Sports History Network The rock ‘n’ wrestling connection I want to talk about today has nothing to do with the promotional commingling of Cyndi Lauper and the WWF. As important as that union was to the resurgence of wrestling in pop culture at the start of the 80s, the rock ‘n’ wrestling connection I’m referring to has everything … Read more
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