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WASHINGTON, April 29, 1998 – U.S. military athletes earned two boxing medals at the 1976 Summer Olympic Games in Montreal. Name the two athletes, their weight class and the medals they won?
Leon Spinks (Marine Corps) light heavyweight, gold medal, and Charles Mooney (Army), bantamweight, silver medal

Name the 10 events in the Olympic decathlon.
100-meter run, 400-meter run, 1,500-meter run, 110-meter high hurdles, shot put, pole vault, javelin, discus, high jump and long jump

What are the basketball schools in the NCAA's Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference?
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats, Coppin State Eagles, Delaware State Hornets, Florida A&M Rattlers, Hampton Pirates, Howard Bison, Maryland-Eastern Shore Fighting Hawks, Morgan State Bears, North Carolina A&T Aggies, South Carolina State Bulldogs

What are baseball's three "AAA" Leagues?
The International League, the American Association, and the Pacific Coast League

The Baltimore Ravens and the Baltimore Orioles will have side-by-side stadiums when the Ravens open their new stadium this fall. Name the other major league city with side-by-side baseball/football stadiums.
Kansas City, Missouri -- Kauffman Stadium (Royals) and Arrowhead Stadium (Chiefs)

What was the United States Auto Club's "Triple Crown" of auto racing in the 1970s?
The Indianapolis 500, the Ontario (Calif.) 500 and the Pocono (Pa.) 500

The NBA presented its first defensive player of the year award in 1983. Who captured that first award?
Sidney Moncrief, Milwaukee Bucks