AP Style Sports Quiz

Use the sports section in the back of your AP Stylebook to correct these sentences. Some sentences may have more than one mistake.

Name:                                                             Date:

1. Oakland Raiders runningback Darren McFadden carried the ball 32 yards into the endzone.

2. Clint Conque became the football Coach at UCA in 1999.

3. The New York Yankees have closer Mariano Rivera warming up in the bull pen.

4. The UCA Bears baseball team is gearing up for a double header on Friday.

5. The Atlanta Braves are going to use left hander Tom Glavine on Wednesday night.

6. Jimmie Johnson is on the verge of winning his third consecutive nascar championship.

7. Shaquille O’Neal isn’t good at shooting free-throws from the free throw line.

8. She was the fastest colt that the Kentucky Derby crowd had ever seen.

9. Bears quarterback Nathan Brown completed a touch down pass to tight end Marquez Branson.

10. John McEnroe broke his racquet when he slammed it on the court.

11. Michael Phelps made a name for himself during the olympics.

12. The Philadelphia Phillies won this year’s world series.

13. The Bears basketball team held a five point lead heading into half time.

14. The Iowa Buckeyes won the Big 12 Conference championship.

15. The Georgia Bulldogs were the pre-season favorites in college football.

16. The quarter back walked up to the line-of-scrimmage to spike the ball.

17. Gary Payton stole the basketball and made a crucial lay-up.

18. Reggie Miller made a three pointer to win the game.

19. The better won a lot of money at the Belmont Stakes.

20. The Los Angeles Lakers played man to man defense on Friday night.