True or Made Up?

Answers for Sunday, November 8, 2026

That day's 5 records, resolved. True ones carry their source line; made up ones are owned up to.

30Curry averaged 30 a game in a 50-40-90 season.TRUE

Source: Sporting News. Sporting News calls Curry the only player in NBA history to average 30 points per game on 50-40-90 splits for a full season. The NBA MVP announcement gives the exact splits: 30.1 points, 50.4 percent, 45.4 percent and 90.8 percent. Read the full record

22A pitcher once struck out 22 batters in a nine-inning game.MADE UP

We made this one up. Checked against: Wikipedia. Wikipedia's single-game strikeout leaders list caps nine-inning games at 20 strikeouts (Clemens twice, Wood, Scherzer). Tom Cheney's 21 came in a 16-inning game.

176 secondsMane scored three goals in 176 seconds.TRUE

Source: FIFA. The FIFA Mane versus Salah stats page lists 176 as the fastest Premier League hat-trick, against Aston Villa in 2015. Read the full record

Abebe Bikila won the Olympic marathon barefoot twice.MADE UP

We made this one up. Checked against: World Athletics Hall of Fame. Bikila's Hall of Fame profile describes the barefoot Rome 1960 win and notes he was wearing running shoes for the Tokyo 1964 win.

204 yardsA rookie ran for 204 yards in the Super Bowl.TRUE

Source: Athlon Sports. Athlon says Smith is the only player ever to rush for more than 200 yards in a Super Bowl, after a 126 yard rookie season, and that he later ran for 6 yards in one game in 1990 before his career ended. Read the full record

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