Sports History

In pro football, there are blowouts on the field and there are complete wipeouts. In NFL history there have been three teams who put up 70 points or more on an opponent in one single game. What follows are the five highest-scoring games by one team in NFL history. Perhaps the worst defeat any team could suffer took place in no less than the NFL championship game. The date was ...

This year in the NFL draft the Pittsburgh Steelers selected Joey Porter Jr. in the second round. Porter, the son of former Steelers linebacker Joey Porter will attempt to follow in his father’s footsteps albeit he is a cornerback. But his selection should get Steelers Nation excited as Joey Sr. was a fiery, aggressive, and often volatile player who often got the Pittsburgh defe ...

In professional sports there have been many tragedies from serious injuries to even death. Some athletes that lost their lives at a too early age died from illnesses, some from being murdered, others from drugs. There was even a case of a football player losing his life right there on the gridiron. From the 1960s through the 1980s, here are 10 athletes that died before their t ...

With the success last season of Brock Purdy for the San Francisco 49ers he put the spotlight on him being 2022’s “Mr. Irrelevant.” For those unaware of that title, it is cast upon the last man drafted each year in the NFL’s annual draft selection process. Watch the video version of this article: Not many Mr. Irrelevants find success in pro football but for Purdy because ...

104 years ago Major League Baseball suffered one the darkest periods it has ever experienced. The year was 1919 and the World Series involved the champions of the American League, the Chicago White Sox taking on the National League champion Cincinnati Reds. What ensued was the only known fixed baseball championship when members of the White Sox opted to throw the World Series ...

College football has been around for decades, and has undergone many changes over the years as it has grown in popularity. From rules to equipment and uniforms, there has been positive changes that placed college football where it is now. One notable change is about the safety of players. New technologies made it possible to introduce better helmets and pads for players and hel ...

Now that the University of Georgia Bulldogs have won their second consecutive NCAA football championship, they’ve accomplished something that has been proven to be very difficult to achieve not just in college football but in all other sports; repeating as champions. Repeat Champions in NCAA Football Not since 2011 and 2012 has a collegiate team won the title in successive ...

The 2022 NFL regular season has come to an end. Each season lifts teams and players to glory. While the opposite is true for other players and teams. Let’s look back at notable ascensions and fall offs this season.

The month of December is one of remembrance for fans of Pittsburgh sports and those who still live in the city. This year is especially important as it marks the 50th anniversary of two events that will stand the test of time and represent the highest of highs and the lowest of lows for Pittsburgh Steelers fans and Pirates fans everywhere. I recently authored an article for Ab ...

If you are a fan of the Pittsburgh Pirates and were watching them play in the 1960s and 1970s then you may not realize that this month marks the 50th anniversary of the tragic death of Buccos' superstar and Baseball Hall of Fame member Roberto Clemente.