Sports Flashcards
Egypt-named horse triple crown winner
American Pharoah
NFL Seattle
Seahawks
1924 Winter Olympics, France
Chamonix
Basketball shot that bounces off the backboard and into the net
Bank shot
1940 Summer Olympics
none
Current first basement for LA Dodgers, 5th in career home runs
Albert Pujols
Swedish 70s tennis player
Bjorn Borg
Football - toward or in the defensive team’s end of the playing field
Downfield
Las Vegas WNBA
Aces
Orlando basketball team
Magic
NFL Dallas
Cowboys
NHL LA
Kings
NFL Cincinnati
Bengals
First winter Olympics in mainland Asia
2018 PyeongChang
Shot at the basket that misses everything
Airball
Football - tackle of ball carrier on a running play, behind the line of scrimmage
Stuff
1964 Summer Olympics, Japan
Tokyo
Football - the player who snaps the ball to the quarterback
Center
Tampa Bay baseball team
Rays
Only jockey to win more than one Triple Crown
Eddie Arcaro
NFL Chicago
Bears
Current great center fielder for LA Angels
Mike Trout
2014 Winter Olympics, Russia
Sochi
Prolific hitter for Seattle Mariners in 1990s
Ken Griffey Jr.
Philadelphia baseball team
Phillies
1960 Winter Olympics, USA
Squaw Valley
Knicks center, now Georgetown coach
Patrick Ewing
Hockey - checking with the upper part of your body
Shoulder check
1944 Winter Olympics
none
U Michigan Football Coach
Jim Harbaugh
1996 Summer Olympics
Atlanta
Youngest head coach to lead team to Super Bowl championship
Mike Tomlin, Steelers
Canadian Red Wings player 90s-00s
Brendan Shanahan
Hardest hitting Heavyweight boxer
Mike Tyson
Baseball player famous for over-the-shoulder catch
Willie Mays
St. Louis baseball team
Cardinals
NYC basketball team
Knicks
Hockey - checking someone up against the side
Boarding or checking Into The Boards
Green Bay Packers early coach and namesake of field
Curly Lambeau
US female sprinter, 3 gold medals at 1960 Olympics
Wilma Rudolph
Congolese-American shot blocker
Dikembe Mutombo
Most career grand slams record broken by Alex Rodriguez
Lou Gehrig
2002 Winter Olympics, USA
Salt Lake City
Portland basketball team
Trailblazers
1916 Summer Olympics
none
1928 Winter Olympics, Switzerland
St. Moritz
1940 Winter Olympics
none
1980 Winter Olympics, USA
Lake Placid
NHL Las Vegas
Golden Knights
Russian Washington Capitals NHL player
Alex Ovechkin
Baltimore Ravens interceptions record-holder
Ed Reed
Set 90 MLB records during 1900s-20s career with Detroit Tigers
Ty Cobb
Oakland baseball team
Athletics
QB who won 4 Super Bowls with 49ers
Joe Montana
U Oklahoma, then many teams running back, still playing
Adrian Peterson
1912 Summer Olympics, Stockholm
Sweden
Utah basketball team
Jazz
Hockey - using the stick in a broad motion across the ice to swipe the puck
Sweep checking
NFL Denver
Broncos
NYC MLS
NYC FC and Red Bulls
Louisiana Tech and Utah Jazz power forward
Karl Malone
Football - The lines on the center of the field that signify 1 yard on the field
Hash marks
Baseball number 42
Jackie Robinson
NHL Detroit
Red Wings
Houston baseball team
Astros
British 2012 and 2016 gold medal triathlete
Alistair Brownlee
New York Knicks, Beijing Ducks
Jeremy Lin
Triple Crown in 1956 - led MLB in batting average, home runs, runs batted in
Mickey Mantle
Captain of Red Wings for 3 Stanley Cups
Steve Yzerman
Chicago NL baseball team
Cubs
Memphis basketball team
Grizzlies
NFL Carolina
Panthers
49ers, greatest wide receiver in history
Jerry Rice
Basketball penalty for dribbling the ball with both hands
Double dribble
“The Magnificent” Pittsburg Penguins player for 80s-00s
Mario Lemieux
NFL Detroit
Lions
2024 Summer Olympics, France
Paris
American men’s tennis player who was the last #1 before the Big 3
Andy Roddick
80s-90s American men’s sprinter and long-jumper, IOC greatest athlete of the century
Carl Lewis
NFL Baltimore
Ravens
Utah Jazz point guard 1989-2003
John Stockton
2015 NCAA basketball scandal
Syracuse
NHL Seattle
Kraken
New England Patriots quarterback
Tom Brady
Basketball - pass the ball to someone who scores after receiving it
Assist
NHL Chicago
Blackhawks
Basketball - Anytime action on the court has ceased and the ball isn’t in play.
Dead ball
Seattle WNBA
Storm
2004 Summer Olympics, Greece
Athens
Basketball player without the ball cuts behind a defender and towards the basket
Backdoor
most recent horseracing triple crown winner
Justify
Current QB for Baltimore Ravens
Lamar Jackson
NHL Toronto
Maple Leafs
Australian Seattle Storm player
Lauren Jackson
NHL playoff MVP award
Conn Smythe Trophy
Boston baseball team
Red Sox
Basketball defensive strategy in which each player on the defensive team guards one person on the opposing team.
Man to man
Basketball - violation of interfering with the shot when its on its downward arc or is on or over the rim.
Goaltending
Played for Bucks then Lakers in 70s-80s
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1968 Summer Olympics, Mexico
Mexico City
New Orleans basketball team
Pelicans
Basketball - Two players from opposing teams compete for the first possession of the game
opening tip
Football - outer two members of the offensive line
Left and right tackle
Atlanta baseball team
Braves
1908 Summer Olympics, UK
London
The basketball rim is attached to the
Backboard
NY Giants QB
Eli Manning
NHL Washington
Capitals
NHL Columbus
Blue Jackets
Novak Djokovic is from
Serbia
Roger Federer is from
Switzerland
UCLA basketball coach
John Wooden
Jewish pitcher who wouldn’t pitch on Yom Kippur
Sandy Koufax
US Open is held at
Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows
A football play where the defensive team rushes more football players than usual to try and sack the quarterback.
Blitz
1920 Summer Olympics, Belgium
Antwerp
San Antonio basketball team
Spurs
Coach who took Kansas City Chiefs to Super Bowl championship
Andy Reid
Basketball - defensive strategy where players guard a specific zone or area of the court
Zone defense
Washington DC WNBA
Mystics
NFL New England
Patriots
NFL Cleveland
Browns
Mostly Timberwolves, defensive player 1995-2017
Kevin Garnett (also Celtics, Nets)
“The Mailman” basketball player
Karl Malone
NFL San Francisco
49ers
Milwaukee basketball team
Bucks
Basketball penalty when offensive player with the ball knocks over a defensive player
Charge
80s-90s linebacker for NY Giants, greatest defensive player
Lawrence Taylor
NHL Buffalo
Sabres
NHL Boston
Bruins
2012 Summer Olympics
London
Most consecutive games record broken by Cal Ripken
Lou Gehrig
Only player to crack number 1 tennis over the Big 3
Andy Murray
NHL NYC
Islanders and Rangers
Woman with most all time downhill skiing World Cup wins
Lindsey Vonn
Football penalty - An illegal, flagrant foul considered risky to the health of another player.
Personal Foul
Football - attempted tackle of QB while he stands in the pocket
Rush
NHL Colorado
Avalanche
Basketball - a basket scored on any shot other than a free throw
Field goal
New England Patriots coach
Bill Belichick
Hockey - push stick down on offensive player’s stick to disrupt range of motion and steal puck
Press checking
Hockey - using the stick to push the puck away from the opponent
Poke checking
US heptathlon and long jump Olympian
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
1998 Winter Olympics, Japan
Nagano
Detroit basketball team
Pistons
Basketball offensive strategy in which a player without the ball stands in the way of a defensive player.
Screen
most decorated woman in Olympic track and field history and the most decorated American track and field athlete in Olympic history
Allyson Felix
Arizona baseball team
Diamondbacks
Detroit baseball team
Tigers
Basketball - offensive player defended by two opposing players at once
Double team
Youngest head coach in NFL history
Sean McVay
Yankees shortstop 1995-2014
Derek Jeter
Temple basketball coach
John Chaney
NHL Florida
Panthers
Most youth hockey leagues do not allow:
body checking
Seattle Reign soccer star
Megan Rapinoe
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver
Larry Fitzgerald
Indianapolis Colts QB
Peyton Manning
Steelers head coach
Mike Tomlin
Former Green Bay Packers quarterback
Brett Favre
Football - A period of action that starts when the ball is put into play and ends when the ball is ruled dead
Down
1952 Summer Olympics, Finland
Helsinki
Colorado MLS
Rapids
Basketball - catching a pass and dunking before landing
Alley-oop
Greatest power forward of all time
Tim Duncan
Men’s world-record marathon holder and 2016-20 gold medalist
Eliud Kipchoge
NHL St. Louis
Blues
Football - on 4th down, team on offense has the opportunity to kick the ball to the other side
Punt
Basketball - The part of the court furthest away from the basket, also, a team’s defensive half of the court.
Backcourt
Boston basketball team
Celtics
NHL Calgary
Flames
WA-named horse triple crown winner
Seattle Slew
Last minute goal in 2011 women’s world cup
Abby Wambach
1972 Summer Olympics
Munich
Jeremy Lin was first Asian American to win a championship with this team
Toronto Raptors
Cleveland Browns running back in 50s-60s
Jim Brown
UMich then Raiders, Packers, Raiders
Charles Woodson
Hockey - defensive technique to separate opponent from the puck
Checking
Bulls with Jordan then other teams till 2008
Scottie Pippen
Basketball - Illegal personal contact against an opposing player.
personal foul
Football penalty - quarterback purposely throws incomplete pass to avoid a sack
Intentional grounding
NFL Indianapolis
Colts
Basketball - The foot planted on the ground that allows the player to rotate position when not dribbling.
Pivot foot
Greatest Baltimore Ravens defensive player
Ray Lewis
Miami Heat defensive player in 90s-00s
Alonzo Mourning (“Zo”)
WNBA legend, mostly Houston Comets
Sheryl Swoopes
1976 Summer Olympics, Canada
Montreal
Current QB for Kansas City Chiefs
Patrick Mahomes
Brett Favre successor as Packers QB
Aaron Rodgers
Philadelphia basketball team
76ers
Football - place where the QB stands during the snap
Point Guard, now coach of Dallas Mavericks
Jason Kidd
Baseball - a fielder who catches a batted ball, tags a runner, steps on a base is credit with a ____
Putout
Cincinnati baseball team
Reds
German women’s tennis player, 3rd all time in Grand Slams
Steffi Graf
Basketball penalty when a player holds the ball excessively at the apex while dribbling
Carrying
1992 Summer Olympics, Spain
Barcelona
He was the first Asian American to win an NBA championship
Jeremy Lin
Minnesota WNBA
Lynx
Charlotte basketball team
Hornets
Oklahoma City basketball team
Thunder
James Naismith was the
inventor of basketball