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Dave Manuel

How The Memphis Hound Dogs Almost Joined the NFL in 1993

The city of Memphis very nearly landed a NFL expansion team in 1993. The Memphis Hound Dogs, as they would have been known, were one of five finalists for a NFL expansion franchise. The other ...

Historic comebacks stopped in Game 7.  In photo:  John Stockton for Utah Jazz.

BASKETBALL
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Dave Manuel

The Three NBA Teams Who Came Back From 3-0 Down - Only to Lose

The Boston Celtics are on the verge of history, as they are looking to become the FIRST ever NBA team to come all the way back from 3-0 down in a series. Three teams have came back from 3-0 down i...

Hockey goaltender Ron Hextall had a famously short temper and a great amount of penalty minutes because of it.

HOCKEY
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Dave Manuel

Ron Hextall's Incredible 113 Penalty Minutes In a Single Season

In his first three seasons in the NHL, goaltender Ron Hextall was an absolute savage. In his first three seasons in the league, Hextall notched 89, 104 and 113 penalty minutes, respectively. A...

There was a shortage of MLB players during WW2.  A dream comes true for a 15-year-old kid.

BASEBALL
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Dave Manuel

Joe Nuxhall: The Story of the 15 Year-Old Who Played in the Major Leagues

Imagine this scenario taking place. In a game populated by the likes of Aaron Judge, Mike Trout and others - imagine them squaring off against a 15 year-old pitcher. This is what happened in 1...

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a money-making machine, according to the recent financial report.

MMA
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Dave Manuel

The UFC Made Over $1 Million Per Day in Profit in 2022

The UFC and WWE are currently in the process of merging into a single company. Earlier this month, Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. released a couple of filings that showed the numbers for both the U...

The mystery 12th man.  Unusual piece of football history.

FOOTBALL
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Dave Manuel

The Time a Patriots Fan Ran Onto The Field To Help Out on Defense

The date was November 3rd, 1961, and the Boston Patriots were playing at home against the Dallas Texans. The Texans were 3-5, while the Patriots were 5-3-1, though the Patriots would need a bit of...

How the rules of Lacrosse changed forever because of the legendary athlete Jim Brown.

FOOTBALL
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Dave Manuel

"The Jim Brown Rule": How Jim Brown Changed The Game of Lacrosse - Forever

Jim Brown, who recently passed away at the age of 87, is widely regarded as one of the very best NFL players of all time. Did you know, however, that Brown also excelled in a number of other sport...

The story of how the St. Lous Blues almost ended up in Saskatoon.

HOCKEY
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Dave Manuel

How Saskatchewan Almost Landed a NHL Team in 1983

In 1983, the province of Saskatchewan came very close to landing a NHL team. How close? The purchase agreement was signed, and all that stood in the way of the St. Louis Blues moving to Saskato...

Quite a high-school football game took place in 2015 between Meadville Bulldogs and DuBois Beavers.

FOOTBALL
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Dave Manuel

The Story of The 107-90 Game Between The Meadville Bulldogs and DuBois Beavers

The highest scoring high school football game of all time belongs to a 256-0 game between Haven High School and Sylvia in the 1920s. The craziest high school football game score of all time? Th...

The story of Patrick Mahomes and his greatest high school game.  Player drawing.

FOOTBALL
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Dave Manuel

The Greatest Game of Patrick Mahomes' High School Career

The greatest game in the high school career of Patrick Mahomes actually resulted in a loss. The very last game in the high school career saw his team, the Whitehouse Wildcats, square off against t...

The visiting team was overwhelmed.  The from the youth of Wayne Gretzky.

HOCKEY
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Dave Manuel

The Time A Young Wayne Gretzky Notched 13 Points in a Game - As a Defenseman

In 1971-72, a young Wayne Gretzky notched a total of 517 points in just 85 games. The crazy thing about this stat is that Gretzky spent most of this season playing as a defenseman. The reason?...

If she could not have Eddie Waitkus, nobody would.  A bizzare baseball story from year 1949.

BASEBALL
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Dave Manuel

When Eddie Waitkus Won Comeback Player of the Year After Being Shot in the Chest

On June 14th, 1949, Philadelphia Phillies star Eddie Waitkus was shot in the chest by an obsessed fan. After nearly losing his life on the operating table, Waitkus made his triumphant return to th...

Pavel Bure, the legendary Vancouver Canucks player, entered the NHL Draft in unusual fashion.

HOCKEY
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Dave Manuel

How The Vancouver Canucks Shocked The Rest of the NHL By Drafting Pavel Bure a "Year Early"

It was the 1989 NHL Draft, and the Vancouver Canucks were making their sixth round pick. With the 113th overall pick in the 1989 NHL Draft, the Vancouver Canucks selected Pavel Bure, who would go ...

The shortest quarterback in the history of the NFL.

FOOTBALL
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Dave Manuel

Who Was The Shortest NFL Quarterback of All Time?

Every year, when the NFL Draft rolls around, much is made about the heights of the quarterbacks in the draft class. There is no doubt that NFL teams prefer tall quarterbacks. After all, it is easy...

Value goes up in smoke at the baseball card bonfire that took place in the summer of 1981.

BASEBALL
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Dave Manuel

The 1981 Baseball Card Bonfire That Claimed a 1952 Mickey Mantle

It was the summer of 1981, and baseball fans were not happy. On June 12th, 1981, Major League Baseball players started a strike. This would be the first time since 1972 when actual games were ...



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