When football is on TV, do not get in the way of the fans. NBC learned this the hard way when they aired, and cut away from, what has now been christened “The Heidi Bowl,” also known as “The Heidi Game.” On November 17, 1968, two American Football League (AFL) rivals, the New York Jets and Oakland Raiders, met at Oakland Coliseum for a 1 … Continue reading The Heidi Game: Football’s Broadcast Blunder Explained
The resurgence of sports card collecting since the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in value within the industry. Typically, the most valuable trading cards are from before the card production influx of the 1980s and 90s. These include the 1909 T206 Honus Wagner card and the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle rookie card. This doesn’t mean there haven’t been examples of modern trading cards … Continue reading Where in the World is Paul Skenes?
Despite the interesting juxtaposition of a fast food company and the greatest athletes on the planet, McDonald’s and the Olympic Games at one time had a longstanding affiliation. Starting in 1976, McDonald’s took part in the International Olympic Committee’s top sponsors program and committed nearly one billion dollars every four-year cycle up until the conclusion of their partnership in 2017. With this sponsorship came McDonald’s … Continue reading The Impact of McDonald’s Promotional Campaign during the 1984 Summer Olympics
Lovers of college football video games had to wait 11 long years for another officially licensed game after NCAA Football 14. That edition, EA Sports College Football 25, arrived to the masses on July 19, 2024. The hype surrounding this new edition was unprecedented, as fans of the series had over 10 years to contemplate and salivate at the potential opportunities an updated version of … Continue reading NCAA Football 06: Best in the Series
When lists are pieced together about baseball’s hardest throwers, the usual names arise: Nolan Ryan, Aroldis Chapman, and Bob Feller, to name a few. All of these players could throw a baseball consistently over 100 miles per hour. Chapman holds the honor of throwing the fastest pitch in MLB history at 105.1 miles per hour. But what if a prospect was touted with throwing 168 … Continue reading Sidd Finch: Baseball’s Ultimate April Fools’ Joke
On Thursday, December 28th, Kansas State defeated North Carolina State in the Pop-Tarts Bowl, 28-19, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. Founded in 1990, this bowl has served as a meeting between the ACC and the Big 12. It has also seen numerous name changes in that time period, most recently being the Russell Athletic Bowl (2012-2016), the Camping World Bowl (2017-2019), and the … Continue reading Why the Mascot of the Pop-Tarts Bowl Is the MVP of the 2023 College Bowl Season
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