Two for McAdoo!! That was the cry for fans of the old Buffalo Braves basketball team in the 1970s. McAdoo was NBA Rookie of the Year in 1973 and Most Valuable Player of the league in 1975. McAdoo was the premier player and leading scorer on a Braves’ team that made the playoffs in only … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
On the left is the logo of the American Football League’s Dallas Texans, who played in Dallas from the league’s inception in 1960 until 1962, but couldn’t compete with the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys. So owner Lamar Hunt moved the franchise to Kansas City in 1963 and they became the Chiefs. It looks like they tried … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
From CheckOutMyCards.com, this card is of former Boston Bruins coach Don Cherry. He is now a studio analyst for Hockey Night In Canada on canadian NHL broadcasts, and is known for his “colorful” suits and ties (and high-collared shirts). Cherry is a proud canadian and often touts canadian-born players on his show, but at least … Read More
NHL – Flyers Make History
Kudos to the Philadelphia Flyers for battling to overcome an early 3-0 deficit last night to defeat the Boston Bruins 4-3, enabling them to complete a historic, epic comeback in the series. They became only the third team in NHL history to come back from a 3 games to none deficit and win the series. There were 2 factors … Read More
MLB – The Fightin’ Phils
The Philadelphia Phillies are the 2 time defending National League champions but look like they may face stiff competition in the NL East division this year from Atlanta, the New York Mets, and yes, possibly even the Washington Nationals. With Jimmy Rollins set to come back off the disabled list soon, the Phils still have … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
On the left is the 1958 Topps football card of R.C. Owens – oops – it’s actually Don Owens of the Pittsburgh Steelers. R.C. Owens’ 1959 card is on the right. Wow….somebody really wasn’t paying attention at the Topps company in 1958.
Classic Team Logo of The Day
This is the logo of another old American Basketball Association team – The Spirits of St. Louis. They weren’t particularly successful, but had 2 players on their roster who went on to have careers in the NBA – Maurice Lucas, who helped the Portland Trailblazers win an NBA title, and Marvin “Bad News” Barnes, who … Read More
MLB – Toronto Blue Jay Fans should be upset
Major league baseball made an announcement the other day that just boggles the mind. They are moving an inter-league series to be played in late June between the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies from the Rogers Centre in Toronto to Philadelphia, due to security concerns with the G20 Summit being held in Toronto at … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
In the 1970s and 80s the Buffalo Sabres’ American Hockey League farm team was located in Cincinnati and known as the Swords. This is their logo.
Classic Sports Card of the Day
In 1962 Post cereal had a series of baseball cards on their cereal boxes that are scarce today and popular with collectors. New York Yankee fans would consider this card of pitching legend Whitey Ford as sacrilegious, since it erroneously lists Ford’s team as the Los Angeles Dodgers.