On this day last year, the NCAA men's basketball tournament was cancelled for the first time in history. Since its inception in 1939, March Madness has always taken place; until the coronavirus happened. The global pandemic shut down almost every sports league in the world (except for the NASRTTHA) last year around this time. Thankfully,... Continue Reading →

On this day in 1892, the first public game of basketball was played in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was played at the Armory Hill YMCA, and the game gathered a crowd of around 200 people. The game pitted students against teachers, where the students came out victorious in a 5-1 effort. Fast-forward over a hundred years,... Continue Reading →

This time tomorrow, things will be getting very interesting. At 6 PM Eastern tomorrow, the Premier Lacrosse League will be having their expansion draft for the newly acquired Cannons Lacrosse Club. The draft will be streamed on the Premier Lacrosse League Youtube page, for anyone in question of how to access it. The Cannons will... Continue Reading →

On this day in 1991, Eddie Sutton became the first coach in NCAA history to lead four different schools to the NCAA tournament (March Madness). Coach Sutton led three teams to the Final Four in Arkansas (1978) and Oklahoma State (1995 & 2004). The four teams he led to the NCAA tournament were: Creighton, Arkansas,... Continue Reading →

Good news for lacrosse fans everywhere. Peacock will be the exclusive streaming service for the upcoming PLL season. That's right, every game live and commercial-free. There will be an additional 23 games available for all Peacock Premium users. There will also be access to encore viewings of last summer's entire PLL Championship Series. For those... Continue Reading →

On this day in 1958, George Yardley became the first player in NBA history to score 2,000 points in a single season. The 1957-58 season was the first year the Pistons were in Detroit. George Yardley would lead the entire league in scoring, averaging 27.8 points per game. That 27.8 PPG average was enough to... Continue Reading →

Where to begin with this one? For starters, it produced the greatest reaction in the history of sports (probably history in general). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f6mpJboNQo Pete Weber, son of the famed bowler Dick Weber, was blazing his own path as one of the greatest bowlers ever to grace the lanes. Pete Weber captured his first PBA title... Continue Reading →

On this day in 1936, the first stock race took place in Daytona Bech, Florida. This race was one of the building blocks that helped form the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) as we know it today. Originally, the race was scheduled for 250 miles, but it was stopped after 241 miles... Continue Reading →

On this day in 1930, Georgetown High defeated Homer 1-0 in a game of basketball in Westville, Illinois. This is undoubtedly the record for lowest scoring game of organized basketball in American history. A Georgetown center made a free-throw in the first quarter, and it turned out to be the only bucket of the entire... Continue Reading →

On this day in 2019, LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers) passed Michael Jordan on the NBA all-time points list with his 32,293rd point against the Denver Nuggets in a 115-99 loss. LeBron moved to 4th all-time bumping Michael to 5th all-time. LeBron would later go on to pass the late Kobe Bryant for 3rd all-time... Continue Reading →