Harvard Beats Yale 29-29.: At Harvard Stadium on November 23, 1968, the Yale and Harvard football teams met in their annual The Game, with both teams going into the game undefeated for the first time since 1909. Heavily-favored Yale was ranked #16 and was on a 16-game winning streak. Yale was leading 29-13 with 3:34 to play and had the ball. What could possibly go wrong?

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Bombed, boomed and doomed.: On November 27, 1966, the Washington Redskins beat the New York Giants 72-41, in the highest-scoring game in NFL history. The Redskins' 72 points is the highest winning score in a regular-season game; the combined 16 touchdowns is also a record. [more inside]

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TVTV Goes to the Super Bowl.: Bill Murray and Christopher Guest cover a touch football game featuring Phyllis George, Johnny Unitas, and Pat Summerall in a TVTV behind-the-scenes documentary (full version) about Super Bowl X (1976).

posted by kirkaracha to football at 03:40 PM - 12 comments

Patriots are perfect 16-0: with a comeback win against the New York Giants, overcoming a 12 point third-quarter deficit. Tom Brady's 50 touchdown passes in a season breaks Peyton Manning's record; Randy Moss' 23 touchdown catches in a season breaks Jerry Rice's record.

posted by kirkaracha to football at 10:42 PM - 167 comments

Barry Bonds indicted on perjury, obstruction charges

posted by kirkaracha to baseball at 04:26 PM - 83 comments

Most Valuable Position: Slate's Robert Weintraub ranks the most important positions in the NFL.

posted by kirkaracha to football at 02:05 PM - 17 comments

"Your all-star game logo, for the final, wonderful year of Yankee Stadium, sucks."

posted by kirkaracha to baseball at 05:12 PM - 18 comments

756.

posted by kirkaracha to baseball at 11:05 PM - 105 comments

Tuesday Morning Quarterback returns!: Our long national nightmare is nearly over.

posted by kirkaracha to football at 05:43 PM - 15 comments

Barry Bonds by the Numbers.: A SportsFilter column looking at how Barry Bonds' home runs compare to his National League contemporaries over the course of his career.

posted by kirkaracha to baseball at 07:12 PM - 17 comments

Barry Bonds by the Numbers: Looking at how Barry Bonds home runs compare to his National League contemporaries over the course of his career.

posted by kirkaracha to commentary at 07:09 PM - 0 comments

755.

posted by kirkaracha to baseball at 11:49 PM - 56 comments

Crazy 8s: The White Sox and Yankees each score eight runs in the second inning, the second time in the history of baseball that both teams scored at least eight runs in an inning. Clemens gave up eight runs and nine hits in 1 2/3 innings. Garland gave up eight runs and nine hits in 1 1/3 innings. Jermaine Dye had a good day (2 homers, 2 doubles).

posted by kirkaracha to baseball at 05:42 PM - 9 comments

The Agony of Victory.: "For the country's most successful high school girls' lacrosse team, nothing was scarier than losing -- except maybe the relentless demand for perfection." The Mount Hebron High School Vikings hadn't lost a game in five years, had won 10 consecutive Maryland state titles, and had a 103-game winning streak. Then they lost. [more inside]

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Ichiro takes round-trip to All-Star history.: MVP Ichiro Suzuki hits the first inside-the-park home run in All-Star Game history.

posted by kirkaracha to baseball at 06:03 PM - 51 comments

"We might be first to 10,000, but we're first in something.": The Philadelphia Phillies have lost more games than any other team in the Big Leagues, and they're coming up on 10,000 losses. Chart of the Top Five (Pittsburgh's #4). "In the 27 seasons from 1919 through 1945, Philadelphia finished last in the National League 16 times and second to last 7 times." Philadelphia's also the city with teams in one of the four major professional sports that's gone the longest without a championship. Some fans are choosing to Celebrate 10,000.

posted by kirkaracha to baseball at 12:21 PM - 6 comments

Baron Davis' beard 125, Utah Jazz 105

posted by kirkaracha to basketball at 10:58 PM - 16 comments

"I love sweaty basketball players.": George Takei responds to Tim Hardaway's recent anti-gay comments.

posted by kirkaracha to basketball at 02:28 PM - 30 comments

The Ultimate Super Rankings.: ESPN's Page 2 ranks every team from every Super Bowl.

posted by kirkaracha to football at 03:25 PM - 11 comments

The Fremont Athletics: "How the deal went down, and why it was inevitable"

posted by kirkaracha to baseball at 03:19 PM - 3 comments

Miami Wins the NBA Championship.: Beating Dallas 95-92

posted by kirkaracha to basketball at 11:09 PM - 59 comments

Heat sweep at home.: Miami beats Dallas 101-100 in overtime to take a 3-2 lead in the NBA Finals.

posted by kirkaracha to basketball at 11:47 PM - 43 comments

Heat 98, Mavericks 74: Miami holds Dallas to an NBA Finals record low seven points in the fourth quarter to tie the series.

posted by kirkaracha to basketball at 11:55 PM - 42 comments

Should we talk about the weather?: Weather.com's baseball page lets you check how your team performs in different weather conditions. For example, the San Francisco Giants do best in night games with temperatures in the 60s. (They have weather data for other sports, too.) [via]

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Florida Gators in the 2006 National Championship: George Mason's run ends against Florida, 73-58.

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