The history of football itself is long, fascinating and somewhat mysterious. No one can precisely pinpoint the date, year or even century when the sport came to being. Taking into consideration remainings, sports fields, and balls made out of organic materials some scientist say that it can be traced back to ancient civilisations such as Ancient China and Egypt. However, the … [Read more...] about History of How Football Betting Evolved
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1919 Black Sox World Series Centennial Will Likely Go Overlooked
Sunday sees the ending of the Chicago White Sox season, with not much of note to show for it, except Tim Anderson winning the batting title. Tuesday marks the centennial of the beginning of the most intriguing and interesting thing the White Sox, or anyone else in sports for that matter, has ever done. We are referring of course to the 1919 World Series, which will forever … [Read more...] about 1919 Black Sox World Series Centennial Will Likely Go Overlooked
FBI Joins NASCAR in Noose Investigation, Lifetime Ban for Perpetrator
NASCAR President Steve Phelps made it absolutely clear- whomever placed the noose in the garage of Bubba Wallace will be banned from the sport forever. "Unequivocally they will be banned from this sport for life," Phelps said on a conference call with the media minutes ago. "There is no room for this at all. We won't tolerate it. They won't be here. I don't care who they … [Read more...] about FBI Joins NASCAR in Noose Investigation, Lifetime Ban for Perpetrator
NASCAR Bans the Confederate Flag, Enjoy the Comments Section
155 years after the Confederate States of America lost the Civil War, we're still dealing trying to get rid of their propaganda. It's utterly unbelievable- a treasonous and later crushed rebellion, built on the tenet of white supremacy, never recognized as a real country by anyone in the entire world, still somehow has a brand presence today. Confederate monuments are coming … [Read more...] about NASCAR Bans the Confederate Flag, Enjoy the Comments Section
Random Cooperstown: 10 Obscure Objects to See in the Baseball Hall of Fame
There will be a time when museums are open again, and we'll all be free to enjoy them. That time is not next week, or next month, but it will return. For now, well as Albert Camus wrote on page 67 of The Plague: "once the town gates were shut, every one of us realized that all...were, so to speak, in the same boat, and each would have to adapt himself to the new conditions of … [Read more...] about Random Cooperstown: 10 Obscure Objects to See in the Baseball Hall of Fame
Dock Ellis “D”: Story of Pirates Pitcher who Threw a No-Hitter on Acid
There have been approximately just 300 no hit games pitched in the history of baseball, a sport that goes all the way back to the 1870s. Of all those no-hitters, only one was achieved while tripping balls on LSD. Yes, lysergic acid, or "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" was one of many controlled substances in the bloodstream of Dock Ellis on June 12, 1970. The Pittsburgh … [Read more...] about Dock Ellis “D”: Story of Pirates Pitcher who Threw a No-Hitter on Acid
Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Revisiting the Spanish Flu and 1918 World Series (Podcast)
In October of 2018, we published a podcast, "Let's Get Weird, Sports #5" that focused on the Spanish Flu and the 1918 World Series, in which the Boston Red Sox defeated the Chicago Cubs. The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe in recent history, actually deadlier than World War I, and it was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin. The Coronavirus … [Read more...] about Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Revisiting the Spanish Flu and 1918 World Series (Podcast)
Hack Wilson: a Chicago Cubs Story of RBIs, Booze and Brawling
There is a brick outside Wrigley Field that honors Hack Wilson; accompanying the flag that flies atop the roof, also glorifying the Great Depression era slugger. Wilson is also enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, largely on the strength of his 56 home run, 191 RBI season of 1930. His National League single season home run record didn't fall until the … [Read more...] about Hack Wilson: a Chicago Cubs Story of RBIs, Booze and Brawling