dennis-rodman Stories - Rufus on Fire
Maurice Cheeks is a HUGE fan of Tom Satch Sanders,
but he still isn't in the Basketball Hall of Fame. This year's snub was particularly cruel: the Associated Press initially announced Cheeks was in, then printed a retraction. So I'm back for my now annual rant. Yes, between our twin seemingly hopeless searches for a quarterback and anyone capable...
MMA and Pro Wrestling: Embrace The Similarities
Chael Sonnen and his antics in the lead up to his UFC 117 fight against Anderson Silva has started a storm of blogging about the similarities between MMA and pro wrestling. Some people, such as Luke Thomas, absolutely hate the idea that MMA would be lumped in with pro wrestling. Luke's take on this...
Hi. My name is Mike Tice, and I'm a former Viking.
XFINITY from Comcast has generously agreed to support the best NFL community around -- us! As part of that effort, between now and the end of the 2010 NFL season XFINITY will be sponsoring a variety of special editorial and interactive features on our site. When the Bears hired Mike Tice on...
John Salley won’t be getting a Christmas card from Chris McCosky
Chris McCosky of the Detroit News offers some final thoughts on the Tuesday's All-Time Team ceremony in his blog, including a not-so-flattering depiction of John Salley: This guy has become an insufferable jerk. I am not kidding. The guy shouldn't even have been on the all-time team, in my...
6/14/1998 - The Final Shot
(The most famous shot in NBA history. Photo by Fernando Medina, Getty Images) Since Michael Jordan came back from retirement in 1995, there was the impending sense that at any minute the Bulls dynasty could come to an end. After Chicago's championships in 1996 and 1997, people started asking: will...
Today in Sports History: April 16th
4/16/1929 - Yankees and Indians introduce numbers On the opening day of the 1929 season, the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians walk out with numbers on the back of their jerseys. Though teams had experimented with numbers in the past (the Indians in 1916, the Cardinals in 1923), they had...
Today in Sports History: February 2nd
2/02/1936 - Cobb highlights first Hall of Famers Major League Baseball announces the first members of its Hall of Fame. The five players to receive the prestigious honor were home run slugger Babe Ruth, Pirates shortstop Honus Wagner, strikeout king Walter Johnson, screwball-thrower Christy...
Today in Sports History: October 2nd
(Kobe Bryant and Scottie Pippen in Game 7 of the 2000 WCF. Photo by Tom Hauck, Getty Images) 10/02/1920 - Last tripleheader in baseballLess than a handful of tripleheaders have ever taken place in Major League Baseball. The last recorded series to have three games played on the same day was in...
Today in Sports History: January 15th
(Dennis Rodman. Photo by Tom Sweeney, Minneapolis Star Tribune) 1/15/1967 - Super Bowl IThe Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs to win the very first Super Bowl, thus initiating one of the greatest TV traditions in America.To read more about this story, click here for an in-depth...
Monday Morning Link Dump
Football USC-Clemson Recruiting Battle Heating Up for Bashuad Breeland. Breeland is a defensive back; he has offers from many high-profile schools, but appears to be mainly considering Clemson and USC. He's a talented player at a position we need depth at, and of course it's always good to beat...
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