If you were looking for a busy week in sports news, you found it, as the NBA staged one of the most stunning draft lotteries ever, MLB changed a rule that suddenly made Pete Rose eligible for the Hall of Fame, and the NFL released its 2025 schedule.
All of this happened within a couple of days, and it was just the tip of an athletics iceberg that also included some wild NBA and NHL postseason action, a baseball manager losing his job and a potential presidential commission being established on college sports. And did we mention that the new pope is a sports fan, too?
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With all of this going on, we hope you’ve been paying attention as you dig in to tackle this week’s quiz.
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Top stories mentioned in this week’s quiz
NFL’s 2025 schedule is stacked with international games
Mavericks win NBA Draft Lottery, right to draft Cooper Flagg
Pacers relish underdog status after bouncing Cavaliers
Meet the 16 baseball figures beyond Pete Rose who had ban lifted
Pope Leo XIV’s sports fandom, from Villanova to Chicago
Rockies fire manager Bud Black: ‘I don’t think Casey Stengel could change the outcome of that ballclub’
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NHL commissioner Gary Bettman outlines potential expansion
WNBA predictions: Who will win 2025 championship? Who will win MVP?
Carlo Ancelotti to step down as Real Madrid coach
Details emerge on Trump’s commission on college sports
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