How to Be a Devils Fan In Columbus -- 2022 Edition
This Thursday, January 6, the New Jersey Devils will go to Ohio to play the Columbus Blue Jackets.Before You Go. Columbus can get really hot in the Summer, but this game will be played in the Winter....
View ArticleTop 10 January 3 Birthdays
Honorable Mention: January 3, 1909: Victor Borge. A decent composer, a fine pianist, and a great comedian. The native of Denmark would tell English-speaking audiences, "It's your language, I'm just...
View ArticleScores On This Historic Day: January 3, 1993, The Buffalo Comeback
January 3, 1993:Â The Houston Oilers led the 2-time defending AFC Champion Buffalo Bills, 35-3, with 13:19 left in the 3rd quarter, at Rich Stadium (now Highmark Stadium) in the Buffalo suburb of...
View ArticleScores On This Historic Day: January 3, 2010, The Last Game at Giants Stadium
Mark Sanchez with the last game ballfrom the last game at Giants StadiumJanuary 3, 2010: After 34 seasons, the last football game is played at Giants Stadium, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex, in East...
View ArticleTop 10 January 4 Birthdays
Honorable Mention: January 4, 1937: Dyan Cannon. An actress more gorgeous than talented, she married actor Cary Grant, and was the love of his life. That's got to count for something.Honorable Mention:...
View ArticleHow to Be a Jets Fan In Buffalo -- 2021-22 Edition
The bad news: This Sunday, January 9, the New York Jets will travel to play the only NFL team that actually plays its home games in the State of New York: The Buffalo Bills, no longer coached by former...
View ArticleScores On This Historic Day: January 4, 1999, The 1st Bowl Championship...
January 4, 1999: The Fiesta Bowl is played at Sun Devil Stadium on the campus of Arizona State University, in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe, Arizona. It was the 1st game played under the Bowl...
View ArticleTop 10 January 5 Birthdays
10. January 5, 1917: Jane Wyman. In 1948, she received an Academy Award for Johnny Belinda. In 1984, 36 years later, she received a Golden Globe Award for Falcon Crest. That was also a good year for...
View ArticleScores On This Historic Day: January 6, 1934, The Death of Herbert Chapman
January 6, 1934: Herbert Chapman dies of pneumonia, just short of his 56th birthday, at his home in Hendon, North-West London.Chapman was born on January 19, 1878, in Kiveton Park, South Yorkshire,...
View ArticleTop 10 January 6 Birthdays
Honorable Mention: January 6, 1913: Loretta Young. A star actress of the 1930s and '40s, she was an early TV star hosting The Loretta Young Show in the 1950s.Honorable Mention: January 6, 1939: Valeriy...
View ArticleScores On This Historic Day: January 6, 1951, The NBA's Longest Game
Ralph Beard. No, he didn't have one.January 6, 1951: The longest game in National Basketball Association history is played. You might not recognize the name of either team, though. And the building in...
View ArticleScores On This Historic Day: January 6, 2021, Insurrection At the Capitol
January 6, 2021, 1 year ago: Treason was committed by supporters of the sitting President of the United States, and possibly by the President himself.These facts are not in dispute:* September 29,...
View ArticleTop 10 January 7 Birthdays
Honorable Mention: January 7, 1928: William Peter Blatty. Wrote the novel The Exorcist, setting the stage for one of the scariest movies of all time.Honorable Mention: January 7, 1952: Sammo Hung. Born...
View ArticleThis Must Be Said: Aaron Rodgers Cannot Be Trusted
Let me begin with a disclaimer: I have a great deal of respect for the Green Bay Packers, their organization, and their historical record. And I am not a fan of the Chicago Bears. The following has...
View ArticleScores On This Historic Day: January 8, 2000, The Music City Miracle
January 8, 2000: The Music City Miracle takes place, one of the wildest and most controversial plays in NFL history.The Houston Oilers moved in 1997, becoming the Tennessee Titans. After 1 season at...
View ArticleTop 10 January 8 Birthdays
Can you guess who's going to hit Number 1? Well, ah... Uh-huh!Honorable Mention: January 8, 1911: Gypsy Rose Lee. The former Rose Louise Hovick wrote the memoir Gypsy, which became a successful...
View ArticleTop 10 January 9 Birthdays
Honorable Mention: January 9, 1915: Fernando Lamas. Dashing Argentine actor who relished being cast in "Latin lover" roles. Inspired comedian Billy Crystal's Fernando character when he appeared on...
View ArticleScores On This Historic Day: January 9, 1977, The Oakland Raiders Win the Big...
Fred Biletnikoff (left) and Ken StablerJanuary 9, 1977: This remains the earliest day in the calendar year on which a Super Bowl has been held, and the earliest definitive pro football "world...
View ArticleJanuary 10, 1982: Dwight Clark Makes The Catch
January 10, 1982, 40 years ago: It is a hinge moment in the National Football League, the end of one era, and the beginning of another.From 1966 to 1981, 16 seasons, under head coach Tom Landry, the...
View ArticleTop 10 January 10 Birthdays
Dishonorable Mention: January 10, 1981: Jared Kushner. He may have been "the real President" under his father-in-law, Donald Trump. Screw him.10. January 10, 1883: Francis X. Bushman. Yes, a man with...
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