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Baseball Hall-of-Famers By Team, 2023 Edition
Scott Rolen has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. He is the only honoree in today's election, voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.He will be inducted on July 23, at the...
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January 25, 1998: The Denver Broncos Finally Win a Super Bowl
Terrell Davis and "The Mile High Salute"January 25, 1998, 25 years ago: Super Bowl XXXII is played, at what was then known as Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego.The NFC Champions were the Green Bay Packers....
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NFL Championship Game Appearances, 1932-2023
NFL Championship Game appearances, counting this season's, between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs -- including from before the Super Bowl era, with all teams listed under their...
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Finals Appearances by Cities, 1903-2023
Note: Includes only the big four: The World Series, 1903-2022; the NFL Championship Game, 1932-1965, and the Super Bowl, 1967-2023, but not the Championship Games of the AFL or any other football...
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Bobby Hull, 1939-2023
Before Sidney Crosby (give me a break), before Wayne Gretzky, before Bobby Orr, Bobby Hull was America's favorite hockey player.Robert Marvin Hull was born on January 3, 1939 in Belleville, Ontario,...
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John Adams, 1951-2023
I am a baseball fan. Perhaps not a prominent one. But when a prominent baseball fan leaves this mortal plane for that great ballpark in the sky, proper attention must be paid, and respect must be...
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The Nets Have Completely Surrendered
Left to right: Kevin Durant, smiling; James Harden, sort-of smiling;and Kyrie Irving, not smiling. A metaphor for the "era"?Wow. The Brooklyn Nets have completely surrendered in 3 days. Even by the...
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Pro Football Hall-of-Famers By Team, 2023 Edition
Congratulations to the newly-elected members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. New members are annually announced on the day before the Super Bowl. This time, they did it on the preceding Thursday....
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Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame the Referees for the Philadelphia Eagles Losing...
Last night, the Kansas City Chiefs came from behind to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles, 38-35 at State Farm Stadium in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale, Arizona.It was the most points ever scored by a...
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Last Titles Won Under Presidents
Under which President did your favorite team last win a World Championship?* Joe Biden: Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Astros, Golden State Warriors, Colorado Avalanche, Los Angeles Rams, Atlanta Braves,...
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Last Titles Won By Cities, as of Super Bowl LVII
Kansas CityWhen did your city last win a World Championship, in one of the "big four" sports in North America? Note that this doesn't include Canadian teams, as, then, we would have to include the...
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February 15, 1933: Fear Itself
Anton Cermak (left) and Franklin RooseveltFebruary 15, 1933, 90 years ago: An assassination attempt is made against President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, at Bayfront Park in Miami. The shooter, an...
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All-Time Rankings of North American Major League Sports Teams, as of Super...
All-time rankings of North American major league sports teams, as of Super Bowl LVII. This includes:* Baseball: National Association titles, 1871-75; National League titles, 1876-81 and 1892-1902;...
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Tim McCarver, 1941-2023
Tim McCarver was one of the smartest men in baseball. All you had to do was ask him.Alas, we can no longer do that.James Timothy McCarver was born on October 16, 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee. Like James...
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Living In a Jersey Paradise
To the tune of "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio, although, in terms of lyrical style, it probably owes more to "Weird Al" Yankovic's parody, "Amish Paradise."As I walk through the valley of the RaritanI...
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February 28, 1983: The "M*A*S*H" Finale
February 28, 1983, 40 years ago: The final episode of M*A*S*H airs on CBS, after 11 seasons, even though the Korean War, which it depicted, lasted 3 years.The episode is titled "Goodbye, Farewell and...
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March 3, 1923: Time Magazine Debuts
March 3, 1923, 100 years ago: Time magazine debuts, with a cover featuring Joseph G. Cannon, a Republican from Illinois, who had been Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1903 to...
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March 4, 1933: The New Deal Begins
March 4, 1933, 90 years ago: A new President is inaugurated, and it begins a new era in American history.A few of our transfers of power have been fraught with worry:* March 4, 1797: The 1st transfer...
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March 5, 1973: The Yankee Wife-Swap
Left to right: Marilyn and Fritz Peterson,Susanne and Mike Kekich -- as they were then known.March 5, 1973, 50 years ago: At the New York Yankees' Spring Training camp in Fort Lauderdale, Florida,...
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March 6, 1983: The USFL Begins Play
March 6, 1983, 40 years ago: The United States Football League plays its first games.You don't remember the USFL? Even if you're over 40, that's not surprising. Its detractors called it the USeless...
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