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What sports personality said, “The opera ain’t over ’til the fat lady sings”?

It was not Yogi Berra who said, "The opera ain't over 'til the fat lady sings". Former Washington Bullets coach Dick Mona popularized the saying during the 1978 NBA playoffs. However, it was Dan Cook, a television sports announcer and writer for the San Antonio Express-News, who invented it.
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How big is a hockey puck?

Usually made of vulcanized rubber, an ice hockey puck is 3 inches in diameter, 1 inch thick, and weighs 5.5 to 6 ounces.
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What is neat’s foot oil which is used to break in new baseball gloves?

Neat is a now obsolete term for cattle. Neat's-foot oil is the oil extracted from the hooves and slim bones of oxen or cattle. In olden days, the oil was also used as medicine and as shoe polish.
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How many players do you need to start a polo game?

You need two teams with four players each and horses for all of them in a polo game. The aim is to drive a wooden ball down a grass field and between two goalposts.
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How high is the regulation basketball hoop?

A regulation basketball hoop is 10 feet above the floor.
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How wide is a golf hole and how deep is it?

A golf hole is 4.25 inches in diameter and at least 4 inches deep.
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How much does an official baseball weigh?

An official baseball weighs between 5 and 5.25 ounces.
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How many ways can a batter reach first base without hitting the ball?

There are six ways a batter can reach first base without hitting the ball. A walk; being hit by a pitch; a dropped third strike; catcher's interference; a pitched or thrown ball intended to catch a runner that "goes into a stand or a bench, or over or through a field fence or backstop" (rule 705[h]); and when, on a ball four or strike three, a pitch "passes the catcher and lodges in the umpire's mask or paraphernalia" (rule 705[i]).
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What is the fastest speed recorded for a male downhill skier?

The fastest downhill speed for skiing to date for a man is 139.03 miles per hour by Michael Pruffer of France. The fastest woman on skis is Tara Mulari of Finland, clocked at 133.234 miles per hour. Both records were set at Les Arcs, France, in 1988.
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How many times did Muhammad Ali fight for the heavyweight boxing title?

Muhammad Ali defended the heavyweight boxing title 19 times-5 times in 1966 alone, 4 in 1976. But Ali doesn't hold a candle to Joe Louis, who defended his title 25 times, with 7 fights in 1941.
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