Jeopardy! Round, Double Jeopardy! Round, or Tiebreaker Round clues (56 results returned)

#8950, aired 2023-10-13BACK TO SCHOOL, SPORTS STAR $200: He got his geography degree from the University of North Carolina in 1986--while leading the NBA in scoring with 37.1 points per game Michael Jordan
#8950, aired 2023-10-13BACK TO SCHOOL, SPORTS STAR $600: MLB All-Star J.J. Putz, who shared a dorm at this school with Tom Brady, went back to finish his degree in 2010 Michigan
#8950, aired 2023-10-13BACK TO SCHOOL, SPORTS STAR $800: The most decorated figure skater in U.S. history, she started college in 1999 & returned to get her B.A. in 2009 Michelle Kwan
#8950, aired 2023-10-13BACK TO SCHOOL, SPORTS STAR $1000: When this former Carolina Panthers QB graduated from Auburn in 2015, he stayed off the stage to keep the focus on the other graduates Cam Newton
#8905, aired 2023-06-30SPORTS ROOKIES $400: From Tony Dorsett in 1977 to Eric Dickerson in 1983, 7 straight winners of the PFWA NFL Rookie of the Year Award played this position running back
#8784, aired 2023-01-12SPORTS COMPETITIONS $800: Dating back to the 1850s, the oldest trophy in international sports goes to the winners of this yachting competition the America's Cup
#8335, aired 2021-02-12IN CONCERT $2000: (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Zeppelin Field in Nuremberg, Germany.) The field where the Nazis once rallied became a sports & music venue; when this Jewish-American performer played here in 1978, he was told, "80,000 Germans turned their back to Hitler & their faces to you" Bob Dylan
#7, aired 2020-01-14THE ARTS $15,200 (Daily Double): In this 1951 play, Serafina's dead husband sports the title ink on his chest The Rose Tattoo
#7316, aired 2016-06-06PRO SPORTS TEAM NAME CHANGES $200: In 1932 the Brooklyn Robins changed their name back to this the Brooklyn Dodgers
#7161, aired 2015-11-02SPORTS IN LITERATURE $800: (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Boathouse Row in Philadelphia, PA.) Organized competitive rowing dates back thousands of years, with the first known literary mention in this work by Virgil, who wrote, "the whole sea gapes, torn by the oars" the Aeneid
#6952, aired 2014-12-02SPORTS STARS $200: LeBron James led this team to back to back NBA titles in 2012 & 2013 the Miami Heat
#6662, aired 2013-07-30OLYMPIC SPORTS OBJECTS $200: It was thrown way back in the ancient Olympic Games a javelin
#6624, aired 2013-06-06SCIENCE IN SPORTS $400: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew presents the clue.) The force required for a 220-pound running back to stop & turn upfield is about 450 pounds, per this man's third law of motion Newton
#6560, aired 2013-03-08PRO SPORTS TEAMS $1000: After 15 years away, in 2011 NHL hockey came back to this Canadian city whose name begins with victory Winnipeg
#6137, aired 2011-04-26SPORTS-POURRI $800: This NHL "Golden Brett" said coach Mike Keenan was "the kind of guy who will stab you in the back right to your face" Brett Hull
#6133, aired 2011-04-20SPORTS SPONSORSHIP $2000: In 2006 Marco Andretti finished 2nd at Indy for the Nyse: back in 1969, Mario Andretti won for this 3-letter oil treatment STP
#6002, aired 2010-10-19WOMEN IN SPORTS $1200: The day after Annika Sorenstam announced her retirement, this Belgian tennis star did too; unlike Annika, she's back (Justine Henin-)Hardenne
#5957, aired 2010-07-06KIDS IN SPORTS $1200: With a mighty leap of 5'1", David Mosely set the U.S. 10 & under record in this event back in 1977 the high jump
#5908, aired 2010-04-28SPORTS EQUIPMENT $800: Also called a birdie, it's the object that's struck back & forth in a game of badminton a shuttlecock
#5897, aired 2010-04-13SPORTS LEGENDS $1600: This Steelers quarterback was the last player to win back-to-back Super Bowl MVP awards, in 1979 & 1980 Terry Bradshaw
#5811, aired 2009-12-14SPORTS NUMBER, PLEASE $1000: Number of minutes in a regulation NHL period 20
#5769, aired 2009-10-15OTHER SPORTS LEGENDS $800: As a rookie in 1975, this Chicago Bear led the league in kickoff returns; he went on to a "sweet" career as a running back Walter Payton
#5567, aired 2008-11-18THE WORLD OF SPORTS $800: Dating back to Ancient Egypt, this sport, also called kegling, can keep you in the gutter bowling
#5491, aired 2008-06-23SPORTS STUFF $2000: (I'm USC athletic director Mike Garrett.) In 1965 at USC I led the nation in rushing; the year before, this running back played by James Caan in a TV movie achieved the feat (Brian) Piccolo
#5458, aired 2008-05-07COLLEGE SPORTS FILMS $600: Shot at University of Wisconsin-Madison, "Back to School" features Rodney Dangerfield competing in this aquatic sport high-diving
#5122, aired 2006-12-12COLLEGE SPORTS $1000: 2 college players have rushed for more than 2,300 yards in a season: Barry Sanders & this USC back, later a Raider Marcus Allen
#5001, aired 2006-05-15AN ENGLISH-SPORTS DICTIONARY $1000: English: a small piece of candy; golf: how you put a ball back in play after knocking your shot into a lake a drop
#4937, aired 2006-02-14UNUSUAL SPORTS $2000: Get up to 70 mph in the "street" version of this sport; it's like skateboarding down a hill on your back luge
#4920, aired 2006-01-20DUKE UNIVERSITY $200: (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Duke University in Durham, NC.) The origin of this name for Duke University's sports teams is traced back to the nickname of a brave French fighting force of World War I the Blue Devils
#4915, aired 2006-01-13SPORTS PAGE CLICHÉS $1200: The phrase about your back being here has been used in sports & by Earl Haig in a more serious situation in WWI against the wall
#4478, aired 2004-02-11PROFESSIONAL SPORTS $1000: (Hi, I'm Amare Stoudemire.) In 2003 I won this NBA award Kareem won in 1970 & Allen Iverson won back in 1997 Rookie of the Year
#4302, aired 2003-04-22GOOD SPORTS $800: (I'm Hall of Fame running back Tony Dorsett) In 1983 I set this record for the longest run from scrimmage & I don't think it'll ever be broken 99 yards
#4278, aired 2003-03-19SPORTS $400: (I'm Hall of Fame running back Tony Dorsett) This man was my coach for my first 11 seasons in the NFL Tom Landry
#3743, aired 2000-12-0620th CENTURY SPORTS $400: Heavyweight boxing champ in 1974, he went back in the ring in 1994 & regained the title George Foreman
#3702, aired 2000-10-10SPORTS $200: This fleet-footed Chicago Bear was named outstanding back in the Pro Bowl 3 times: 1967, 1968 & 1970 Gale Sayers
#3604, aired 2000-04-13PRO SPORTS $300: (Hi, I'm Marcus Camby, forward for the New York Knicks) Knicks is short for this longer name which dates back to a style of pants worn by Dutch settlers in the 17th century Knickerbockers
#3489, aired 1999-11-04PROFESSIONAL SPORTS $500: (Hi, I'm Shannon Sharpe of the Denver Broncos) In Super Bowl XXXII, this Denver running back, my teammate, ran for 157 yards, scored 3 TDs & was named MVP Terrell Davis
#3396, aired 1999-05-17SPORTS ANIMALS $600: This type of punch, which lands on the back of the neck, is illegal in boxing rabbit punch
#2526, aired 1995-09-04HEALTH & MEDICINE $600: The tearing of these muscles at the back of the thigh is common in sports like sprinting hamstrings
#2520, aired 1995-07-14SPORTS GREATS $300: In 1994 Pete Sampras became the 1st man to win back-to-back Wimbledon singles since this German in 1986 Boris Becker
#1872, aired 1992-10-27SPORTS $500: The origins of tennis go back to jeu de paume, a game in which the ball was struck with this body part the palm of the hand
#1731, aired 1992-02-24SPORTS $500: In 1988 he became the first man to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals in the long jump Carl Lewis
#1464, aired 1991-01-03SPORTS $400: When this Chicago Bear running back retired in 1987, he had a career record 110 rushing TDs Walter Payton
#1116, aired 1989-06-12SPORTS $400: They lost back to back Super Bowls in 1987-1988 Denver
#787, aired 1988-01-26"BACK" IN SPORTS $100: In basketball, you'll always find it hanging around the basket backboard
#787, aired 1988-01-26"BACK" IN SPORTS $200: Group a coach doesn't want "in motion" before the football is snapped backfield
#787, aired 1988-01-26"BACK" IN SPORTS $300: It's a catch in baseball, a shot in hockey & a stroke in tennis backhand
#787, aired 1988-01-26"BACK" IN SPORTS $400: On an 18-hole golf course, it's holes 10-18 the back nine
#787, aired 1988-01-26"BACK" IN SPORTS $500: What Minnesota Fats put on a cue ball to stop it dead after hitting another ball backspin
#782, aired 1988-01-19SPORTS $100: This city's annual marathon was 1st run back in 1897 Boston
#603, aired 1987-04-01SPORTS "TRIPLE"s $200: In football, a back who can run with the ball, kick, & throw a forward pass is termed this a triple threat
#437, aired 1986-05-13SPORTS TRIVIA $200: Number of pins across the back row in 10 pin bowling 4
#365, aired 1986-01-31TRANSPORTATION $400: Michael J. Fox gets "Back to the Future" in an atomic powered version of this sports car a DeLorean
#179, aired 1985-05-16SPORTS TRIVIA $300: America's first organized sport, it can be "tracked" back to New Amsterdam in 1664 horse racing
#173, aired 1985-05-08SPORTS $200: In this sport's freestyle flight shooting, you lie on your back & strap the bow to your feet archery
#135, aired 1985-03-15SPORTS $300: In a meet, these are performed in this order: forward, back, reverse, inward & forward with a half twist dives

Final Jeopardy! Round clues (6 results returned)

#7313, aired 2016-06-01COLLEGE TEAM SPORTS: The USA's first intercollegiate athletic event was in 1852 in this, which as a sport goes back to at least the Middle Ages rowing
#4831, aired 2005-09-19RANKS & TITLES: In 1950 Pius XII was Pontifex Maximus; exactly 2,000 years earlier, this man held a title of the same name Julius Caesar
#4580, aired 2004-07-02SPORTS HEROES: Born in January 1919, the month Teddy Roosevelt died, he was given the middle name Roosevelt Jackie Robinson
#4382, aired 2003-09-30SPORTS SPONSORSHIP: In 2002 the Houston Astros bought back the naming rights to their ballpark from this company Enron
#3530, aired 1999-12-31TODAY'S SPORTS STARS: He was named after Japanese beef Kobe Bryant
#3259, aired 1998-11-05FAMOUS HOTELS: Cartoons from The New Yorker line the hallways of this hotel where Harold Ross conceived the magazine the Algonquin Hotel

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