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This week in sports (end of 2024 edition)
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Let's ring in the new year with some serious sports talk.
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This EB wrestler improved to 2-0 on the season winning a 5-2 decision in the team's loss to state power South Plainfield
Dominick Lezark
Jacob Ring
Devan Monahan
Jose Rosado
2
East Brunswick HS named this man as the new head football coach just before winter break:
Zach Gega
Bill Belichick
Matt Pazinko
Dan Pike
3
Denver's Russell Westbrook became the 3rd player in NBA history to accomplish this in a win over Utah on Monday night:
record his seventh straight triple double
record a 'perfect' triple double (100% shooting with no turnovers)
record a quadruple double (points, assists, rebounds and blocks)
record 20 points, 20 assists and 20 rebounds in a game
4
Greg Gumbel was the first African-American broadcaster to call play-by-play in a major sports championship. What was it?
the 1999 Masters Championship
the 1998 NCAA football championship game
the 2003 NCAA Basketball Championship game
Super Bowl XXXV in 2001
5
After their convincing 45-33 win over the Colts on Sunday, the Giants currently hold this position in the 2025 NFL draft
second
third
fourth
first
6
A week after dropping the ball before crossing the goal line, this NFL RB responded with 218 yards and 3 TDs in a win:
De'Von Achane, MIA
James Connor, ARZ
Josh Jacobs, GB
Jonathan Taylor, IND
7
A rare participant in the EPL, this older club surprisingly sits in the top three of the league with 37 points:
Bournemouth
Nottingham Forest
Fulham
Brentford
8
In the longest bowl game in history, Toledo outlasted Pitt 48-46 in the GameAbove Sports Bowl. How many OTs did it take?
6
5
8
7
9
In a 91-64 win over Columbia on Monday, Dylan Harper became the first RU player since 1982 to accomplish this feat:
record a triple double
record 10 assists and 5 steals in back to back games
record at least 5 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds, and 5 blocks in a game
score 30 points in consecutive games
10
Cam Fowler scored two goals to lead the Blues to a 6-2 win in the NHL's Winter Classic. Where was the game played?
Highmark Stadium at Orchard Park, Buffalo
Fenway Park, Boston
Wrigley Field, Chicago
Busch Stadium, St. Louis
11
The Yankees signed this former MVP slugger to fill their void at first base on a 1 year deal worth $12.5 million:
Carlos Santana
Justin Turner
Paul Goldschmidt
Pete Alonso
12
In a win over the Texans on Christmas Day, Lamar Jackson passed this player as the NFL's all time leading rusher at QB:
Cam Newton
Steve Young
Michael Vick
Randall Cunningham
13
In the same win over the Texans , Derrick Henry set a Ravens season record. What was it?
most 'pancake' blocks by a RB with 17
most TDs scored in a season with 16
most rushing yards in a season with 1,783
most yards after contact in a season with 779
14
After Saturday's win, Cincy WR Ja'Marr Chase is on pace to become the 6th player in NFL history to accomplish this feat:
to catch 20 TD passes in a season
to record over 2,000 yards receiving
to record over 120 receptions in consecutive seasons
to lead the league in catches, yards and TDs (the 'triple crown')
15
Philly's Saquon Barkley became the 9th player to rush for 2000 yards. He needs 101 yards to pass this player's record:
Barry Sanders
Eric Dickerson
OJ Simpson
Emmitt Smith
16
With 453 yards and 5 TDs in a Holiday Bowl win, Syracuse's Kyle McCord passed this QB's single season ACC passing record
Trevor Lawrence, Clemson
Deshaun Watson, Clemson
Kenny Pickett, Pitt
Philip Rivers, NC State
17
Rickey Henderson, who died after a short illness, played most of his career with these two teams:
Mets and Astros
A's and Angels
A's and Yankees
Yankees and Mets
18
After a 2-0 loss to Newcastle, this English Premier League team suffered 5 losses in a month for the 1st time since 1962
Manchester City
Chelsea
Tottenham
Manchester United
19
In the Bears one loss in the Buc Classic, three EB players scored in double figures...which player was NOT one of them?
Matt Mikulka
Jesse Beckman
Dylan McLean
Cam Vick
20
After another decisive win over Utah last night, how many games have the Knicks won in a row?
9
5
7
11
21
Former President Jimmy Carter died last week at the age of 100. He was the first president to do this...
attend a Super Bowl
invite the Super Bowl winners to the White House
play a round of golf at the Masters as an honorary guest
throw out the first pitch at a World Series
22
The Chiefs earned the #1 seed in the playoffs with a 29-10 win over the Steelers. What franchise record did they set?
most wins in a season with 14
most consecutive wins with Taylor Swift in attendance with 10
most consecutive seasons as the #1 seed with three
most wins in a season with 15
23
The Mets re-signed this pitcher for 3 years at $75 million:
Sal Manaea
David Peterson
Kodai Senga
Frankie Montas
24
This Hall of Fame MLB player, the all time stolen base leader, died at the age of 65 over the break:
Ricky Henderson
Vince Coleman
Cecil Fielder
Tim Raines, Sr.
25
This legendary sports announcer, who called games for the NFL and NCAA for over 50 years, passed away at the age of 78:
Bob Costas
Bryant Gumbel
Greg Gumbel
Al Michaels
26
T-Wolves Anthony Edwards was fined $100,000 by the NBA last week for doing this:
using profanity during a live television interview
publicly criticizing the officiating
spitting at an opponent
making an obscene gesture on the court
27
What was the result of the epic battle between Georgia and Notre Dame in the college football playoffs?
Georgia won 31-30 on a last second 53 yard field goald
Notre Dame won 17-14 in a defensive struggle
the game was postponed due to a terror attack in New Orleans
Georgia won 42-41 in OT when Notre Dame missed a 2 point conversion
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Notre Dame tied a school record on this momentum turning play in their win over Indiana in the College Football Playoffs
a 99 yard punt return for a TD
a 103 yard interception return for a TD
a 97 yard pass completion for a TD
a 98 yard touch down run
29
QB Jayden Daniels became the first rookie in NFL history to throw for 3,500 yards and rush for 800 yards in a season:
True
False
30
The EBHS boys basketball team went 2-1 in the Buc Classic. Which team was NOT one of their opponents?
Marlboro
Long Branch
Asbury Park
Hightstown
31
This team won its 8th NCAA women's volleyball national title and became the first team with a female coach to do it:
Louisville
Stanford
Penn St
Texas
32
In a blowout loss to the Bills on Sunday, Aaron Rodgers passed Tom Brady to become the NFL's all time leader in this:
most passing yards
most INTs thrown
most sacked QB
most TDs thrown
33
In a wild ASU vs Texas game, this player ran for 143 yards and 2 TDs, threw a 42 yard TD, and caught 8 balls for 99 yds:
Matthew Golden, TEX
Sam Leavitt, ASU
Cam Skattebo, ASU
Quinn Ewers, TEX
34
In a typical move of the new college football landscape, Miami's Cam Ward broke the passing TD record and then did this:
he taunted his opponent with a celebratory dance
he declared himself the true winner of the Heisman Trophy
he called Case Keenum to inform him that he just broke his record
he sat out the second half of his team's bowl game loss
35
T or F: After another terrible loss against the Dolphins, the Cleveland Browns now hold the first pick in the NFL draft.
True
False
36
Rutgers lost to Kansas St 44-41 in the Rate Bowl, blowing a 17 point lead. What Kansas St bowl record did they allow?
most rushing TDs by a RB with 3 from Dylan Edwards
most rushing yards by a QB with 57 by Avery Johnson
most rushing yards by a RB with 196 by Dylan Edwards
most passing TDs with 4 from Avery Johnson
37
First in the NHL with 114 points last year, this team currently sits last in their division with only 33 points:
Philadelphia Flyers
Buffalo Sabres
New York Rangers
New York Islanders
38
The NFL set a streaming record on Christmas Day with 65 million viewers tuning in to watch the games on this site:
Amazon Prime
Peacock
Netflix
Hulu
39
Managed by Ne-Yo's new company, Paul Bamba won the WBA Cruiserweight title with a TKO in 6. What happened 6 days later?
Bamba tested positive for PEDs and will relinquish the title
Bamba died
Bamba challenged Jake Paul to a title match
Bamba is being charged with murder
40
In a historic rookie season, Raiders TE Brock Bowers keeps breaking records. Which record did he NOT break as of yet?
most catches by any rookie pass catcher
most receiving yards by a rookie tight end
most TD receptions by a rookie tight end
most catches by a rookie tight end
41
According to Conor McGregor, his next fight will be a boxing match in India against this man:
Logan Paul
Jake Paul
Dustin Poirier
Mike Tyson
42
The Chargers scored on this extremely rare play to end the first half of their Thursday Night game with the Broncos.
a fair catch free kick field goal
an intercepted 2 point conversion returned for 2 points
a fake fair catch punt return for a TD
a run back for a TD off of a missed FG that landed in the endzone