Name the man who turned down the Alabama head coaching job in 2006, forcing the Crimson Tide to turn to Miami Dolphins head coach Nick Saban. Prior to accepting a new job in late November 2021, the coach in question was most recently the offensive coordinator at Louisiana-Monroe.

Give the name of the most successful soccer club based in Rio de Janeiro, with 10 Brazilian championships in its long history. Despite sounding very much like the name of a bird, the club’s name stems from a nearby beach named for the invaders in an 1599. (The invading party was actually Dutch, but they were known in Brazil by another ethnic name.)

Name the Spanish cyclist, whose last name translates into English as “accountant” (among other related words), who won nine grand tours, but had the 2010 Tour de France and 2011 Giro d’Italia revoked after testing positive for the banned drug clenbuterol.

The Crows and the Swans play Aussie Rules Football in cities whose names were also the 243rd and 274th most popular names among girls born in the United States in 2020. Give both cities. (Free hint for non-Aussies: Victoria is a state, not a city.)

The last name of the most decorated biathlete in Olympic history is a near-homonym for the full name of the most decorated male cross-country skier in Olympic history. Together with countrywoman Marit Bjorgen, they make up the three most decorated winter Olympians of all-time. Name either man.