Consider this: Since the MLB Draft began in June 1965, only 24 players have gone from being selected via that process straight to MLB without first playing in the Minors. Joining the exclusive club most recently was right-handerRyan Johnson, a 2nd-round pick by the Angels in the 2024 Draft...
One of the famous actors named Nick, he won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in 1995's Leaving Las Vegas. Several years later, he was nominated again for playing dual roles in the film Adaptation. Another of the famous people with the first name Nick is Nick Ca...
Back then, a coach’s job was simple: Send your giant as close to the basket as possible, then supply the ball. So dominant was George Mikan that the NBA doubled the width of the key from six to 12 feet in 1951, in an attempt to push him farther from the rim. A decade later, ...
Raymond "Ray" Clarence Ewry (October 14, 1873 – September 29, 1937) was an American track and field athlete who won eight gold medals at the Olympic Games and two gold medals at the Intercalated Games (1906 in Athens). This puts him among the most successful Olympians of all time. Age...
Born in Cochrane, Alberta, but growing up in Calgary, Alberta, he played Junior A in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) for two seasons, where he captured league and regional titles with the Camrose Kodiaks, while also being named league MVP in 2005. He then joined the college ranks...