There are only three players - Jackie Robinson, Bill Russell and Wayne Gretzky - who have ever had their jersey numbers retired across their respective leagues. The NFL has no league-wide retired ...
In the history of the four major North American sports leagues (NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB) only one #8 seed has ever won the title. This distinction belongs to the 2012 Los Angeles Kings, who won the Sta...
It's one of hockey's greatest "What If" questions. What if Mario Lemieux had remained healthy for the entirety of his career? Lemieux's career was plagued by sickness and injury, ranging from a...
When we talk about famous draft busts, names such as JaMarcus Russell, Ryan Leaf, Ki-Jana Carter and Trey Lance will often come up. Here is a name that you don't often hear about who certainly qua...
Clarence Campbell, the president of the National Hockey League, couldn't read a wheel. That's the short version. The long version is one of the strangest stories in the history of professional spor...
Did you know that Wayne Gretzky very nearly played for the Winnipeg Jets? How about the Detroit Red Wings? Over the course of his storied career, Gretzky very nearly joined a number of different te...
Nathan McKinnon is definitely garnering a great deal of attention in his 2025/26 NHL campaign due to his prolific goal scoring and eye-popping plus/minus. As of this moment, McKinnon is currently ...
On June 14th, 2026, the UFC will host the most unique event in the history of their promotion. "UFC White House" will take place on the South Lawn of the White House on June 14th, 2026, to commemo...
Wayne Gretzky didn't plan to make #99 famous. The number came because his preferred number, #9, wasn't available. As a boy in Brantford, Ontario, Gretzky admired Gordie Howe. Howe wore #9 for the ...
Christmas Day has produced some of sport's most memorable moments. Though most leagues now avoid playing on December 25, the holiday has a long history of landmark games and performances. Knicks vs...
The longest winning streak in NFL history stands at 21 consecutive games, held by the New England Patriots from October 2003 to October 2004. The run started after a Week 4 loss to the Washington R...
Deacon Jones terrorized quarterbacks before the NFL officially tracked sacks. He played from 1961 to 1974, mostly with the Los Angeles Rams, anchoring the "Fearsome Foursome" defensive line. Sacks ...
In 2010, the San Diego Chargers led the NFL in both total offense (395.6 yards per game) and total defense (271.6). No other team has ever done that and missed the playoffs. The offense was powered...
Jim Brown entered the NFL in 1957 as the sixth overall pick by the Cleveland Browns. At 21 years old, he was already being called the most complete running back ever seen. Within weeks, that label ...
On November 24, 1963, the Cleveland Browns hosted the Baltimore Colts in one of the quietest games in NFL history. It was two days after President John F. Kennedy's assassination in Dallas. The league...
