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This Day In Sports History (March 12th) – Gordie Howe
It was on this day in 1972 that Gordie Howe had his #9 jersey retired by the Detroit Red Wings. Howe would return to playing a few years later for the Houston Aeros of the newly formed WHA, and after the WHA went bust in 1979, “Mr. Hockey” returned for one more year in the [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 3/11/2013 — Dustin Brown
The Los Angeles Kings continued their winning ways last night, defeating the Calgary Flames by a score of 3-1 to claim their 11th victory in their last 14 games. And on this occasion, it was captain Dustin Brown leading the charge for the defending Stanley Cup champions. Brown entered the game looking for his first [...]
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9 Worst NCAA Tournament Teams of All-Time
Yesterday, the Liberty University Flames men’s basketball team made history by winning the 2013 Big South Conference tournament, earning an automatic invitation to the 2013 NCAA Tournament. Why was it historic? Well, it wasn’t because this will be their first trip to the big dance, or anything like that. It was historic because the Flames [...]
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This Day In Sports History (March 11th) — NFL Adopts Instant Replay
It was on this day in 1986 that the National Football League announced it would use instant replay for the upcoming season. In 1986, the technology was nowhere near what it is today, which made instant replay unpopular with players, coaches and the fans. As a result, in 1992 the NFL decided to abandon its [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 3/10/2013 — Chris Kunitz
Playing alongside Sidney Crosby sure does have its perks. Chris Kunitz has found that out firsthand this season, as the Penguins forward entered Sunday with 14 goals and 31 points in his first 25 games this season. And he added to each of those totals in a big way during yesterday’s match-up with the New [...]
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The 20 Members of the NBA’s 60 Points Club
This season, the highest point total put up in a single game is 54. That feat was achieved just last week by the Warriors’ Stephen Curry, and it was only the second 50-point game of the year—the other coming from the NBA’s leading scorer, Kevin Durant, back in January. However, while a 50-point game is [...]
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This Day In Sports History (March 8th) – “The Fight of the Century”
It was on this day in 1971 that Joe Frazier defeated Muhammad Ali to retain his Heavyweight boxing belt. The fight took place at New York’s Madison Square Garden in front of a sold out crowd, which included many celebrities. “The Fight Of The Century” is what the media had dubbed this battle during the [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 3/7/2013 — Alex Ovechkin
After starting off the lockout-shortened 2012-13 NHL season with just four points in his first eight games, and ten points in his first 16, many wondered whether we had seen the last of Alex Ovechkin‘s dominance at the offensive end of NHL rinks. Apparently, we haven’t. The Russian sniper entered last night with three goals [...]
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19 Funny Ball Boy GIFs
In the world of pro sports, athletes get 99% of the attention. And that’s probably fair, since without them nobody would watch. But there are a lot of other people involved in making sports happen, and every once in a while it’s nice to give them a shout-out. A few months back we tried to [...]
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Cricket Fan Take a Ball to the Head (Video)
Cricket and baseball are a lot alike. They employ very different terminology, of course, but basically both sports have bats, batters, pitchers, infielders, outfielders, outs, home runs, and strikeouts. The fans can be kind of similar, too. Sometimes baseball fans are alert and make amazing catches when the ball comes flying into the stands. Sometimes [...]
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This Day In Sports History (March 7th) — NCAA Selection Sunday
It was on this day in 1982 that the NCAA Tournament Selection, also known as Selection Sunday, was first broadcast on live television. Since then, a live broadcast of the event, which takes place the weekend before the tournament begins, has been used to inform each school of whether they have made it into the [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 3/6/2013 — Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant went into last night’s game against the New Orleans Hornets with a nagging elbow injury. He came out of it with one of his most impressive performances of the season. The Lakers trailed the Hornets by as much as 25 points, and with 6:22 remaining in the game they found themselves trailing by a score [...]
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France’s Renaud Lavillenie Red Flagged Following Historic Pole Vault, Heartbreak Ensues (Video)
Imagine you’re a pole vaulter, and you’ve just performed what you believe is the second greatest indoor pole vault of all time, clearing a ridiculous 20-foot bar. You would be pretty ecstatic, right? Well, now imagine that, afterward, they tell you that the jump was disqualified. How would you feel then? If you said, “like [...]
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21 Female Sports Firsts
On Sunday, a 28-year-old woman from New York became the first female ever to try out for NFL teams at one of the league’s regional combines. It really was a historic moment, and the media treated it as such by turning out in droves,. The only problem, of course, is that the woman, Lauren Silberman, [...]
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This Day In Sports History (March 6th) — Muhammad Ali
It was on this day in 1964 that Elijah Muhammad announced Cassius Clay would be renamed, “Muhammad Ali.” Clay’s adoption of this name symbolized his acceptance and new identity as a member of the Nation of Islam. Clay revealed that he was a member of the Nation of Islam after claiming the championship from Sonny [...]
