Question

A spy who previously worked in this industry spared Werner Heisenberg’s life at a Zurich lecture. (10[1])Moe Berg worked in this industry, (10[1])which in the Supreme (10[1])Court case Flood v. Kuhn had its reserve clause upheld by virtue of this industry’s antitrust exemption. Eight men in this industry were banned due to their acceptance of bribes by Kennesaw Mountain Landis in 1921. The Mitchell Report investigated a “steroid era” in this industry, (10[1])during which (10[1])a 1998 record chase occurred between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. For 10 points, workers in what industry wear the number 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson, who integrated the Dodgers? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: baseball industry [accept Major League Baseball; accept baseball coaching; prompt on athletics industry or sports industry; prompt on entertainment industry]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Kaiden Carey (DII)PennSwarthmore B1510
Will Hollister (DII)LehighRutgers2110
Patrick Torre (DII)MarylandColumbia A2510
Ashish KumbhardareRowanUniversity of Delaware B7110
Keegan Martin (UG)NYU ANYU C7310
Finn Doyle (DII)PrincetonColumbia B10510

Summary

2023 ACF Fall (Rutgers)10/14/2023Y6100%0%0%51.67