Olympics

In the image below from the Beijing Olympics, name the athlete with one hand on the snowboard—a defiant gesture hearkening back to an infamous Olympic moment from 16 years earlier.

Lindsey Jacobellis

Obscure

Multiple choice question: In the 2010 Australian Football League Grand Final, the Collingwood Magpies and St Kilda Saints ended regulation in a 68-68 tie. Per league rules, how was the champion subsequently determined?

A. Collingwood won a replay of the Grand Final a week later

B. St Kilda won a “mark-o,” a tie-breaking competition in which teams attempt to complete the longest mark (a punted ball caught by a teammate)

C. The two clubs were declared co-champions and literally given half of the championship trophy each

D. Collingwood was declared the champion due to a higher finish on the regular-season league ladder

A

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Villanova has won three NCAA championships, but has had four players named the Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.  What Wildcat was named the MOP of the 1971 Tournament, in which Villanova lost the final to UCLA? He subsequently saw his award vacated when it became known that he signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Condors of the ABA during the season.

Howard Porter