TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For consistency, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: ESPN ENTERTAINMENT 
Clue: Matt Dillon narrates "Once in a Lifetime", about this New York City soccer team Pele played for

SOLUTION: the cosmos

PROBLEM: Category: THE ODYSSEY 
Clue: This goddess of wisdom pleads with Zeus to release Odysseus from the embrace of the nymph Calypso

SOLUTION: athena

PROBLEM: Category: REBELLIONS: SHAYS' & WHISKEY 
Clue: Shays' Rebellion in this state in 1786-87 included an attack on the Springfield armory

SOLUTION:
massachusetts