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Wed., July 12, 2006

Chris Richcreek King Features Syndicate

SPORTS QUIZ

1. Name the last Angels pitcher to win 20-plus games in a season before Bartolo Colon won 21 in 2005?

2. Entering 2006, who was the last Oakland Athletics player to hit 40 or more home runs in a season?

3. Name the last team before the Phoenix Suns in 2004-05 to go from missing the playoffs one season to the conference finals the next.

Answers

1. Nolan Ryan won 22 games in 1974.

2. Jason Giambi hit 43 homers in 2000.

3. The Boston Celtics in 2001-02.

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