Records often set, broken in sports

1. How old was pitcher Cy Young when he recorded his 511th, and last, major-league victory in 1911?

2. Which pitcher has recorded the most career wins in the modern era without appearing in a World Series?

3. Name the last team the Dallas Cowboys beat in the NFL playoffs.

4. How many consecutive seasons has the Kent State men’s basketball team won 20 or more games, and how many times during that stretch have the Golden Flashes made the NCAA Tournament?

5. Name the last NHL team before the 2007-08 Detroit Red Wings to be the No. 1 overall seed in the NHL playoffs and win the Stanley Cup.

6. Brazil has won five World Cups in men’s soccer. How many gold medals has it won in men’s soccer at the Olympics?

7. Name the only badminton player to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

Answers

1. He was 44 years old.

2. Phil Niekro, with 318 wins.

3. Minnesota, in the 1996 season.

4. Ten seasons, advancing to the NCAA Tournament five of them.

5. The Red Wings, in 2001-02.

6. None.

7. Joseph Alston.