Wayne Gretzky was known as the Great One. He played 20 seasons in the NHL for four different teams. But did you know why the NHL retired his jersey number in 2000? Wayne Gretzky is the only Hockey player to have scored over 200 points in a season. He did this four times in his […]
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The role of an individual in a country’s Olympic Committee is to provide support, supervise, monitor the development, and promote the Olympic Movement in their respective countries. But did you know about the horrific management of the Iraqi Olympic Committee back in 1984? Saddam Hussein’s son, Uday Hussein, was appointed chairman of the Iraqi Olympic
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Lacrosse is a team sport considered the oldest organized game in North America. It traced its origins to Native Indians and was first played in the St. Lawrence Valley. Ironically, despite it originating from Native American culture, why are they excluded from playing in the 2022 World Games? Organizers of the 2022 World Games excluded
The Now-Retired Basketball player Yao Ming has earned his position in the NBA Hall of Fame because of his excellent agility and skill in basketball. Being the first foreign rookie picked as the 1st draft pick in the 2002 NBA Draft, the world had no idea that they would be introduced to the Houston Rockets’
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REVEALED: The Reason Why Lakers Legend Shaquille O’Neal Continues to Do ‘The General’ Insurance Commercials Shaquille O’Neal is one of the best centers we have seen in basketball history. His elite play netted him an almost unanimous MVP trophy and three finals MVP trophies. This also made him a rich man, as he signed some
Jack Dempsey This article is about the 20th-century boxing champion. For the 19th-century boxing champion, see Jack “Nonpareil” Dempsey. For other uses, see Jack Dempsey (disambiguation). William Harrison “Jack” Dempsey (June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983), nicknamed Kid Blackie, and The Manassa Mauler, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1914 to 1927,
Bam Bam Runs Through Fire To Save Children By Chris Sabga Editor, IGN Wrestling On last night’s WCW Reload Post Nitro show, news broke that Bam Bam Bigelow was seriously injured after attempting to rescue children from a brush fire. Over 40 percent of his body was burned. Not much else is known about the
When Real Madrid offered Alfredo Di Stéfano to Manchester United When Manchester United and Real Madrid locked horns in the last-16 of the 2013 Champions League, it was billed as “the game that the whole world wants to see”. Forget the bluster and somewhat nauseating media promotions for mundane Premier League fixtures, this fixture is
Carolina Hurricanes’ emergency backup goalie beats Toronto Maple Leafs Dave Ayres is a 42-year-old Zamboni driver and kidney-transplant recipient. He gets his first NHL win after Carolina’s two goalies leave the game hurt. TORONTO — David Ayres was sitting by himself in the bowels of Scotiabank Arena when he got word that Hurricanes starting goalie
Larry Bird Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player, former coach, and former executive who most recently served as President of Basketball Operations for the Indiana Pacers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed “The Hick from French Lick,” Bird has been described as one of the greatest
