The major league baseball season gets underway on Thursday, and after last season’s shocking World Series win by the San Francisco Giants, just about every team, not just the big spending high-rollers, have championship dreams going into the new year. Today we’ll preview the National League. NL East The Philadelphia Phillies would most likely have … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the National Football League’s Washington Redskins, used from 1965 until 1969. The team was coached by NFL legend Otto Graham for most of this era, but Graham’s greatness as a player did not carry over to coaching, as the club was a losing team. In 1969 they hired Vince Lombardi to replace Graham … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1963 Topps football card of former Los Angeles Ram defensive lineman David “Deacon” Jones, who is listed as an “end” on this card but was so much more than that. Jones was the emotional and spiritual leader of one of the NFL’s most famous defensive fronts – the Rams’ “Fearsome Foursome”, along with Merlin Olsen, … Read More
NFL – March 28, 1984 – Dark Day In Baltimore
March 28, 1984 – Colts flee Baltimore in the dead of the night. March 28, 1984 was perhaps the darkest day in the sports history of the city of Baltimore. Twenty-seven years ago today, the people of that city woke up to the shocking news that in the middle of the night, Baltimore Colts’ owner … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
For their inaugural season in the National Basketball Association in 1970-71, this was the logo of the Buffalo Braves, who entered the league that year as one of three expansion teams, along with the Portland Trailblazers and Cleveland Cavaliers. The team’s first head coach was Hall of Famer Dolph Schayes, and they were able to … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
From www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a 1974 Topps basketball card of former player and current coach George Karl. He played in the old ABA for the San Antonio Spurs, then became an NBA player when the Spurs joined that league in ’76. Karl was a journeyman player but has enjoyed a long and successful career as an … Read More
Jalen Rose, Grant Hill & The “Uncle Tom” Debate
ESPN’s Jalen Rose Two of the best things about ESPN are the “30 for 30” documentary films produced by the network and the First And Ten morning program, aired weekday mornings and featuring a debate desk segment where sportswriter Skip Bayless engages in lively arguments with guest debaters on timely sports topics. Recently, one of the films, … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of a minor league baseball team that plays in the Class A Midwest League, the Great Lakes Loons. The club is located in Midland, Michigan and affiliated with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Five former Loons have made it to the big leagues, including Dodger pitcher Clayton Kershaw and Cleveland catcher Carlos Santana. Like most … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
Courtesy of www.CheckOutMyCards.com , a 1965 Topps baseball card of former major league pitcher Luis Tiant. The Cuban born hurler played 19 seasons in the major leagues, mostly with the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox. He is one of only 5 pitchers in modern major league history to have thrown 4 or more consecutive … Read More
NHL – Devastating Loss For Sabres
Crushing, disheartening, devastating – choose your adjective to describe the Buffalo Sabres’ loss to Nashville on Sunday – they all fit. The Sabres have played some maddening games the last couple of seasons, and have given their fans fits, but Sunday’s meltdown may have been the worst. The club is in a battle for the … Read More