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Dave Manuel

The Time Vladimir Putin Dominated An Exhibition Game That Was Filled With Ex-NHL Stars

On May 16th, 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin suited up to play in an exhibition ice hockey game to commemorate the 70th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War - aka World War 2. ...

The NFL banned numerous dangerous plays over the decades, including spearing and chop blocks, dramatically increasing player safety over time.

FOOTBALL
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Dave Manuel

The Top Five Plays That Have Been Banned By The NFL Over The Years

The NFL used to be a much more dangerous place to play. If you need evidence of that statement, look no further than the various plays that the league has banned over the years, and then realize t...

Miami Heat executed the largest trade in NBA history involving five teams, immediately leading them to their first-ever NBA championship.

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Dave Manuel

The 13-Player Trade That Helped Bring The Miami Heat a Title in 2005

On August 2nd, 2005, the Miami Heat pulled off the largest trade in NBA history, in terms of total number of players involved. The Miami Heat, which had a team that included the likes of Dwyane Wa...

NBA draft lotteries have repeatedly raised eyebrows, fueling suspicions that outcomes may be rigged to conveniently benefit certain teams and stars.

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Dave Manuel

The Seven Most Questionable Draft Lottery Results in NBA History

For years, the NBA has been dogged by allegations that their draft lottery is rigged. With each passing year, it gets harder and harder to defend the league when it comes to this matter. Thing...

President Richard Nixon personally suggested a critical football play to Redskins coach George Allen, resulting in a disastrous loss for Washington.

FOOTBALL
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Dave Manuel

"Nixon's Play": When President Richard Nixon Allegedly Called a Play for the Washington Redskins - In a Playoff Game

In the winter of 1971, things were looking up for Washington Redskins coach George Allen. The Redskins had clinched their first playoff berth in 25 years, and would ultimately finish the season wi...

President Theodore Roosevelt prevented the banning of American football by implementing crucial reforms that made the game significantly safer to play.

FOOTBALL
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Dave Manuel

How President Theodore Roosevelt Saved Football in the United States

Did you know that there was a very real possibility of the game of football being banned in the United States in the early 1900s? It's true - in 1905 alone, a staggering 18 young men died playing c...

President Abraham Lincoln was a dominant wrestler inducted into the Wrestling Hall of Fame who may have invented the iconic chokeslam.

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Dave Manuel

Abraham Lincoln: The US President Who Invented The "Chokeslam"

President Abraham Lincoln is widely regarded as one of the best Presidents in the history of the United States. Much is known about President Lincoln, but did you know that he was a dominant wrest...

The 1919 Stanley Cup Finals remain the only championship series never completed, as the deadly Spanish Flu tragically ended the contest.

HOCKEY
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Dave Manuel

1919: The Year The Stanley Cup Wasn't Awarded

If you look at the Stanley Cup, there is a part of the engravings that says: 1919 MONTREAL CANADIENS SEATTLE METROPOLITANS SERIES NOT COMPLETED 1919 was the ONLY year in the history of the ...

Marty Turco delivered one of the greatest goaltending performances in NHL playoff history, yet his Dallas Stars still lost the series.

HOCKEY
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Dave Manuel

The Story of Marty Turco's Incredibly Unlucky Playoff Demise in the 2006-07 Playoffs

Marty Turco, starting goaltender for the 2006-07 Dallas Stars, likely still shakes his head thinking about the first-round playoff series against the Vancouver Canucks. You see, Marty Turco posted...

In 1943, Sammy Baugh played quarterback, intercepted four passes, punted superbly, and became the ultimate all-around player in NFL history.

FOOTBALL
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Dave Manuel

The Time When "Slinging Sammy" Baugh Had Four Touchdown Passes and Four Interceptions - In The Same Game

"Slinging Sammy" Baugh was a one-of-a-kind athlete that earned himself entries into the College Football and Pro Football Hall of Fame. In a time when most quarterbacks were content to just hand o...

Michael Jordan and Joe Montana late-career performances were far better than most remember, proving their legacies were never truly tarnished.

FOOTBALL
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Dave Manuel

Joe Montana's Last Years in Kansas City Were Actually Pretty Good

It's the old story - a superstar stays on for too long in the league and ends up tarnishing their legacy. Michael Jordan shouldn't have played with the Washington Wizards. Joe Montana shouldn'...

Seattle NFL franchise was nearly named the Kings, until funding drama opened the door for Seahawks to become the choice.

FOOTBALL
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Dave Manuel

The Seattle Kings: The "Sure Thing" NFL Franchise That Never Happened

Did you know that the Seattle Seahawks were almost the "Seattle Kings"? Seattle had been pining for a professional football team since the late 1950s. In 1969, businessman Wayne Field formally t...

The 1989-90 Boston Celtics set an NBA playoff scoring record by putting up an astonishing 157 points against the New York Knicks.

BASKETBALL
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Dave Manuel

What Is The Record for Most Points Scored By a Single Team in a NBA Playoff Game?

A total of 10 teams - including the 2020 Los Angeles Clippers and 1985 Los Angeles Lakers - have managed to crack 150 points in a single NBA playoff game. A couple of those teams needed overtime t...

Wilt Chamberlain set an NBA playoff record with 41 rebounds in one game, an unbreakable feat unlikely ever to be matched.

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Dave Manuel

Wilt Chamberlain's 41 Rebound Game In the 1967 Playoffs - Still a Record

Another unbreakable record? Most likely. On April 5th, 1967, Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia 76ers pulled down a record-breaking 41 rebounds in an Eastern Division Finals game against the Bos...

Bo Jackson dominated both NFL and MLB in 1989, achieving a sports performance that not even Deion Sanders could ever match.

FOOTBALL
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Dave Manuel

Bo Jackson in 1989: The Most Ridiculous Season in the History of Sports

Stephen A. Smith recently stated that Deion Sanders is the greatest athlete in the history of the NFL. It's a reasonable argument - after all, Sanders was a two-sport athlete who was one of the gr...



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