'The Breaks of the Game' (Bill Simmons’ favorite sports book) and 'Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made' are the only two basketball books written by what journalist? This man also wrote books about the 1949 American League pennant race and Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, but cut his teeth in politics, winning the 1964 Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting for his coverage of the Vietnam War.

In the 1987 Orange Bowl, one player who was barred from playing in the game wore a t-shirt that read, “National Communists Against Athletes” and “Welcome to Russia!” Name the player.

Duck and candle—along with various numbers—are words that precede *what other word* in describing variations of a certain sport? (Note: Do NOT answer with the sport itself.)

Fill in the blank with the two-word company that, as of 2019, completes the following list: Strictly Stock, Grand National, Winston, Nextel, Sprint, _________.

Name the country that played in the Asian Football Confederation starting in 1954, but was expelled in 1974 by a 17-13 vote (with six abstentions) due to pressure from countries who refused to compete against the team for political reasons. In 1994, this nation became a full member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).