Sports History Network September 29, 1914 – The Boston Braves, a team that was in last place in the 8-team National League standings in mid-July, clinched the NL pennant and it wasn’t even close as they finished 10-1/2 games better than their closest contender, the New York Giants. Their record over their final 87 games was an astounding 68–19 … Read more
1991 was a great year for the Newman-Haas Racing Team. Our driver, Michael Andretti, had a magnificent season — 8 race wins, 8 pole positions and nearly 1,000 laps led. The 1991 season-ending race was held at Laguna Seca, California. Mike won the pole position, the Marlboro Challenge and lead every lap of the race … Read more
September 28, 1920 – A dark day in baseball, but also one that started to cleanse. Eight Chicago White Sox baseball players were indicted by a grand jury. The charge against them was fixing the 1919 World Series otherwise known as the infamous “Black Sox scandal.” They will be acquitted by a jury in August, but … Read more
Today we have Super Bowl XLIII, which was held on February 1, 2009, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, between the seven-time AFC champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the first-time NFC champion Arizona Cardinals. As always, we have a pop quiz, and then homework at the end of the episode. The pop quiz question for … Read more
This article is a little different than what I usually write because it’s not about any particular team, player, or year. This article focuses on some of my childhood memories and how I got so interested in sports. Perhaps sports meant so much to me because of my age. I was eight years old in … Read more