Robert Kraft is often hailed as the savior of football in New England, and for good reason. Kraft, through his ownership of the Patriots' old stadium, fended off multiple attempts to move the Patr...
Without Michael Jackson, aka the "King of Pop", the New England Patriots dynasty may never have happened. In fact, it's almost a certainty. What was the chain of events that led Michael Jackso...
Bill Russell is regarded by most as being one of the very best NBA players of all time. The numbers and accolades back this up - Russell was an 11x NBA champ, a 5x MVP and a 12x All-Star. In a...
Who is the greatest athlete of all time? There are a number of names that need to be considered when asking this question. Michael Jordan. Usain Bolt. Tiger Woods. The list goes on and on. ...
On January 16th, 1934, the Toronto Maple Leafs travelled to Ottawa to take on the Senators. The final score of the game was 7-4 in favour of the Maple Leafs - nothing crazy about that. Upon cl...
Brock Lesnar is undoubtedly a freak athlete. Lesnar was a NCAA wrestling champion in college. Lesnar won the UFC Heavyweight title in just his fourth professional fight. In addition, Lesna...
Who holds the record for most goals scored in a single World Cup tournament? Is it Pele? Cristiano Ronaldo? Ronaldo? The answer is: Just Fontaine. Just Fontaine is regarded by many as be...
Did you know that Tom Seaver, regarded as being one of the greatest pitchers of all time, was won by the New York Mets via a lottery? Not a draft lottery. An actual lottery. In 1966, the At...
In October of 2022, Weber State and Montana State battled in a contest between two of the best teams in the FCS. The game would produce one of the craziest statistics ever, as Weber State would gi...
It was 2010, and Michael Jordan desperately wanted to own a NBA team all for himself. Prior to that, MJ had been a minority investor of the team with the last word on basketball decision. "His...
It's difficult for a player to garner the votes of all 50 sportswriters in order to unanimously win the NFL's MVP award. Sometimes the voting is legitimately close, with multiple players receiving...
What is the record for most goals ever scored in a single World Cup match? While a number of teams share the record for largest margin of victory in a World Cup match, a single team - Hungary - hol...
Kirk Gibson. 2x World Series champion. 17 seasons in the big leagues. Authored one of the most exciting moments in the history of Major League Baseball. All of that almost didn't happen. Y...
It was 1987, and the Seattle Mariners had the #1 overall pick in the upcoming draft. The General Manager of the Mariners, Dick Balderson, and the team's Scouting Director, Roger Jongewaard, were i...
In this day and age, some people think that the NFL Draft lasts too long. In 2022, 262 players were taken over the course of 7 rounds. The fact is, in the mid 1940s, the NFL Draft used to last...
