First Round
The Off-season
1987 NFL Scab Team-Nicknames
Starting 5
Owner-Operator
200

In 1965 he came out "Smokin" in his first pro fight, a less-than-3-minute affair against Woody Goss in Philly

"Smokin" Joe Frasier

200

The winter-long discussions among baseball fans are known as this toasty "League"

Hot Stove

200

The Bungles & Clowns were based in this state

Ohio

200

Jalen Rose was a member of the 1991 Michigan recruiting class with this numeric nickname

The Fab Five

200

This country music hall of famer owned the California Angels from 1961 to 1997

Gene Autry

400

Even just shy of 40 in 1960, this longtime middle-weight was still "Sweet", taking out Tony Baldoni within 3 minutes

Sugar Ray Robinson

400
After the 1987 players' strike, the LA Rams were given this derogatory nickname although they were not doing the Wooly Bully.
Los Angeles Shams
400

In the 2015 title-clinching Game 6, the Warriors' starting 5 was Curry, Thompson, Green, Barnes and this Finals MVP

Andre Iguodala

400

A fan appreciation day where fans paid $25 to park & see a scrimmage was offered by this Washington NFL owner in 2006

Daniel Snyder

600

He made his "Bones" at UFC 159 with a round 1 TKO of Chael Sonnen

Jon "Bones" Jones

600

Gary Roberts, who won a Stanley Cup with this Canadian team in 1989, runs one of the more popular NHL Training programs

Calgary Flames

600

The scab name for Green Bay rhymed with their regular name & had nothing to do with computers

Hackers

600

In the 1987 Finals, the starting 5 for the Showtime Lakers was Johnson, Worthy, Abdul-Jabbar, Green, and this future Lakers coach.

Byron Scott

600

espn.com said this N.J. Generals owner, later a pres. candidate, "is widely blamed for the demise of the USFL"

Donald Trump

800

The time between July 1 & the signing date when NBA players & owners can negotiate but not blab about it is this "M" period

Moratorium

800

Steve Harvey of the L.A. Times kept the "Falcons" but changed the city name to this heartburn medicine

Mylanta

800

Michael Jordan made the starting 5 in all 8 games for the 1992 Dream Team, while these two players did not start in any (name one)

John Stockton and Christian Laettner

800

Video Clue

Arizona Dbags

1000

In the off-season of even-numbered years when there is no world cup, soccer players flock to these UEFA finals

UEFA Euros

1000

People called this AFC East team "Counterfeit"

Buffalo Bills

1000

This legendary basketball team began in Chicago in 1926 as the Savoy Big Five

Harlem Globetrotters

1000

This Kansas City (& later Oakland) A's owner let sheep graze beyond the outfield wall until a home run went baaaad

Charlie O. Finley