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On September 25 1882 the Providence Grays and Worcester Ruby Legs played the first major league double-header, creating a baseball tradition that still endures.

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Dave Manuel

The First MLB Double-Header: Providence vs. Worcester, 1882

The first double-header in Major League Baseball history dates all the way back to September 25, 1882. The teams? Providence Grays and Worcester Ruby Legs of the National League. It happened at Messer...

Between 1981 and 1986 Wayne Gretzky recorded four 200-point seasons, a level of offensive dominance that no player before or since has ever approached.

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Dave Manuel

Four Seasons, 830 Points: Wayne Gretzky's Peak Years

Most hockey fans know Wayne Gretzky's numbers are outrageous. But even among his many records, one stands apart as completely untouchable: four separate seasons with more than 200 points. Nobody else ...

In the late 1990s Bill Gates nearly bought the Seahawks but passed, pointing Paul Allen toward the deal that saved Seattle football.

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Dave Manuel

Bill Gates and the Seattle Seahawks: The NFL Deal That Never Happened

It could have been the ultimate local story. The richest man in Washington buying the state's struggling NFL team. But in the late 1990s, Bill Gates quietly looked into buying the Seattle Seahawks - a...

Buffalo Sabres finished last in 2015 and again chased the lottery in 2016, missing both McDavid and Matthews.

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Dave Manuel

Buffalo's Double Miss: McDavid and Matthews

Buffalo tore it down to the studs. Target the top pick. Stack the odds. In 2015, they did exactly that. Worst record. Maximum lottery share. The McDavid draft. And the ball still bounced away. The ...

In 1894 Hugh Duffy hit .440 for the Boston Beaneaters, setting a batting record that remains unbroken and likely untouchable.

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Dave Manuel

Hugh Duffy's .440 Season: The Year Nobody Could Touch Him

What does a .440 batting average even look like in real life? Imagine hitting safely in nearly half your at-bats for an entire season. That was Hugh Duffy in 1894 - a year so absurd it is practically ...

Between 1998 and 2005 Tiger Woods made 142 consecutive PGA Tour cuts, a streak of perfection unmatched in golf history.

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Dave Manuel

The 142-Cut Streak: Why No Golfer Will Ever Match Tiger's Run

Some records exist because of greatness. Others exist because they cannot be broken. Tiger Woods' streak of 142 consecutive cuts made on the PGA Tour is both. From 1998 to 2005, Tiger did not miss ...

Chris Weinke left baseball after six years to play college football at 26, won the Heisman, and reached the NFL.

FOOTBALL
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Dave Manuel

How Chris Weinke Became the Oldest Rookie in Football

Chris Weinke took one of the strangest roads ever to the NFL. He was a star quarterback at Cretin-Derham Hall High School in Minnesota, the same program that produced future NFL names like Joe Mauer a...

Early college football once valued extra points over touchdowns.

FOOTBALL
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Dave Manuel

The 25-Point Extra Point: College Football's Wildest Rule

College football is full of quirks, but few things confuse modern fans more than the sport's original scoring rules. The game we know today - six points for a touchdown, three for a field goal, one fo...

A sealed case of 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee hockey cards featuring Gretzky rookies sold for millions, then collapsed amid bidder controversy.

HOCKEY
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Dave Manuel

The Million-Dollar Crate of Hockey Cards

A few years back, one of the more fascinating hobby finds emerged north of the border. A single, unopened case of 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee hockey card boxes surfaced in Canada. The set, of course, features ...

Dean Morton played one NHL game in 1989, scored a goal, never returned, and later built a career as a referee.

HOCKEY
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Dave Manuel

Dean Morton: Hockey's One-Shift Wonder

The NHL has seen its share of legends. Gretzky, Lemieux, Orr. But for every superstar, there are players who barely leave a mark. In fact, some careers are over before they even start. Take the cas...

In 1984 the Trail Blazers drafted Sam Bowie over Michael Jordan, following conventional wisdom for size, a choice history mocked.

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Dave Manuel

Why Portland Took Sam Bowie Over Michael Jordan

The 1984 NBA Draft is remembered for one reason: the Portland Trail Blazers passed on Michael Jordan. They took Sam Bowie at No. 2. Houston grabbed Hakeem Olajuwon first overall, and that left Jordan ...

The Raptors and Grizzlies entered the NBA in 1995 under crippling restrictions, ensuring years of losing seasons.

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Dave Manuel

How the NBA Set Up The Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies to Fail

The Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies never had a fair shot when they entered the NBA in 1995. The league wanted Canadian expansion, but it did not want instant success. The rules in place made ...

In 1974 Clevelands ten-cent beer night drew a riot, forcing a forfeit and cementing its place in baseball disaster history.

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Dave Manuel

Ten-Cent Beer Night: The Promotion That Sparked a Riot at a Cleveland Indians Game

Ten-Cent Beer Night. The name alone explains what happened. On June 4, 1974, the Cleveland Indians tried a promotion that has gone down as one of the strangest and most disastrous in baseball history....

Bill Foley launched a season-ticket drive before approval, proving Vegas could support hockey.

HOCKEY
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Dave Manuel

How Bill Foley Forced the NHL Into Las Vegas

Bill Foley didn't wait for approval. He didn't wait for the NHL to come calling. Instead, he turned the normal process on its head and forced the league's hand. When Foley wanted a hockey team in L...

In 2011 the LA Dodgers filed for bankruptcy under Frank CcCourt, then sold for $2.15 billion to Guggenheim Baseball.

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Dave Manuel

How the Dodgers Went Bankrupt Under Frank McCourt

The Dodgers filing for bankruptcy in 2011 felt unthinkable. One of baseball's crown jewels, stuck in the kind of financial hole that smaller-market teams usually stumble into. Yet the collapse was tie...



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