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A city in this state is where Leo Seltzer is credited with creating and holding the first roller derby event in 1935. A team in this state won the 2021 WNBA finals behind Kahleah Copper, (10[1])who had been traded for that team’s former draft pick Elena Delle Donne (-5[1])(“DELL-uh DON”). A 2022 TV series about a team in this state stars Abbi Jacobson (-5[1])and D’Arcy Carden as players for the Peaches. (10[1]-5[1])An NFL team in this state is owned by the oldest owner in the NFL, Virginia Halas McCaskey. In 2016, a team in this state led by Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant beat (10[1])Cleveland in the World (10[1])Series. (10[1])An NFL team in this state traded for wide receiver DJ Moore (10[1])to complement quarterback Justin Fields. For 10 points, Wrigley Field is the home of what state’s (10[1])Cubs? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Illinois [or IL] (The 2022 series is the TV version of A League of Their Own. Philip K. Wrigley founded the AAGPBL, the league that the Rockford Peaches played in.)
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2023 ACF Winter @ Columbia11/11/2023Y9100%0%33%104.22

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jupiter DingPrinceton BPenn B3410
Aum MundheRutgers ABard A47-5
Karsten RynearsonYale AColumbia A60-5
Cooper RohColumbia BNYU A6810
Max HauslerVassarPenn A68-5
Simon EmmanuelRutgers BHaverford10110
Anirudh BharadwajPenn AVassar10510
Lukas KoutsoukosYale BPrinceton A10610
Omar MahmoodNYU BColumbia C11810
Richard NiuCornell CYale C13410
Cyrus HodgsonBard ARutgers A13610
William GrogerColumbia AYale A13610