denzel Washington
This best-selling book is also one of the highest-grossing sports films of all time; however, its main characters -- including a former NFL player -- have recently been in the news because of financial disputes and claims that this supposedly "true story" isn't actually all that true at all.
The Blind Side