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In 1992, Duke’s Christian Laettner went head-to-head with LSU’s Shaquille O’Neal. In 1986, 5’7″ Spud Webb won the NBA’s Dunk Contest. In 1996, the NFL and the city of Cleveland reached an agreement to keep the name, colors and history of the Browns franchise in Cleveland. In 1964, the US won its first Alpine skiing...
In 2023, LeBron James became the all-time scoring leader in the NBA. In 1970, Pete Maravich set an NCAA single game record by scoring 69 against Alabama. In 1985, Marshall’s Bruce Morris hit the longest shot in NCAA basketball history. In 2015, legendary college basketball coach Dean Smith passed away. He gifted every one of...
In 1958, a plane carrying the Manchester United English football club crashed in a takeoff attempt in Munich, Germany. Twenty people died at the scene, including 8 players, 3 staff members and eight journalists. One person died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital and two others died days later due to their...
In 2017, the Atlanta Falcons built up a 25 point lead over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 51 only to lose it in overtime. In 1943, Jake LaMotta beat Sugar Ray Robinson. It was Robinson’s first lost as an amateur or pro. In 1984, golfer Hale Irwin hit a ball that was heading...
In 2002, the New England Patriots were 14 point underdogs to the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI but shocked a lot of people with the 20-17 win for their first in franchise in history. In 2008, the Patriots were trying to become the first team since the ’72 Dolphins to go through the...
In 2019, NC State scored only 24 points. It’s the worst performance by a ranked team in the shot clock era. In 1954, Clarence ‘Bevo’ Francis scored 113 points against to set a collegiate basketball record. In 1968, Wilt Chamberlain put together a double triple double with 22 points, grabbed 25 rebounds, and dished 21...
This is a special episode telling the story of Ben and Valerie Hogan’s harrowing day In 1949, when they were nearly killed in a collision with a Greyhound bus.
in 2004, New England beat the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII in a thriller. In 2009, Pittsburgh’s Santonio Holmes’ catch in the final minute gave the Steelers the win over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII. In 1969, Richard Petty’s unhappiness with Chrysler led him to switch to Ford for a season. He...
In 1988, Washington’s Doug Williams became the first black QB to start a Super Bowl and after throwing 4 TDs in the second quarter, leading the Redskins to a 42-10 win over Denver, he also became the first black QB to win the MVP. In 1993, the Dallas Cowboys beat Buffalo in Super Bowl XXVII...
In 1983, John Riggins ran for a then Super Bowl record 166 yards and a key touchdown as Washington beat Miami to win SB XVII. In 2000, Kevin Dyson’s stretch for the endzone came up just a little short thanks to a game saving tackle by Mike Jones, preserving the win for St. Louis in...