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Rip vs Kobe
An unhealthy obsession with Amir Johnson is not unique to Detroit: it's spread to the Pacific Northwest, claiming FreeDarko's Bethlehem Shoals as a victim: So I tuned into Pistons/Lakers last night for one reason alone: To watch Amir Johnson, who finally has his spot in the rotation. He lived up to...
Today in Sports History: May 12th
(Joe Namath in a Rams uniform. Photo courtesy of Getty Images) 5/12/1970 - Banks deposits No. 500 Chicago Cubs legend Ernie Banks hits a home run off Pat Jarvis of the Atlanta Braves -- giving him 500 for his career. As historic a home run as this was in Cubs history, rough weather limited the...
Today in Sports History: July 16th
(Joe singles off the tribe's Al Milnar to get to 56 straight. Photo courtesy of AP Photos) 7/16/1941 - DiMaggio extends hitting streak to 56 Yankees slugger Joe DiMaggio gets three base hits in a game against the Cleveland Indians. It extended his consecutive-games-with-a-hit streak to 56 games, a...
Today in Sports History: June 14th
(Lamar Odom after winning the title. Photo by Chris Graythen, Getty Images) 6/14/1870 - Cincinnati goes extras with AtlanticsThe Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first professionally organized baseball team to feature paid players, meet up with the Brooklyn Atlantics. The Red Stockings had not lost a...
Today in Sports History: June 4th
(The Rangers try to leave the field. Photo by Paul Tepley, Cleveland Press) 6/04/1974 - Ten Cent Beer Night What if a team gave the rowdiest fans at the ballpark the opportunity to purchase ten beers for just a buck -- sounds like a bad idea right? For the Cleveland Indians it was a way to attract...
6/02/2002 - Lakers edge past Kings in Game 7
(Robert Horry and Chris Webber. Photo by Jed Jacobsohn, Getty Images) The regular season buildup to the Kings-Lakers rivalry did not disappoint in the postseason. In Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, Sacramento blew a game they once led by 20 when Robert Horry nailed a last-second three....
Today in Sports History: June 26th
(Lloyd McClendon walks off with the base. Photo courtesy of AP Photos) 6/26/1981 - Magic Johnson signs 25-year dealThere are short contracts. There are long contracts. And then there's the contract Magic Johnson received in 1981. After just two seasons, Magic Johnson was already considered one of...
5/30/2007 - Kobe kinda-sorta asks to be traded
(Kobe after the Lakers' defeat in the 2007 playoffs. Photo courtesy of Getty Images) Life without Shaq wasn't going well for Kobe Bryant and the Lakers. For the second year in a row, Los Angeles lost to the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the playoffs. Meanwhile, Shaquille O'Neal had already...
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