The Super Bowl, By the Numbers
Here’s every big and surprising number associated with the Big Game.
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Happy New Year, It’s Bowl Game Day
The origin stories of all the major and oldest New Year’s college bowl games: Rose, Orange, Sugar, and Cotton.
Is the Madden Curse Real?
So many football players who graced the cover of the annual Madden NFL video game were felled by injuries. So, is the “Madden Curse” real?
The Wide World of Weird World Series Moments
The World Series always generates a few memorable moments of baseball greatness, if not some truly bizarre ones, too.
The Greatest Football Teams of All Time (That No Longer Exist)
These are the greatest football teams of all time from leagues that went defunct.
It’s Gotta Be the Shoes: Great Moments in NBA Players’ Signature Shoes
There’s big money in NBA shoe deals. With the NBA Finals starting, let’s look back at the history of players’ signature shoes.
That Almost Looks Like Baseball
It’s baseball season again, and everyone out there will be playing the same version of a sport that outlasted some wild variations.
When the Super Bowl Got Super Strange
A look into the history of the Super Bowl, and the weirdest, goofiest, and most unpredictable moments that ever took place on the NFL’s biggest stage.
All Your Questions About the World Series Answered
It’s time for the biggest week in baseball — the World Series. Uncle John got hyped by answering these common questions about the October Classic.
Golf’s Biggest Blunders
It’s October Fourth, or should we say, “Fore-th”? Today is National Golf Lovers Day, and here are some of the most astonishing meltdowns in golf history.
The Best at Being the Worst: Sports’ Least-Winningest Teams
The 2024 Chicago White Sox squad is the latest team to join a particular canon: the worst professional sports teams ever.
The Weirdest Moments in Football History
Will anything that happens in the just now underway 2024 NFL season be anywhere near as weird as these quirky moments in football history?
What’s New in Weird Baseball Food?
Here are all the wildest, biggest, and strangest new foods on offer at the big league stadiums this year.
Six Bizarre Basketball Records
The 2023 NBA finals are finally here, so Uncle John thought he’d pull together some of his most bizarre basketball records. Here are some of the greatest—and weirdest—things to ever happen in hoops. Least dribbles with the most points: In December 2016, the Golden State Warriors beat the Indiana Pacers 142 to 106 thanks to […]
Babe Was the Best
In honor of Women’s History Month, here’s a look at the accomplishments of Mildred “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias, who just might be the greatest American athlete who ever lived — regardless of sex or gender. AAU An All-American in high school basketball, Didrikson found her first job after graduation with a Dallas insurance company…who hired her […]
Debunking the Myths About Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman is a truly inspiring historical icon. She was a high-ranking participant in the Underground Railroad, an 1840s and 1850s network that helped enslaved Black people get out of the South and make their way to the North, where slavery was abolished. Her achievements are amazing and legendary, so much so that they’ve been […]
This Article is “The Greatest”: Amazing Facts About Muhammad Ali
Sixty-two years ago one of the most astonishing, memorable, and important athletes and cultural figures debuted on the world stage when Cassius Clay won a gold medal in boxing at the 1960 Olympics. Read on to learn about “The Greatest,” Muhammad Ali, and check out his book in our Show Me History series, Muhammad Ali: […]
NFL Teams That Almost Moved (But Didn’t)
In the last few years, the St. Louis Rams and San Diego Chargers moved to Los Angeles, while the Oakland Raiders headed to Las Vegas. Those are some team moves that worked out — unlike these proposed franchise relocations that didn’t quite work out. St. Louis Patriots About a decade before quarterback Tom Brady arrived […]
