Kobe Bryant made it look easy on the court. He’ll forever be remembered on the court as the bridge from the Jordan era to the LeBron era. Michael Jordan and LeBron James, however, are known for being forces on the court. Kobe made everything look so easy and fluid, but that was the product of an unparalleled work ethic that …
Sports Team History XFL League Logo 2020 Even though it did not complete its first season, the 2020 version of the XFL looks like it will outlive both the original version of the league and the short-lived Alliance of American Football from a year ago. The XFL completed a season in 2001, but it was canceled by part-owner NBC and did not return for …
It would’ve been considered impossible even when March began, but we’re living in a temporary reality of no sports. Even as coronavirus concerns grew, the thinking was the sports would go on with the only difference being that there would be no fans in the country’s arenas and stadiums. This all changed on March 11, 2020, when Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert …
“I’m taking my talents to South Beach and joining the Miami Heat.” – LeBron James, July 8, 2010. With those words from the made-for-television spectacle, the era of the NBA super team was born. James, coming off a seven-year run where he led his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers to an NBA Finals appearance and several deep playoffs run, shocked his fans …
Shortly after the NFL and AFL merged, the tradition that became Monday Night Football was born. Then NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle was looking to take advantage of the emerging popularity of football and shopped a prime-time Monday night package to the networks. ABC initially didn’t show much interest, but after Rozelle shopped his idea around to other networks, ABC agreed …
Every self-respecting baseball fan will never forget this date – May 28, 1957… For as exactly than the face of New York baseball was forever changed when the Giants and Dodgers—two teams that had been playing in the Big Apple since the late 1800s—abandoned the city for California. To this day, their relocation remains a touchy subject to longtime fans …
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 …
