This Week in Sports Trivia: April 10, 2025
The Florida men and UConn women dazzled while winning their respective NCAA Tournaments, capping a March that was filled with great basketball — even if it lacked any significant Cinderella runs.
Beyond the tournament, it was a busy week in sports — from Alex Ovechkin's journey to becoming the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer to more NBA coaching chaos and the usual steady pace of NFL news, there has been a lot going on. And by the way, The Masters is this week, too!
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So we hope you've been keeping tabs on things because it's all in this week's quiz.
Have fun, and while you're at it, make sure you play our daily Connections: Sports Edition.
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(Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; photos: Stephen Munday / Allsport, Bruce Bennett, Alex Slitz, Leonardo Fernandez, Rusty Jarrett / Getty Images)
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