There was a story in the news recently accusing one of this year’s leading candidates for college football’s coveted Heisman Trophy, Auburn quarterback Cam Newton, of insisting on being paid to sign a letter of intent to attend school at the time he was being recruited. It involves his father supposedly insisting on his son … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the National Football League’s San Francisco 49ers, used from their first season of existence, in the old All America Football Conference in 1946, until 1967. The team name was derived from the name given to the prospectors of the great Gold Rush of 1849. The franchise has won 5 Super Bowls, but didn’t … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
From www.CheckOutMyCards.com, this is a 1959 Topps football card of a player who was a man among boys in his era, defensive tackle Gene “Big Daddy” Lipscomb. At 6’6″ and 284 lbs., he was a giant and a massive force on the line for the teams he played with, and worked as a pro wrestler during … Read More
NFL – Week Eleven Predictions
Week 10 was the worst week yet for predictions, as I wound up below the .500 mark with 6 right and 8 wrong. Here are some comments made on the games picked last week: Lions vs Bills – “I’m going to resist the temptation to pick Buffalo”. I did resist, and of course the Bills … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the American Basketball Association’s Denver Rockets, one of the league’s charter members in 1967. The team played as the Rockets until 1974. When it appeared that the ABA would merge with the NBA, the team held a contest to rename the franchise, since the NBA already had the Houston Rockets. The winning name … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1988 Fleer basketball card of former NBA player Dennis Rodman. “The Worm” was known for his flamboyance on and off the court, and for being one of the top defenders and rebounders of his era. He has been ridiculed and called many things during and after his career, but one title he deserves is “winner”. Rodman was … Read More
MLB – Baseball’s Hot Stove League
Baseball’s annual general manager’s meetings are currently going on, and these meetings usually signal the beginning of the “hot stove league”, the period in the off-season that major league teams begin building their teams for the following season through free agent signings and trades. The first major trade of the meetings was announced yesterday, as the … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
There are a lot of unique team names and logos among baseball’s lower minor league levels, and the Brevard County Manatees of the Florida State League, featured in this logo, are one of them. The Manatees are the Single A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. The franchise came into existence in 1994 and were tied … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1963 Topps baseball card of former Dodgers’ pitcher Don Drysdale, who teamed with Sandy Koufax to give the Dodgers one of the top starting pitching tandems in baseball history. Drysdale broke in with the Dodgers in 1956, when they were still in Brooklyn, but had most of his success in Los Angeles in the 1960s. … Read More
NHL – Sabres’ Resurgence
For the second straight time in HSBC Arena last night, the Buffalo Sabres gave their home fans something to cheer about. After Thomas Vanek’s highlight reel goal in overtime beat the Washington Capitals in the previous game, Tyler Myers swiped the puck and beat the goaltender with a quick shot to beat Vancouver, 4-3 on Monday. After … Read More