#7235, aired 2016-02-12 | SPORTS RULES FILL IN THE BLANK $200: NBA:
"An offensive ____ is illegal contact, committed by an offensive player, after the ball is live" foul |
#7235, aired 2016-02-12 | SPORTS RULES FILL IN THE BLANK $400: MLB:
"The ____ shall not... expectorate on the ball, either hand or his glove" pitcher |
#7235, aired 2016-02-12 | SPORTS RULES FILL IN THE BLANK $600: NFL:
"Any forward pass (legal or illegal) is ____ and the ball is dead immediately if the pass strikes the ground" incomplete |
#7235, aired 2016-02-12 | SPORTS RULES FILL IN THE BLANK $800: MLB:
"The second game of a ____ shall start twenty minutes after the first game is completed" doubleheader |
#7235, aired 2016-02-12 | SPORTS RULES FILL IN THE BLANK $1000: NBA:
"A team must attempt a field goal within ____ seconds after gaining possession of the ball" 24 |
#5946, aired 2010-06-21 | SPORTS RULES $400: The NBA rules say no player (especially not, say, LeBron) shall be ejected for shattering this the backboard |
#5946, aired 2010-06-21 | SPORTS RULES $800: (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a foul signal.) The NFL dropped its 5-yard penalty for the incidental type of this personal foul; there's now only the more serious 15-yard version a face mask |
#5946, aired 2010-06-21 | SPORTS RULES $1200: USTA rules say you can't change position while doing this; the volleyball running type is not OK serving |
#5946, aired 2010-06-21 | SPORTS RULES $1600: As in hockey, cross-checking is a foul in this sport, where it might more logically be spelled "crosse"-checking lacrosse |
#5946, aired 2010-06-21 | SPORTS RULES $2000: They govern the playing of a game on a particular course or field; in baseball, they're a type of double ground rules |
#3696, aired 2000-10-02 | SPORTS RULES $100: Basketball positions include guard, forward & this position in the middle played by Patrick Ewing center |
#3696, aired 2000-10-02 | SPORTS RULES $200: In football you get 6 points for a touchdown & this many for a field goal 3 |
#3696, aired 2000-10-02 | SPORTS RULES $300: To get 3 strikeouts in an inning of baseball requires a minimum of this many pitches 9 |
#3492, aired 1999-11-09 | SPORTS RULES, MAN! $100: In this sport goaltending a free throw can incur a technical foul Basketball |
#3492, aired 1999-11-09 | SPORTS RULES, MAN! $200: It's 60'6" from the pitcher's rubber to the rear of this Home plate |
#3492, aired 1999-11-09 | SPORTS RULES, MAN! $300: In the beach version of this game, teams may range from 2 to 6 players & spiking is okay Volleyball |
#3492, aired 1999-11-09 | SPORTS RULES, MAN! $400: After a foul on your 1st shot in bowling, if you knock down all 10 pins on your 2nd shot, it's scored as one of these Spare |
#3492, aired 1999-11-09 | SPORTS RULES, MAN! $700 (Daily Double): In this track & field event, a 45-meter-long runway can front a 9-meter-long moistened sandpit Long jump |
#2858, aired 1997-01-22 | SPORTS RULES $100: In hockey this player can't go to the bench to replace a broken stick until a stop in play Goaltender |
#2858, aired 1997-01-22 | SPORTS RULES $200: If a "lost ball" is called in this British favorite, 6 runs minimum are scored Cricket |
#2858, aired 1997-01-22 | SPORTS RULES $300: On an American football team, the only person not required to wear these is the kicker Shoes |
#2858, aired 1997-01-22 | SPORTS RULES $400: In this sport, if a fault is committed by the serving team, a side-out is called Volleyball |
#2858, aired 1997-01-22 | SPORTS RULES $500: Dives that begin in this acrobatic way are allowed only in platform events, not off boards Handstand |
#2224, aired 1994-04-14 | SPORTS RULES $100: In golf you can use up to 14 of these but if you break one you can't borrow another player's a club |
#2224, aired 1994-04-14 | SPORTS RULES $200: This soccer player has to dress differently from the other players & the referees the goalie |
#2224, aired 1994-04-14 | SPORTS RULES $300: In hockey they must be 40-48" high, made of wood or fiberglass & painted white the boards (around the rink) |
#2224, aired 1994-04-14 | SPORTS RULES $400: A free kick in football may be performed as a drop kick, a place kick or one of these a punt |
#2224, aired 1994-04-14 | SPORTS RULES $500: In cricket these are placed 22 yards apart, at either end of the pitch wickets |