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Old Neighbors: Franklin Field and the Palestra
Just across a lawn from each other at the University of Pennsylvania resides two of America's oldest sports venues: Franklin Field and...
David Hegler
Feb 155 min read
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A Look Back: The 2000 NBA All-Star Game
This weekend, the San Francisco Bay Area is hosting the NBA All-Star Game for the first time in a quarter century. It was a much...
David Hegler
Feb 154 min read
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Tim Hardaway
Very few men in NBA history have utilized a cross-over dribble as effective as Tim Hardaway. After years spent honing his skills on...
David Hegler
Feb 135 min read
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Mitch Richmond
For a short while, Run TMC was the preeminent offense in the NBA. Run by its namesake's Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin, it...
David Hegler
Feb 126 min read
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The Louisiana Superdome
For the past 50 years, the Superdome has interwoven itself within the culture of New Orleans. Having risen at a time when the rest of the...
David Hegler
Feb 94 min read
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Patrick Mahomes: The High School Years
Ever since becoming the Kansas City Chief's starting quarterback, Patrick Mahomes has seized the opportunity to be the NFL's next great...
David Hegler
Feb 810 min read
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Mike Holmgren's Case for the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Can the history of the National Football League be authentically told without talking about Mike Holmgren? That is the question that has...
David Hegler
Feb 63 min read
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Tulane Stadium
To date, the city of New Orleans has hosted 11 Super Bowls and 91 Sugar Bowls. However, the first three Super Bowls and the first 40...
David Hegler
Feb 54 min read
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Wendell Tyler
Sporting a 15-1 record, the 1984 San Francisco 49ers were one of the greatest teams ever to win the Super Bowl. Mixed in the shuffle of...
David Hegler
Feb 46 min read
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Madison Square Garden III
While Madison Square Garden is widely known as one of the leading athletic venues in the world, there are layers to its rich story....
David Hegler
Feb 33 min read
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Kellen Winslow
Very few men in NFL history can say that they have impacted the game of football in the way that Kellen Winslow did. From 1979 through...
David Hegler
Feb 15 min read
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Maple Leaf Gardens
Deep in the heart of Toronto stands an ancient relic of a bygone era. In its heyday, it was home to nine Stanley Cup champions while...
David Hegler
Jan 295 min read
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Michael Cooper
While the Showtime Lakers were known for their star-studded cast of offensive prowess, few remember the rollicking defensive force that...
David Hegler
Jan 284 min read
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Len Rohde
Every stout offensive line needs a reliable left tackle to take the heat off the quarterback's backside. For over ten years, the 49ers...
David Hegler
Jan 243 min read
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Forrest Blue
Every potent offense needs a sturdy center who is both nimble and strong while possessing the leadership traits necessary to lead the...
David Hegler
Jan 233 min read
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Zeke Bratkowski
Every great football dynasty needs a competent backup quarterback. In the 1960's, the Green Bay Packers enjoyed the subtle services of...
David Hegler
Jan 225 min read
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Dan Bunz
It was third-and-goal at the 49ers one-yard line in Super Bowl XVI and it looked like the Bengals would score. But just as Cincinnati's...
David Hegler
Jan 175 min read
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The Boston Garden
Few arenas have earned as much mystique as the Boston Garden. It was almost as if it was created specifically to play mind games with...
David Hegler
Jan 164 min read
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George and Walter Brown: The Forefathers of Boston Athletics
While the city of Boston has a rich history in sports, none of it would have been possible without the father-son duo of George and...
David Hegler
Jan 144 min read
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The Spectrum
Deep in the heart of the Philadelphia Sports Complex stood a stadium that bristled with energy and bustled with memories nearly every...
David Hegler
Jan 124 min read
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