In the sporting world, the court and the rink are in the headlines as the NBA and the NHL race toward crowning their respective champions. However, once Larry O’Brien and the Stanley Cup have both been awarded, all eyes will return to the gridiron. The NFL gets underway on September 5th as the reigning champion…
On February 7, 2009, Ben Askren entered mixed martial arts competition professionally for the first time in his life. On October 26, 2019, he would leave the sport for the final time, however, this time boasting a gold-laden trophy cabinet – all made possible by an illustrious amateur wrestling and grappling background. Askren, a former…
As we near the start of the 2021 college football season, with week 0 starting on August 28th between Nebraska and Illinois, we wanted to provide a primer for how we expect the Power 5 conferences to shake out throughout the season. SEC Stop us if you’ve heard this one before, but as per usual,…
John Mayasich was born on May 22, 1933, in Eveleth, Minnesota. Mayasich is of Croatian descent, as his parents immigrated to the United States from what used to be Yugoslavia. Mayasich attended Eveleth High School, where he played multiple sports but was the best at hockey. His high school hockey career was one of the…
Cat Osterman was born on April 16, 1983, in Houston, Texas. Osterman started playing softball at a young age, taking up the sport while in first grade. She would only play for a little before quitting to play basketball and soccer but would later come back to softball while she was in the fifth grade….
Kerri Walsh-Jennings was born in Santa Clara, California on August 15, 1978. Her parents were both former athletes, with her father, Timothy Joseph Walsh, playing minor league baseball for the Oakland A’s organization back in the day, while her mother, Margery Lee, was an amazing volleyball player for Santa Clara University. Before Walsh-Jennings started high…
Pete Maravich was born on June 22nd, 1947, in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. His father, Press Maravich, was a former player in the National Basketball League, where he played for the Youngstown Bears for one season before playing in the Basketball Association of America from 1946-47 for the Pittsburgh Ironmen. Pete’s father went on to have a…
Two of college football’s powerhouse football teams, Texas and Oklahoma, have sent shockwaves throughout the NCAA when they announced their intentions to join the Southeastern Conference (SEC), football’s best conference year in and year out. The move is presumed to be due to lower home attendance for home Big-12 games and, unsurprisingly, money as the…
The Crimson Tide will begin the new college football season in the top-ranked spot, ahead of several other powerhouses in Clemson, Georgia, Ohio State, and Oklahoma. This ranking comes after an in-depth ranking of every FBS team, and it was done by several 247Sports and CBS Sports. The rankings are also updated every week after…
Herschel Walker One of the greatest athletes and college football players of all time, Herschel Walker was a force for the Georgia Bulldogs from 1980-82. Walker was third in Heisman voting in his freshman year, second in voting his sophomore year, and won the Heisman in his junior at Georgia. Walker rushed for at least…
The NCAA College football season is close to getting underway. Every single fan base has thoughts about how many wins their teams will accrue during the season. This can be a little tricky, given there are so many variables to consider. Form, luck, injuries, and of course COVID. All of these will no doubt play…
The 2021 NBA Draft took place on Thursday, as 60 players had their names called by NBA commissioner Adam Silver. The first surprise draft pick of the night came early in the selection process, as the Toronto Raptors shocked everyone when they took Scottie Barnes at number four instead of Gonzaga star Jalen Suggs. Barnes…