>>> Who are the only two players to appear in both a World Series and a Final Four?
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>>> VILLANOVA
In the 1985 NCAA Championship Game, trailing Georgetown by 55-54 and inbounding out of a timeout at the 3:30 mark, Villanova would make 22 passes (all five players got a touch), culminating in a wide-open 16-footer by Harold Jensen that put the Wildcats ahead to stay.
It was the last of 12 lead changes in the game, 10 in the second half.
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>>> EAGLES
Lito Sheppard had 17 career interceptions with the Eagles.
Eight of them were against the Cowboys.
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>>> MLB
The Atlanta Braves have been around since 1876 and have gone by at least eight names:
> Boston Red Stockings
> Boston Beaneaters
> Boston Doves
> Boston Rustlers
> Boston Bees
> Boston Braves
> Milwaukee Braves
> Atlanta Braves
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>>> FLYERS
Current consecutive seasons (including 2019-20) being outscored in the first period for the season:
6 . . . Flyers
2 . . . Dallas Stars
2 . . . Anaheim Ducks
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>>> SIXERS
The Sixers lost each of the first seven games in which Allen Iverson scored 40 or more points.
They went 63-19 in his 40-point games after that (including postseason).
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>>> NHL
Seven players have won eight or more Stanley Cups, but Red Kelly (8, Red Wings/Maple Leafs) is the only one to not do so with Montreal.
Those Canadiens:
11 . . . Henri Richard
10 . . . Jean Beliveau
9 . . . Claude Provost
8 . . . Yvan Cournoyer
8 . . . Jacques Lemaire
8 . . . Maurice Richard
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>>> Who are the only two players to appear in both a World Series and a Final Four?
> Tim Stoddard
F4 - 1974 NC State (beat Marquette for title)
WS – 1979 Orioles (lost to Pirates)
> Kenny Lofton
F4 – 1988 Arizona (lost to Oklahoma in semifinals)
WS – 1995 Indians (lost to Braves)
WS – 2002 Giants (lost to Angels)