Sports Team History Oakland Raiders Primary Logo 1995 – 2019 The Oakland Raiders began to play in 1960 in the newly formed AFL and the Raiders won three division titles and a championship during their time in the AFL. The Raiders joined the National Football League in 1970 as a part of the NFL-AFL merger. The Raiders won three Super …
Sports Team History National Hockey League Logo The National Hockey League otherwise referred to as the NHL has undergone tones of expansion and other organizational changes since its inception spanning over 100 years. It is made of 31 teams currently: twenty-four from the United States and seven from Canada. The league is currently in the middle of plans for a …
Here comes SPRING football! Ready or not, we have the first of two springs football leagues about to begin. The first league is the Alliance of American Football (AAF) league starting play this February, a week after the National Football League’s Super Bowl LIII game. The second league is the reboot of the 2001 XFL league, starting in 2020 (more …
Usually, when a professional sports league decides to expand and add a new team, early results are not great for the franchise. An expansion draft takes place, where the newly-added team gets to pick from a handful of players that the rest of the league did not want to keep. This means low talent, which translates to low success. This …
Kenneth Stanley “Bud” Adams Jr. made many contributions to professional football as an owner and literally changed the landscape of the National Football League forever. At the time of his death in 2013 at age 90, he led all active owners with 409 wins. His long life of dedication to football and football fans led to many accomplishments. The Beginnings of …
Two historical professional leagues that have a huge place in sports history is the ABA – American Basketball Association and USFL – United State Football League. These two leagues have left a mark in both professional basketball and football. While one league ABA was able to accomplish their goal of merging with stronger NBA and the other USFL was not …
Video by Atlanta Falcons Rise Up Construction of the Atlanta Falcons‘ new-state-of-the-art Mercedes-Benz Stadium is getting closer to completion. Sports Team History Atlanta United FC Primary Logo 2017 – Present The $1.5 billion facility is the new home venue for the Falcons and Major League Soccer’s Atlanta United and is expected to open August 26, for the Falcons first preseason home game against the Arizona Cardinals. The …
It feels like history is beginning to repeat itself a little in the world of the NBA. For the third year in a row, we’re going to see the Golden State Warriors take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals. Having been excellent and awesome finals in 2014 – 2015 and 2015 – 2016, we are expecting this third …
