Logo of the Southern California Sun, a franchise in the short-lived World Football League in the 1970s. They were coached by former L.A. Ram legend Tom Fears and had winning records in their 2 years of existence in 1974 and ’75. They played their home games at Anaheim Stadium, and produced some quality quarterbacks in their … Read More
Month: October 2010
Classic Sports Card of The Day
With another Monday Night Football game now completed, here is the 1973 Topps football card of former St. Louis Cardinals offensive tackle Dan Dierdorf, who was a color commentator on MNF for 12 seasons. Dierdorf played on an offensive line for the Cardinals in the 1970s that was one of the NFL’s best, and in 1975 they … Read More
NFL – Bills Game Review
The Buffalo Bills fell to 0-5 for the season on Sunday by losing to the Jacksonville Jaguars, 36-26, taking their place along with Carolina and San Francisco as the NFL’s only remaining winless teams. The Bills may not be the worst team in the league, but there’s no doubt that their defense, trying to transition … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
This is the logo of basketball’s Milwaukee Bucks, used by the NBA franchise from their inaugural season in 1968 until 1992. The Bucks, like every typical expansion team, struggled in that first season but then won a coin flip with fellow expansion team Phoenix to get the first draft choice. That choice turned out to … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1986 Fleer basketball card of Detroit Pistons’ guard Joe Dumars. Dumars was the backcourt running mate to Isiah Thomas for the Pistons’ aggressive “Bad Boys” NBA championship teams of 1989 and 1990. Dumars was primarily a shooting guard when he played alongside Thomas, then showed his versatility by moving to point guard after Thomas retired. Dumars, a … Read More
NFL – Week Five Predictions
Last week was the first week for byes on the NFL schedule so there were only 14 games to pick. My final record for the week was 9 right and 5 wrong, bringing the tally for the year through 4 weeks to a respectable 36 right and 25 wrong. Here are my week 5 choices: … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the National Lacrosse League’s Buffalo Bandits, a very successful indoor lacrosse franchise that was born in 1992 as an entry into the Major Indoor Lacrosse League (MILL). The Bandits, hugely popular at the box office, won the MILL championship in each of their first 2 seasons in the league and 3 titles in … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
From www.CheckOutMyCards.com , here is a 2007 Sport Kings bubble gum card of legendary thoroughbred racehorse Secretariat, who won the coveted Triple Crown of horse racing in 1973 by sweeping the sport’s 3 major races – the Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes and the Preakness. A large chestnut colt who was nicknamed “Big Red”, Secretariat was … Read More
NHL – Buffalo Sabres Season Preview
The Buffalo Sabres, coming off a relatively successful season in 2009-10, are set to open the new campaign on Friday night in Ottawa. Here is a position-by-position look at the team, including the front office and coach: Front Office General manager Darcy Regier is often a target of disgruntled fans for his perceived habit of … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
This simple logo of an early major league baseball team, the 1901 Baltimore Orioles, is a very significant and important historical logo in the history of the sport. The Orioles only played 2 seasons in Baltimore before being moved to New York, where they became the Highlanders, and ultimately, the Yankees, the sport’s most successful … Read More