Why Are The NBA's Ratings Tanking?
In what can only be described as exceptionally bad timing for the NBA and its media rights holders, ratings for the league are down significantly to start the 2024-25 season. This is a black eye f...
Who Were The Three Unanimous Offensive Rookie of the Years in the NFL?
When you think of possible players who unanimously won the Offensive Rookie of the Year award in the NFL, who would you consider as possibilities? Cam Newton? Adrian Peterson? Barry Sanders? ...
When a Single Voter Spoiled Tom Brady's Unanimous MVP Bid in 2007
Over the history of the NFL, eight players - including the likes of Lamar Jackson and Tom Brady - have secured every single vote to unanimously win an award such as MVP or Offensive Rookie of the Year...
Forrest Griffin vs Stephan Bonnar: The "Most Important Fight in UFC History"
In 2001, Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta bought the UFC on the recommendation of their friend, Dana White. By 2005, the investment wasn't going well, as the promotion was drowning in red ink. There was...
The Time Denny McLain - A Pitcher - Unanimously Won the AL MVP Award
Over the history of Major League Baseball, only two pitchers have been named unanimous MVPs. Denny McLain is one of those people. In 1968, at the age of just 24 years old, Denny McLain put tog...
2004: The Year EIGHT High School Players Were Taken in the First Round of the NBA Draft
In 2004, an astonishing eight high school players were drafted in the first round of the NBA Draft. In 2005, three high school players were drafted in the first round of the NBA Draft, with anothe...
The Time When Anthony Gordon Threw Nine Touchdown Passes in a Single Game - And Lost
Imagine turning in one of the best single-game performances in the HISTORY of college football and losing. This is exactly what happened to quarterback Anthony Gordon on September 21st, 2019. ...
The Time The Sewanee Tigers Won Five College Football Games in Six Days
The 1899 Sewanee Tigers remain one of the most dominant college football teams of all time. The team, which finished the season with a record of 12-0, scored 322 points in 12 games while allowing ...
Mike Tyson Fought 19 Times in a Single Year After Turning Pro
In March of 1985, 18 year-old Mike Tyson decided to turn pro after a sparkling amateur career. Tyson's very first professional fight came on March 6th, 1985 against the 0-3-0 Hector Merced. The fo...
The Three Quarterbacks That Were Sacked Twelve Times in a Single Game
Getting sacked five or six times in a single game is considered to be a very bad day for a quarterback. 12 times? That's insane. Three quarterbacks - Donovan McNabb, Warren Moon and Bert Jones -...
Dan Marino and His Wild Streak of 19 Straight Games Without Taking a Sack
Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino was sacked during a game against the Indianapolis Colts on September 25th, 1988. Little did the people in attendance know that they were witnessing the start ...
Which Team Scored The Most Points in a NFL Season?
Which NFL team holds the record for most points scored in a single season? The answer: the Denver Broncos, who scored 606 points in 16 games during the 2013 regular season. - The 2013 Denver...
The Story of Eddie Shore and The Missed Team Train
It was January 2nd, 1929, and Eddie Shore was late for his team train. In those days, there were no chartered flights or private jets. In most cases, NHL teams travelled from city to city via trai...
Horace Davis and Tom Garrett: The Two Players Who Hit Home Runs In Their First and Only Professional Baseball Games
Here is a nearly impossible piece of trivia: Who are the two professional baseball players that hit home runs in their first and ONLY professional baseball games? The answer: Horace Davis and To...
Elijah Bryant: The Man Who Scored 16 Points in His First and Only NBA Regular Season Game
The NBA has had dozens and dozens of players who played in just a single game and then left the league without playing again. There are many reasons for this: injuries, short-term contracts to replace...
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