The trivia league taking a broken world by storm.
What is AST?
- A head-to-head daily sports trivia division
- 12-day "Fortnights" occurring at least 6 times per year
- Matches Monday through Friday only
- Twenty-four hours to answer five questions
- Defensive strategy to stymie your opponent
- Promotion/relegation from one Fortnight to the next
Sample Questions
Soccer
While Stephen Curry lit up the scoreboard for the Charlotte Christian School (N.C.) boys basketball team in the early 2000s, the team's sixth man was pitching in too, and maybe plotting out his career path in a different sport. After a terrific four years at Elon University, this two-first-name soccer player (unrelated to a different athlete referenced previously in this quiz) went on to appear in more than 200 games in goal in MLS, pitching 37 shutouts. Notably, he ranks second all-time in goalie caps for the Colorado Rapids, and he was in net for Toronto FC during its gut-wrenching loss on penalties in the 2016 MLS Cup against Seattle.
Clint Irwin
Baseball
Today is a THEME DAY. Theme days can be overt, or they can be subtle and connected, in such a way that figuring out the theme may help you answer the questions.
Which MLB closer - nicknamed "Shooter" - racked up 286 career saves across stops in San Francisco, Chicago, and San Diego, where he stepped in for an injured Trevor Hoffman and converted 20 consecutive save opportunities?
Rod Beck
Baseball
One of the up-and-coming voices of TV baseball broadcasts is the man in this clip, who, in addition to national work with Fox Sports, has been the primary play-by-play man for the Detroit Tigers since the 2024 season. Before joining the Tigers, he spent 7 seasons in the White Sox broadcast booth. Name him. LINK
Jason Benetti