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Today in Sports History: June 28th
(Fidrych pads the mound. Photo by William T. Anderson, The Detroit News) 6/28/1976 - Fidrych comes on the scene Tigers pitcher Mark Fidrych was a character if baseball ever had one. He padded the pitcher's mound like a nest, he talked to the baseball as if it was a living creature, and he carried...
Today in Sports History: January 5th
(Allen pulls back the ball on the final play. Photo by Paul Sakuma, AP Photos) 1/05/1983 - Erving cradles it over Michael Cooper It's one of the most famous dunks in NBA history. In a regular season game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers -- the two teams that met in the...
Today in Sports History: July 2nd
(Artest accepting his L.A. uniform. Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein, Getty Images) 7/02/1903 - Delahanty found under Falls In one of the most bizarre and intriguing ends of a career in history, Ed Delahanty of the Washington Senators is found dead underneath Niagara Falls. He was 35. Delahanty had...
Today in Sports History: September 20th
(Patrick Ewing. Photos by Dan Levine and Tony Ranz, Getty Images) 9/20/1924 - Alexander joins 300 clubPete "Grover Cleveland" Alexander wins the 300th game of his career, adding his name to an illustrious group of pitchers to reach the plateau. Alexander was one of the greatest pitchers of his...
Today in Sports History: June 16th
(Tiger holds a trophy after winning the Open. Photo by Robyn Beck, Getty Images) 6/16/1975 - Bucks trade Kareem Abdul-JabbarAfter six years with the Milwaukee Bucks, Kareem Abdul Jabbar is traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. Abdul-Jabbar, whose name was Lew Alcindor when he was originally drafted,...
Today in Sports History: May 1st
(Chapman's crazy shot. Photo by John W. McDonough, SI Photos) 5/01/1884 - First black baseball playerFor all the commemorations that Jackie Robinson has deservedly received, it's often overlooked that he was not the first African American to play professional baseball. Today in 1884, Moses...
Today in Sports History: May 7th
(Herb Score. Photo via the Cleveland Plain Dealer, via Cleveland.com) 5/07/1957 - Score hit with line driveThrough two seasons, Indians pitcher Herb Score had established himself as one of the best pitchers in baseball. The talented left-hander went 36-19 in his first two seasons, leading the...
SBNation Mock Draft, Pick #24: Seattle Supersonics
ith the 24th pick in the 2008 SBNation NBA Mock Draft, the Seattle Supersonics, represented by Ridiculous Upside, select... Robin Lopez, Center, Standford. 7-0, 255 lbs. Ridiculous Upside says: Best available talent, plain and simple. Lopez has also been killing it in the workouts....
Sonics/Bucks: Preview
Sonics (16-44, 6-23 road, 13th West) @ Bucks (22-38, 16-12 home, 12th East) Gametime: 7:00 PM CT TV: FSN Wisconsin/League Pass/NBA LP Broadband Radio: 620 WTMJ/Stream Free @ NBA.com Bucks Stats: Offense 19th (102.0 pts/100 poss), Defense 30th (109.0 pts/100 poss), Rebounding 17th (.502 rr), Pace...
Dear Maloofs, re: Seattle ...
Please vote against Clay Bennett's relocation of the Seattle SuperSonics. The circumstances are so sleazy, and the existing questions so profound, it would behoove you (and the league) to wait for existing legal concerns to be resolved before casting your lot with these hustlers. We fans have...
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