Vol. 2, No. 17
Which former ABA team won an NBA Division title in the first season (1976-77) after the merger?
(Answer Below)
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>>> NFL DRAFT
Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts last weekened became the fourth Heisman Trophy runner-up drafted by the Eagles. (One of those never played a regular season down for the Birds.)
He could become the sixth Heisman Trophy runner-up to play for them.
The seven Heisman Trophy runner-ups to be drafted and/or play for the Eagles:
> Leroy Keyes (1968)
Drafted by Eagles in first round (No. 3 overall) in 1969
Played with Eagles 1969-72
> Herschel Walker (1981)
Played with Eagles 1992-94
> Keith Byars (1984)
Drafted by Eagles in first round (No. 10) in 1986
Played with Eagles 1986-92
> Rodney Peete (1988)
Played with Eagles 1995-98
> Casey Weldon (1991)
Drafted by Eagles in fourth round (No. 102) in 1991
Never played with Eagles
> Vince Young (2005)
Played with Eagles 2011
> Jalen Hurts (2019)
Drafted by Eagles in second round (No. 53) in 2020
(And you thought we might go a while before we got to mention Keith Byars' name again, didn’t you?)
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>>> MLB
Andy Benes finished his career with exactly 2,000 strikeouts.
Tom Browning and Ralph Terry finished with exactly 1,000 strikeouts.
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>>> FLYERS
Flyers all-time regular-season goals by players with the last name of Schultz:
51 . . . Dave (1972-76)
3. . . . Nick (2014-17)
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>>> COLLEGE BASKETBALL
The No. 1 seed in the Big East Tournament failed to reach the conference championship game for five consecutive seasons (2010-2014).
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>>> PHILLIES
Boston Red Sox record from July 27 to Aug. 18, 2018 –
2-2 . . . vs. Phillies
15-1. . . vs. Everybody Else
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QUICKIE QUIZ ANSWER
Which former ABA team won an NBA Division title in the first season (1976-77) after the merger?
Answer:
Denver Nuggets (50-32), who finished six games ahead of the Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls in the Western Conference’s Midwest Division.
