Arian Foster And His Infamous Retirement Story
It was October 16th, 2016 when Arian Foster decided to retire. The Miami Dolphins were playing at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Foster, who had signed with the Dolphins on a 1-year, $1.5 m...
Was The 2015 NHL Draft Class The Greatest of All Time?
If you are looking for the greatest NHL Draft of all time, it's hard not to stop at 1979, which produced seven Hall of Famers (Bourque, Messier, etc) and countless All-Stars. 1979 should be exclud...
Gene Conley: The Only Man To Ever Win a NBA Championship AND a World Series
Here is a piece of sports trivia that might stump even the most knowledgeable of sports fans: Who is the only man to have ever won a NBA Championship AND a World Series? The answer: Gene Conley....
When Margaret Abbott Didn't Know That She Had Won An Olympic Gold Medal
Margaret Abbott holds a distinct place in the history of American sport - she was the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal. The funny thing is that Abbott didn't even realize that she was an O...
The "Collision in Korea": When WCW Held a Two-Day Event in North Korea
In April of 1995, WCW (World Championship Wrestling) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling collaborated on an event titled "Collision in Korea". The event was notable as it was held in North Korea, the secr...
Troy State vs DeVry: The Highest Scoring College Basketball Game of All Time
On January 12th, 1992, the 3-15 DeVry Hoyas travelled to take on the 12-3 Troy State Trojans in a Division II men's basketball game. The 2,000 people who were in attendance that evening had no clu...
Taro Tsujimoto: The Buffalo Sabres Draft Pick Who Didn't Exist
Punch Imlach, the general manager of the Buffalo Sabres, was mad. Three years earlier, in 1971, the World Hockey Association had started as a direct competitor to the NHL. The WHA took to sign...
The Time Alabama's Basketball Team Played Nearly a Quarter of a Game With Just Three Players
On November 25th, 2017, the college basketball world was feasting on leftover turkey and getting ready for a treat, as the Alabama Crimson Tide were set to square off against the Minnesota Golden Goph...
The Time When UTEP's Brooks Dawson Started a Game 6-for-6 With Six Touchdowns
It was October 27th, 1967, and the 2-1-1 team from UTEP was travelling to take on New Mexico in a WAC showdown. The game may have seemed inconsequential to those in attendance - little did they kn...
A Look Back at Andrew Luck's First NFL Game
Andrew Luck was a generational quarterback prospect. In fact, scouts were putting him in the same conversation as the likes of John Elway and Peyton Manning - can't miss prospects who were sure to...
Dave Portnoy, NIL Deals and The Wide Open Floodgates of Player Transfers in College Football
Dave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports, is worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Dave Portnoy loves Michigan football. Michigan has no quarterback. Earlier this week, Portnoy vowed ...
Jerry Rice Had 185 Catches - After Turning 40 Years Old
If you want to talk about unbreakable NFL records, how about this one? Jerry Rice - the clear GOAT when it comes to the wide receiver position - had 185 catches AFTER turning 40 years old. In t...
How a Minor League Fight Nearly Cost Joey Kocur His NHL Career - And Right Arm
Joey Kocur had a long and successful NHL career that saw him play for three different teams and win three Stanley Cups. Kocur's professional career very nearly didn't happen, however, as a minor l...
The Bizarre Pitch That Wayne Gretzky Says He Was Given To Join the Vancouver Canucks in 1988
It was the morning of May 27th, 1988, and Wayne Gretzky was celebrating his fourth Stanley Cup victory with his parents in his Edmonton apartment. It was 6 am in the morning and Walter Gretzky, Wa...
How The Cincinnati Bengals Turned Down The Best Trade Offer of All Time
Mike Ditka believed that Ricky Williams was the next Walter Payton. We all know the story of how Ditka and the New Orleans Saints broke the bank to make a trade with the Washington Redskins in ord...
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