Sports
In the early days of pro football, the NFL and other precursor leagues were a regional phenomenon, limited mostly to the East Coast. and upper Midwest. Result: Unlike today, where teams are based in big cities where big fanbases live, teams back then were based in very, very small towns.
Sports franchises move all the time: the Oakland Raiders went to Los Angeles for a few years, and the L.A. Dodgers once played in Brooklyn. The following were never meant to be.
Can’t get enough pro wrestling? Well, if you want to sound like a “real” pro, you have to know the special lingo. Here’s a sample.
The hula hoop was a pioneer, the first major fad created and fueled by a new power in America—TV ads. Here are some cool history facts about hula hoops that you may not know.
If it seems like a sport that’s just two people sticking swords at each other could result in death…it absolutely could. And did.
Welter just made history: She’s the NFL’s first female coach. Here are some quick facts about her.
It’s a big deal for a basketball player to win the Larry O’Brien Trophy…but who’s Larry O’Brien anyway? The Larry O’Brien NBA Championship Trophy The winning team of the NBA Finals receives this award, a two-foot-tall, 14.5-pound sterling silver basketball on a stand, covered in gold overlay. O’Brien was the NBA commissioner from 1975 to […]
Now that you know all these surfer slang terms, the only thing stopping you from going surfing is the ability to surf.
After years of relative obscurity, soccer is finally big in the United States, with the Women’s World Cup drawing huge ratings and many more paying attention to FIFA because of a corruption scandal. Here’s a look at one part of the soccer phenomenon that didn’t score a goal.
It’s one of the world’s craziest, and most dangerous, annual spectacles. Here are a few quick facts about this strange Spanish event.
Here are some fun facts about one of Europe’s most beloved annual sporting events.
Better read this article about the speediest runners, swimmers, and bicyclists before it zips away.
Minor league baseball is a great place to see future superstars on their way up, past superstars on their way out…and really weird promotional nights.
The NBA finals are here and depending on who wins somebody will do something silly, crazy, wonderful, or all of the above!
In 1948 the Cleveland Indians won the World Series…and that’s the last time the city of Cleveland enjoyed a major sports championship, the longest drought in American sports.(It ends if the Cleveland Cavaliers win the 2015 NBA Finals.) Here’s a look at what life was like 67 years ago, when Cleveland ruled the sports world.
Enjoy this baseball season with some bizarre baseball trivia.
The lineup is set: Golden State vs. Cleveland. Here are some fun facts about the basketball championship.
There can be only one champion when the NBA playoffs wrap up. Here are some other notable NBA figures who were the only person to reach an achievement.
