Top sports fans will know the answers to this quiz
By Chris Richcreek

1. Two of the past four seasons (2003-06), a Chicago White Sox pitcher has started for the American League in the All- Star Game. Name the pitchers.

2. When was the last time an A.L. East team other than the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox went to the playoffs?

3. Name the teams the Miami Dolphins defeated in the playoffs on their way to a 17-0 perfect season in 1972.

4. Who held the men's basketball record for most blocked shots in an NCAA Tournament championship game before Florida's Joakim Noah blocked six against UCLA in 2006?

5. Name the player who has tallied the most regular-season overtime goals in NHL history.

6. Who was the first NASCAR driver to notch double digits in victories for a season with at least one victory in both the Cup series and the Busch Series.

7. Tennis star Roger Federer set a new record in 2007 with his 161st week of being ranked No. 1 on the ATP Tour. During what time period did the previous record-holder, Jimmy Connors, establish the mark of 160?

Answers:

1. Esteban Loaiza in 2003 and Mark Buehrle in 2005.

2. Baltimore went to the playoffs in 1997.

3. Cleveland, Pittsburgh and, in Super Bowl VII, Washington.

4. Arizona's Loren Woods blocked four shots versus Duke in 2001.

5. Mats Sundin of Toronto with 15 entering 2007.

6. In 1982, Darrell Waltrip had 12 Cup victories and one Busch victory for a total of 13.

7. Connors went from July 29, 1974, to Aug. 22, 1977, ranked No. 1. Federer's streak began Feb. 2, 2004.

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