Sports Quiz: Now, some brain stretches

1. In 2006, Washington’s Alfonso Soriano became the fourth player to have at least 40 homers and 40 stolen bases in the same season. Name two of the first three to do it.

2. When was the last time that two players each won the Cy Young Award and in the same season pitched against each other in a World Series game?

3. Who played in the first Rose Bowl matchup that featured the No. 1- and No. 2-ranked teams in college football?

4. Name the number of times a Pat Riley-coached team has reached the NBA Finals.

5. How many consecutive seasons have the Detroit Red Wings made the NHL playoffs?

6. The U.S. men’s national soccer team won its fourth CONCACAF Gold Cup title in 2007. Name the only other country to have won as many.

Answers

1. Jose Canseco (Oakland, 1988), Barry Bonds (San Francisco, 1996) and Alex Rodriguez (Seattle, 1998).

2. It was 1974 (Catfish Hunter vs. Mike Marshall, Games One and Three). In 2001, Roger Clemens (New York Yankees) and Randy Johnson (Arizona) pitched in the same game, but not in the same inning.

3. No. 1 Southern Cal beat No. 2 Wisconsin, 42-37, in the Rose Bowl after the 1962 season.

4. Nine times, winning five.

5. Sixteen.

6. Mexico, also with four CONCACAF Gold Cups.