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- 05/17/08
The NFL in the year 2000 "Don't be shocked when the 21st century arrives and the NFL teams in Super Bowl XXXIV have women quarterbacks launching 135-yard touchdown passes with their power-assisted arms." Unintentional comedy gold from Sports Illustrated.
posted on Mar 24, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Chicago Bulls fire coach. Nothing says "Merry Christmas" like sudden unemployment.
posted on Dec 25, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
The human toll of hockey concussions.
posted on Dec 24, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
First documented US MMA death. Samuel Vasquez, a 35-year-old mixed martial artist from Houston, Texas, died on Friday.
posted on Dec 2, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
The physics of a football hit. "At 5 ft. 11 in. and 199 pounds, Marcus Trufant is an average-size NFL defensive back (DB). [...] a DB's mass combined with his speed -- on average, 4.56 seconds for the 40-yard dash -- can produce up to 1,600 pounds of tackling force." Given the recent research that's showing concussions are far more serious than was once thought, this is a sobering read.
posted on Nov 27, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
Sporting News goes back in time. In the off season, Sporting News are recreating the 1986 baseball season with Strat-O-Matic Baseball, and reporting it all. Teams are managed by various baseball luminaries. (Curt Schilling for example.)
posted on Nov 8, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
Raikkonen wins improbable F1 title. All the hype was surrounding Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton. Kimi Raikkonen however, all but discounted from winning the title, quietly went about his job and won the race and the F1 World Championship by a solitary point. There have been eleven three way battles going into the final race in the history of the sport. This is the first one since 1986, and the first time the third place driver going in has won the title since Farina won in 1950. In the end in 2007, the top three were separated by just one point.
posted on Oct 21, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
Colin McRae killed. Former World Rally Champion, as well as Le Mans and Dakar Rally competitor Colin McRae has has been killed in a helicopter crash. His five year old son was also killed.
posted on Sep 15, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
Twenty five years ago today arguably Canada's greatest ever racing driver, Gilles Villeneuve, was killed during qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder. In the final moments of qualifying, he came up behind Jochen Mass. Mass moved offline of the way. Sadly Villeneuve moved in the same direction, the cars touched, launching Villeneuve's Ferrari into a ferocious accident. Villeneuve died later that day from his injuries. Salut, Gilles.
posted on May 8, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
2006 College bowl listings Does exactly what it says. A list of who plays who, and where.
posted on Dec 4, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
After 113 attempts, Jenson Button wins his first race. In a race that saw both title contenders retire, Jenson Button came from 14th on the grid, having suffered a 10 grid slot penalty for an engine change, to win his first ever race, at the first ever wet running of the Hungarian Grand Prix, after two decades of dry races.
posted on Aug 6, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result