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This Day In Sports History (May 23rd) — Tommy Greene
It was on this day in 1991 that Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Tommy Greene recorded a no-hitter against the Montreal Expos. The Phillies would go on to win that game by a score of 2-0. Greene struck out ten batters and walked seven in the game. At the age of 24, he was beginning to show [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 5/22/12 — Adam Wainwright
After undergoing Tommy John surgery and missing the entire 2011 MLB season, Adam Wainwright has struggled to regain the form that saw him go 20-11 with a 2.42 ERA while finishing second in Cy Young voting in 2010. He entered last night’s contest with just two wins in his first eight starts and an ERA [...]
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Here’s A Cool Side-Flip Frisbee Catch (Video)
If takes quite the effort to get yourself recognized on our site via a frisbee catch. Only two men have accomplished that feat thus far, and each of those impressive grabs included a long sprint and an amazing head-first dive during an ultimate frisbee game. As for the third edition to our site’s short list [...]
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11 Most Dominant Championship Runs in NBA History
We’re almost halfway through the 2012 NBA Playoffs, and so far the San Antonio Spurs have yet to lose a game. In fact, going back to the end of the regular season, they’ve won 18 straight. That’s what I call hot. If the Spurs maintain their dominant play, they have a chance of joining some [...]
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This Day In Sports History (May 22nd) — Annika Sörenstam
It was on this day in 2003 that Annika Sörenstam played in the Bank of America Colonial golf tournament in Fort Worth, Texas. By taking part in the event, she became the first woman since Babe Zaharias in 1945 to compete against men on the PGA Tour. At the time, Sörenstam was coming off back-to-back [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 5/21/12 — Zach Parise
After dropping Game Three at home to the New York Rangers, the New Jersey Devils were in desperate need of a Game Four victory in order to avoid heading back to Madison Square Garden down 3-1 in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Final series. And in order to earn that much-needed victory, the Devils would needed [...]
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15 Pro Athletes Who Could Be Playing Other Sports
Most of us sitting on the couch watching pro sports at home can’t imagine what it would be like to be so good at a sport that someone would actually pay us to play it. And I’m not saying, “we can’t imagine being LeBron.” I’m saying, “we can’t even imagine what it would be like [...]
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Melbourne’s Jeremy Howe Gives Us This “Mark Of The Year” Candidate (Video)
Every year the AFL hands out an award for “Mark of the Year.” Last year Andrew Krakouer defeated Andrew Walker’s incredible leaping grab by one percent of the vote to earn the honor. This year, it appears as though that award could go to Jeremy Howe. The Melbourne forward is certainly the front-runner at the [...]
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This Day In Sports History (May 21st) – Sweden Men’s Hockey
It was on this day in 2006 that the Swedish men’s hockey team won gold at the World Hockey Championships. Sweden defeated the Czech Republic 4-0 in the championship game played in Riga, Latvia. Sweden became the first country in history to win gold at both the Olympics as well as the World Hockey Championships [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 5/20/12 — LeBron James
During the Miami Heat’s 94-75 Game Three loss to the Indiana Pacers last Thursday, LeBron James recorded 22 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals. That was enough to earn him the brunt of the criticism for his team’s defeat. During last night’s 101-93 Game Four victory over the Indianan Pacers, LeBron James recorded [...]
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You Don’t Want To Mess With This 9-Year-Old Female Kickboxer (Video)
If you asked me whether or not I would fight a nine-year-old female, my answer would be a resounding “No!” On most occasions, that answer would have more to do with the fact that it is just wrong to hit a female, and less to do with the fear of getting beat up by a [...]
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9 Classic Sports Conspiracy Theories
You gotta love the versatility of sports. When things go the way we want, it’s exhilarating, incredible, inspiring, and heartwarming. When things don’t go the way we want, it’s boring, depressing, disenchanting, and heartbreaking. In either case, sports fans tend to lose their minds a little bit. In victory, people jump up and down, hug [...]
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This Day In Sports History (May 18th) – Randy Johnson
It was on this day in 2004 that Randy Johnson became the 17th player in MLB history to pitch a perfect game. At age 40, Johnson became the oldest player to accomplish the feat. Randy Johnson would strikeout 13 Atlanta Braves batters en route to his perfect game, which took place at Atlanta’s Turner Field. [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 5/17/12 — Brandon Beachy
The Atlanta Braves organization has developed some great pitchers throughout the past couple of decades. Among them are the likes of John Smoltz, Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux and Tommy Hanson. And now it is beginning to appear as though it won’t be long before we add Brandon Beachy’s name to that list. After going 7-3 [...]
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Eric Kelly Teaching Wall Street Nerds How To Box Is Hilarious (Video)
If you are a strong, determined, athletic young man looking to make a career in boxing, you go to Freddy Roach. If you are a Wall Street nerd who doesn’t have a single ounce of athleticism and enjoys being made fun of by a dude that could probably knock you out five times before you [...]
