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Dubbed the ‘Easton Assassin’, he held some portion of the Heavyweight crown for 7 years, including the only time Muhammad Ali lost a fight that didn’t go the distance.   Later in life, he greeted Trevor Berbick with a special ‘What up’ from the roof of a parked car. 

Larry Holmes

Soccer

The United States did not enjoy much any success in France, losing its opening game 2-0 to Germany in Paris and its last game 1-0 to Yugoslavia in Nantes.

But it was the Americans’ second game, a 2-1 loss in Lyon on June 21, that drew the most headlines. In a retrospective on the match 20 years later, The Guardian referred to it as “the most politically charged match in World Cup history” given the fraught relationship between the two countries’ governments over the previous two decades. Fortunately, the match went off without incident, with the Americans’ opponents presenting each player with a white rose before kickoff in a gesture of peace.

Name the Americans’ opponents that day.

Iran

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Name the one pitcher in MLB history to pitch a complete nine-inning no-hitter and lose. Hint: He pitched for the Houston Colt .45's at the time.

Ken Johnson