It was opening day at Griffith Stadium on April 13th, 1926, as the Washington Senators hosted the Philadelphia Athletics. Despite being 38 years old and nearing the end of his storied career, Walt...
Toby Harrah enjoyed a long and fruitful career as a Major League Baseball player. Harrah, who played shortstop for teams including the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians, was a 4x All-Star. ...
June 23rd, 1971 certainly didn't feel like a special day for Rick Wise when he got out of bed in the morning. Wise was battling the flu and still didn't feel well. The 25 year-old pitcher was not ...
Joel Youngblood had a very decent career in the major leagues. Youngblood, who made the All-Star game in 1981, played for 14 years and won a World Series title in 1976. Youngblood also has a p...
Which NHL player notched the most points over a two-game stretch in NHL history? There are three candidates that should likely jump out at you: Wayne Gretzky, who holds nearly every offensive NH...
It was April 1st, 1924, and the Montreal Canadiens were in a celebratory mood. Just days earlier, the Canadiens defeated the Calgary Tigers to win the Stanley Cup. In those days, the Stanley Cup w...
Patrick Sieloff has one of the most bizarre stat lines in the history of the NHL. Sieloff has played in TWO career NHL games - one with the Calgary Flames and one with the Ottawa Senators. Sie...
A 5-yard punt return touchdown in the playoffs? It actually happened. The 1985 postseason featured the Chicago Bears at the height of their powers. The Bears' defense was one of the greatest of al...
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have won multiple Super Bowls as a franchise though their first few years in the league were some of the worst that the NFL has ever seen. The 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers we...
During the 1985-86 regular season with the Edmonton Oilers, Wayne Gretzky was at the absolute peak of his powers. The 1985-86 season would see Gretzky notch a total of 215 points in 80 games, whic...
During the 1961-62 regular season, Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors averaged an insane 50.4 points per game. This season included a ridiculous 10-game stretch where Chamberlain scored...
You can make a very strong argument that Peter Stastny is one of the most underrated superstars in the history of the NHL. Stastny played in 977 games over the course of his career, notching 450 g...
Here is a record that has a very good chance of never being broken, as it is a combination of well-rounded skills and longevity: Jason Kidd posted a triple double in each of his first 17 NBA season...
Here is a bit of strange NHL trivia: Who is the only player to have scored a goal in a game that they technically didn't play in? The answer: Nathan Horton. On April 9th, 2014, the Columbus ...
The top international rivalry in hockey used to be Canada vs Russia. Over the past few decades, the game of hockey has grown in popularity in the United States as the NHL has continued to expand s...
