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NFL
1. The 2026 NFL season opens on Wednesday, September 9 with a Super Bowl LX rematch, Patriots at Seahawks. Who was the Super Bowl LX MVP, the first running back to win it since Terrell Davis in 1998?๏ผ
Kenneth Walker III. He ran 27 times for 135 yards as Seattle beat New England 29-13 on February 8, 2026. The September 9 opener is the league's first Wednesday kickoff since 2012.
2. Which two teams play the first regular-season NFL game ever staged in Australia, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, streamed exclusively on Netflix?๏ผ
San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams. The Rams are the designated home team. Later 2026 international dates include Rio de Janeiro, London, Paris and Mexico City.
3. The Raiders drafted Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza No. 1 overall in April, then named which veteran their Week 1 starter?๏ผ
Kirk Cousins, who moved from Atlanta to Las Vegas in the offseason. Elsewhere in the QB carousel, Kyler Murray landed in Minnesota while Russell Wilson and Philip Rivers both retired.
MLB
4. Which Cubs center fielder, now the NL MVP favorite over Shohei Ohtani, entered September just two homers and eight steals short of the first 40-40 season in Cubs history?๏ผ
Pete Crow-Armstrong. He hit 14 home runs in August alone, the most by a player 24 or younger in a calendar month since Ken Griffey Jr. in May 1994. Only six 40-40 seasons exist in MLB history.
5. Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski became the second-fastest pitcher in MLB history to 200 strikeouts in a season, needing just 129 and one-third innings. Who is the only pitcher to get there faster?๏ผ
Spencer Strider, who reached 200 in 123 and one-third innings for Atlanta in 2023. Strider's 2022 pace (130 innings) is third on the list. Misiorowski was the first pitcher to 200 in 2026 and leads the NL Cy Young polls.
6. On August 20, which 38-year-old Texas Rangers pitcher reached 2,000 career strikeouts in the second-fewest games and second-fewest innings in MLB history?๏ผ
Jacob deGrom. He struck out the first two Nationals he faced in his 272nd start, trailing only Randy Johnson (262 games) for fewest games and only Chris Sale (1,626 innings) for fewest innings. He is the 95th pitcher ever to reach 2,000.
NBA
7. Giannis Antetokounmpo was traded from the Bucks to the Miami Heat in one of the biggest deals in NBA history. Which All-Star guard headlined the package Milwaukee received?๏ผ
Tyler Herro. Milwaukee also got Kel'el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis, three first-round picks and a pick swap. Bobby Portis went to Miami alongside Giannis after the Bucks finished 32-50.
8. LeBron James signed a two-year deal worth roughly $8 million and called it his "last decision." Which team did he join?๏ผ
Philadelphia 76ers. James took a massive pay cut from the $52 million he earned with the Lakers last season to team up with Joel Embiid, choosing Philadelphia over Cleveland, Miami and a field of roughly 10 interested teams.
NHL
9. The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights in six games for their first Stanley Cup in 20 years. Which Carolina captain became the oldest Conn Smythe Trophy winner ever, at 37?๏ผ
Jordan Staal. He scored six goals in the Final and won the Conn Smythe at 37 years and 277 days. Carolina closed it out with a 3-0 shutout in Game 6.
10. The Toronto Maple Leafs took Penn State forward Gavin McKenna first overall in the 2026 NHL Draft, only the third No. 1 pick in franchise history. Name either of the other two.๏ผ
Auston Matthews (2016) or Wendel Clark (1985). Bonus point for both. McKenna put up 51 points in 35 games at Penn State and joins new Leafs goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, who signed a three-year deal after two Cups in Florida.
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