Sports History Network Some heated rivalries between players can simply be a case of bad blood that proves distracting. Other player rivalries can seem to drive both players to become even better, if only to get one over the other. Such is the intensity and fast action of the NBA, its packed schedule can forge some truly great … Read more
The decade of the 1970s had numerous great plays in the NFL. Now this is not an exact science. I won’t be trying to list every single great play of the decade, because there were so many of them, and because I didn’t want to leave any out if I could help it. But I … Read more
Iowa has a long and distinguished history in sports. The University of Iowa Hawkeyes and the Iowa State University Cyclones are the two prominent NCAA Division I teams in the state; both have ardent fan bases and a long history of success on the field and in the court. Outside of collegiate athletics, many Iowans also find great thrill … Read more
In the eyes of many, sports betting is a relatively new phenomenon. A lot of people associate sports betting in general, with digital or online wagering. To an extent this makes sense. Online bookies first appeared in the 1990s, and only got popular recently, in the 2010s. The Success of Online Sports Betting **Please note, … Read more
On November 6, 1927, a few thousand of his closest friends gathered to honor Chicago Cardinals’ lineman Willis Brennan. But Willis Brennan was much more than a football player. In fact, if you consider some of the landmark events of Chicago in the 1920s, chances are Willis Brennan was there…such as the birth of the … Read more