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Did Phil Niekro always throw a knuckleball?
During 24 big league seasons, Phil Niekro rode his knuckleball to 5,404 innings pitched – the most of any pitcher who started his career in the live ball era. But Niekro, who pitched for the Braves, Yankees, Indians and Blue…
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What were the Yankees first called?
In 1903, Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchased the franchise after it ceased operations and moved it to New York City, renaming the club the New York Highlanders. The Highlanders were officially renamed the New York Yankees in 1913. Also,…
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How many games are in the NFL season 2020?
For now, the 2020 NFL schedule features a complete slate of 17 weeks and 256 games. The league hopes to keep it that way despite the schedule-related challenges it will face as the coronavirus pandemic continues to cast a shadow…
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Has any NBA team won 4 0 in the finals?
In 1975, after compiling a 48–34 regular season record, the Golden State Warriors swept the Washington Bullets 4–0 in the 1975 NBA Finals. In 1976, the Phoenix Suns, after only eight years of existence as a franchise, overcame a losing…
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How much did Scottie Pippen get paid?
Pippen’s salary skyrocketed after the Bulls sent him to the Houston Rockets in a sign-and-trade deal. After his deal with the Rockets and a final two-year, $10 million stint with the Bulls, Pippen earned more than $109 million in salary…
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What is wrong with DeJong?
The negatives with DeJong are his 1st percentile average exit velocity (84.9 mph), and his 28th percentile hard hit rate (36.7%). His inability to consistently hit the ball hard is clearly a detriment. Part of the reason for this is…
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What rules did Shaq change?
He even changed one rule now popularized as “Hack -a-Shaq”, this change meant players couldn’t foul opposing players on purpose that didn’t have the ball in their hands during the last 2 minutes of the game or they would reward…
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Has there ever been a rookie in the All-Star Game?
3 players achieved MVP honors as rookies playing the All-Star Game, curiously in three consecutive editions: Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson. Jack Molinas and Patrick Ewing are the only rookies selected who were not able to play the…
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Who will be the NBA MVP 2020?
NEW YORK, June 8, 2021 — Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić is the recipient of the Maurice Podoloff Trophy as the 2020-21 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player, the NBA announced today. In addition, Who is the oldest MVP in NBA…
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How many black quarterbacks have won the Super Bowl?
Crazy as it may seem, just three African American quarterbacks have been able to win the Super Bowl thus far: Doug Williams in 1988 with the Washington Redskins on Super Bowl XXII, Russell Wilson in 2014 with the Seattle Seahawks…