Hockey

What do the following NHL Hall of Famers have in common most notably: Borje Salming, Peter Stasny, Joe Mullen, Martin St. Louis, Dino Ciccarelli, Adam Oates, Ed Belfour. Wayne Gretzky also belongs to this group, though not in quite the same way. The thing they have in common is not shared by any other Hall of Famer whose career began, like theirs, after 1963.

They were not drafted in the NHL

Uncategorized

1. Fill in the blanks with the missing name in this passage about a precursor to the modern MVP award (all blanks are the same name): “Before the 1910 season, Hugh ________ of ________ Automobile announced he would present a ________ Model 30 automobile to the player with the highest batting average in Major League Baseball at the end of the season. … The following season, ________ created the ________ Award. A committee of baseball writers were to convene after the season to determine the ‘most important and useful player to the club and to the league.’ Since the award was not as effective at advertising as ________ had hoped, it was discontinued after 1914.”

Chalmers

Soccer

Nicknamed Le Président, what white man is regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time, especially from his performances that helped France earn titles at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship?

Laurent Blanc