Haynes was a trailblazer, becoming one of the first black players to suit up for an integrated college football team at North Texas State. He later spurned the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers to join the AFL's Dallas Texans (now Kansas City Chiefs), leading the league in rushing and scoring du...
That led to a discussion yesterday on The Drive about Sajak's place on the Mt. Rushmore of game show hosts. We concluded that 40 years as the face of one of the biggest shows in the game earns you a spot on the mountain, alongside Bob Barker (whose TV career spanned some 65 years...
Although I sometimes didn’t play very well and my team lost the game, my dad always encouraged me never to lose heart. Now I have a dream that when I grow up I can play basketball on the Celtics. I love my dad! C D The most important thing that my dad ever taught me was “St...
Marion was the most explosive, Brand was the most consistent, Gasol carried the biggest burden and Rasheed is the one you would pick for one big game. You can't say one was more valuable than the others. (Although Gasol's straggly, Survivor-like beard had a Plummer-like impact on him ...
In the interests of breathless hyperbole, I’ll throw out that Curry was 0-of-3 on final-possession, game-winning or game-tying shot attempts across his first two seasons. At the other end of the spectrum from Young is the unfortunate Kemba Walker. In his first season with the Celtics,...
cause of death has not been publicly released. Hunter was a standout player at Ohio University, earning three All-MAC First Team awards. The Cincinnati native was the 56th overall pick in the second round of the 2003 ...
cause of death has not been publicly released. Hunter was a standout player at Ohio University, earning three All-MAC First Team awards. The Cincinnati native was the 56th overall pick in the second round of the 2003 NBA draft. He played his NBA ball with the Boston Celtics and Orlando ...
And it seems like just yesterday he and former teammate Gilbert Arenas were threatening each other in the Wizards locker room with firearms. Who could've seen this one coming? Oh, everyone? My bad. 15. Tiger Woods, PGA 11 of 25 Don't worry, you didn't miss any big Tiger Woods ...
One of the greatest NBA players in history, Larry Bird defined the Boston Celtics in the 1980s, and his rivalry with Magic Johnson is the stuff of legend—but it all started in the tiny Indiana town of French Lick, where Bird was a local celebrity before he was old enough to drive.Acc...
Seeing as how LB will be without an Xbox for about another month...I wanted to see who would be interested in playing another mini-season to hold us over until the 30-game joint. This is more so for the peeps that have already participated in one of his tourneys/seasons. I'm ...