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This Day In Sports History (March 21st) — UCLA Bruins
It was on this day in 1964 that the UCLA Bruins’ men’s basketball team beat Duke by a score of 98-83 to win the NCAA Division I championship, and complete their perfect 30-0 season. At the time, the Bruins became only the forth team in NCAA men’s basketball history to record a perfect season. The [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 3/20/2013 — LeBron James
For a moment it appeared as though the Cleveland Cavaliers were (fittingly) going to end the Miami Heat’s winning streak at 23 games, as they held a 27 point lead over the defending NBA champions with less than eight minutes remaining in the third quarter. But that only seemed to awaken the sleeping giant they [...]
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The 15 Hottest Girlfriends of Tiger Woods
Did you hear the big news yesterday? Tiger Woods is dating Lindsey Vonn! Actually, it’s not really news. We told you about that way back in January. But now it’s official, because Tiger announced it on his Facebook page along with some photographs of the sports superstars just hanging out like a regular couple—a regular couple [...]
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This Day In Sports History (March 20th) — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
It was on this day in 1990 that the Los Angeles Lakers retired Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s No. 33. It is one of seven numbers at the moment to be retired by the Lakers’ organization. Kareem had one of the greatest careers in NBA history, as he held the record for points scored, games played, minutes played, [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 3/19/2013 — Sergei Gonchar
Ottawa Senators defenseman Sergei Gonchar entered last night’s game against the New York Islanders with a seven-game point streak. He exited the contest with an eight-game point streak. Gonchar has been on fire as of late, and it continued on Tuesday night, as he recorded the game-winning goal and added two assists to help lead [...]
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The WWE Waited a Whole Week After Paul Bearer’s Death to Start Exploiting It (Video)
A couple weeks ago, the WWE’s Paul Bearer, legendary manager of The Undertaker, passed away at the age of 58. And I don’t mean the WWE killed off the character or anything like that. I mean the actual guy, William Moody, died. For real. So what is the appropriate waiting period before the WWE starts [...]
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16 Sweet Pieces of NCAA Tournament Trivia to Impress Your Friends
The NCAA Tournament starts in earnest on Thursday (no, sorry, I don’t count the play-in games), so you’re probably pretty busy studying team stats and filling in your brackets. However, once the brackets are in and the time comes to sit back and watch the games, you’re going to need something to talk about with [...]
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Watch Wingsuiters Soar Between Skyscrapers in Rio De Janeiro (Video)
There are those who cry in the face of danger, like the rope swinging female who had to be pushed off the edge of a canyon by her boyfriend, supposedly resulting in their break-up. And then there are those who laugh in the face of danger. If you’re looking for an example of the latter, [...]
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This Day In Sports History (March 19) — Brett Hull
It was on this day in 1991 that Brett Hull became only the second player in NHL history to score 80 goals in a season. Hull finished the year with 86 goals – the third most all-time, behind only Wayne Gretzky’s 92 in 1981-82 and Gretzky’s 87 in 1983-84. Brett also became only the fifth [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 3/18/2013 — LeBron James
There were several moments during last night’s game against the Boston Celtics when it appeared as though the Miami Heat’s 22-game winning streak was on the verge of ending. And it would have marked the second time since 2008 that the Celtics ended a team’s 22-game winning streak on March 18 (they did it to [...]
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9 Underdogs to Watch in the 2013 NCAA Tournament
Let the Madness begin! The field for the 2013 NCAA Tournament has been selected, and you have approximately three days to fill out your brackets for most pools and contests. Which top dogs will make good on their hype? I have no idea. But I do know that since 1985, 89.3% of the tournaments have [...]
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This Day In Sports History (March 18th) – Michael Jordan
It was on this day in 1995 that Michael Jordan announced he would be returning to the NBA. Jordan came back to the Bulls donning the number 45, as his familiar number 23 had already been retired following his initial retirement. In his two years away from basketball, MJ embarked on a baseball career. He [...]
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NASCAR Fight: Joey Logano Confronted Denny Hamlin After the Ford City 500 at Bristol (Video)
The 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season is only a few weeks old, but rivalries are already starting to get nasty between some of the drivers. After the season-opening Daytona 500 on February 24, Denny Hamlin started a little Twitter feud with his former Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Joey Logano. Hamlin tweeted at Brad Keselowski, “sorry [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 3/17/2013 — Monta Ellis
Putting up 25 points throughout the duration of an entire game usually won’t get you on our “Stat Line of the Night.” Putting up 25 points throughout the duration of a single quarter, on the other hand, will. That is exactly what Monta Ellis did, as his 25 fourth-quarter points sparked the Bucks’ comeback from [...]
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15 Impressive Winning Streaks You Might Not Have Heard Of
The Miami Heat’s winning streak is now up to 20 games. Only four teams in NBA history have ever won 20 straight games, and at this point you’d have to say that LeBron and company have a legitimate shot at eclipsing the all-time record of 33 games, which was set by the 1971-72 Los Angeles [...]
