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When the 76ers and Nets played in 1978, it felt like any other game. But after referee Richie Powers started giving out technicals to everyone in sight, it went off the rails. Ok, maybe that’s a slight exaggeration. BUT! He did hit someone with three technicals, which led to the …
Read More »Dee Gordon’s emotional home run for Jose Fernandez deserves a deep rewind
When Jose Fernandez passed away unexpectedly, the Marlins and all of MLB were stunned. Ahead of their next game, Miami did all they could to honor their pitcher throughout the night, but Dee Gordon’s leadoff at-bat was the most memorable. Facing Bartolo Colon and the Mets on September 26th, 2016, …
Read More »How the Marlins accidentally won another World Series in the middle of falling apart | Collapse
The Florida Marlins became the fastest MLB expansion team to win the World Series when they won it all in 1997, their fifth season in Major League Baseball. They then decided to tear the team apart for money. Magically, only a handful of seasons after setting fire to the team, …
Read More »Allen Iverson stepping over Tyronn Lue in the NBA Finals requires a deep rewind | 2001 76ers-Lakers
The 2001 Philadelphia 76ers were doomed. They were a very good team with league MVP Allen Iverson as their leader, but their Finals opponent, the Los Angeles Lakers, was a multi-championship powerhouse in the middle of of a historically dominant playoff run. But just for a moment, the Sixers gave …
Read More »Calipari’s beef with Calhoun was three decades of pettiness, stolen recruits, and trash talk
NCAA basketball was forever changed when John Calipari took his first head coaching gig as captain of the UMass Minutemen. It also ignited a feud with UConn coach, Jim Calhoun who saw Calipari as an outsider who didn’t belong in New England. The two battled off the court as well …
Read More »How the NY Giants won two Super Bowls, then became a total mess | Collapse
When the NY Giants beat the Patriots for their second Super Bowl in five years, it felt like they were in a position to win in any situation. They weren’t the best, but they knew when to turn it on. But before we knew it, everything fell apart. Plagued by …
Read More »The worst college basketball game was so historically awful, a ranked team scored just 24 points
Do you ever forget where you put your keys? Or the name of a friend-of-a-friend? What about how to play a game that you’ve been practicing, thinking about, living and breathing for your entire life? That’s what happened in February 2019, when Virginia Tech and N.C. State played each other …
Read More »The NCAA limits jersey numbers with a rule that makes sense until you think about it | Weird Rules
I, for one, am sick of numbers and how dang big they get. For that reason, I give endless thanks to the NCAA and their rule about basketball jersey numbers. By restricting numbers to digits you can count with five fingers, my life has been simplified and I am sleeping …
Read More »The golf ball that made golfers too good
Golf’s distance debate, explained. Become a Video Lab member! http://bit.ly/video-lab These days, pro golfers are hitting the ball far. Really far. And it’s creating a problem: because modern golfers can reach the hole with fewer shots than before, older courses — like Augusta National Golf Club, Oakmont Country Club, and …
Read More »How the Nets wasted a prime championship opportunity, then fell apart and left the state | Collapse
In the mid-2000s, the NBA’s Western Conference faltered a bit, allowing for the Eastern Conference to swoop in and win a couple championships. Heading into that mini era, anyone would have picked the New Jersey Nets to snatch at least one of those trophies. But instead of seizing the throne, …
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