Now, practically everybody knows that the game of football has dramatically changed over the past number of decades. 70-80 years ago, the game of football was much more run-focused - in fact, you ...
It was September 9th, 2017, and Louisiana Tech was being humiliated at home. Mississippi State was throttling Louisiana Tech by a score of 57-14, and there was still 13 minutes left in the fourth ...
One of the most unbreakable records in men's college basketball remains the incredible 88 game winning streak that the UCLA Bruins put together from 1971-1974. Undefeated seasons are practically u...
On March 3rd, 1951, Bill Mlkvy (The Owl With No Vowels, as he was sometimes called) set a college basketball record that will almost certainly never be broken. During a game with Temple, Mlkvy sco...
"Pistol Pete" Maravich holds the record for most total points in a college basketball career. Maravich finished his college basketball career with 3,667 points, narrowly edging out Antoine Davis, ...
Any fan of the Detroit Lions will tell you that there have been plenty of dark moments for the franchise. After all, since 1932, the Detroit Lions have only made the playoffs 18 times - that makes...
There have been some fantastic high school football quarterback prospects over the years, but none were better (or more highly touted) than Peyton Manning. Peyton Manning obviously had the pedigre...
Imagine how NBA history would have been altered if former Philadelphia 76ers owner Harold Katz had gotten his way. Katz, to his credit, knew that Michael Jordan was going to be a star, and wanted ...
It's an interesting question - what would happen if a team suffered some sort of tragedy that killed or permanently disabled a number of its players? How would the leagues handle this situation? Wh...
On January 9th, 1918, the newly formed National Hockey League changed a rule that would change the way that goal was played forever. On that date, President Frank Calder said that a rule change wa...
There was a time when ice hockey leagues, such as the National Hockey Association and Pacific Coast Hockey Association, used to have a seventh player on the ice. In this day and age, teams will pu...
The optics are certainly good - Jake Paul will be taking on the 10-1-1 Andre August in his next boxing match. Another professional boxer for Jake Paul, and one with a 10-1-1 record? It sounds like...
Who would have thought that Ty Law, a cornerback who ended up making the Pro Bowl five times, would end up making the league easier for quarterbacks and NFL offenses. That's exactly what happened ...
It's common practice that if a high-profile new addition to a team wants a number that is already taken by someone, they will pay them for it. Quite often, players will just give up their numbers ...
Imagine the chaos if the 1987 NFLPA strike took place in this day and age. Cancelled games. Replacement players. Players crossing the picket lines to play. The 1987 regular season was ...
