March 31, 1991, is not a memorable date. To the best of my knowledge, nothing explicable happened – unless you count that one of the most awesome head-to-head basketball games took place. In a double overtime THRILLER, Larry Bird’s Boston Celtics beat out Michael Jordan’s Bulls 135 to 132 in their last head-to-head game of …
While I cannot claim to be a huge wrestling man deep into my twenties, I can say that it was something that captivated me in my childhood, and even teenage years. The WWF and WWE were a huge part of my life growing up. Vince Mcmahon’s band of burly wrestlers would effectively babysit me as …
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Any NBA fan would know Kevin Durant and Scottie Pippen. Comparing teams and players from different eras have always been a hot topic in basketball. Is it Jordan or Lebron? Is it Jordan and his Bulls or Steph and his Warriors? No matter, today we’ll be directly comparing two key components of the 90’s Bulls and 2016 Warriors: …
If you’ve been an NBA fan for the last decade, you’ll know the two names we’ll discuss in this article: Damian Lillard and Kyrie Irving. Perhaps what sparked this debate was Damian Lillard being added to the NBA’s 75th-anniversary team, which named and honored the top 75 players in NBA history, whereas Kyrie was not. …
Simone Biles is the greatest female gymnast the world has seen. It can be difficult comparing athletes across generations. However, Simone Biles’s record stands for itself – 19 World Championship golds, 4 Olympic golds, 7 national all-around titles, and 3 world all-around titles. She also introduced four new moves subsequently named after her. Poise, grace, …
Who do you think was the most popular wrestler when the World Wrestling Federation first took off in the early 1980s? You’d be forgiven for thinking it was Hulk Hogan, given the publicity that is still given to the ‘Hulkamania’ movement. However, if you were a keen follower of wrestling during this period, you’d know …
When it comes to American football, it is not like any other ordinary sport. With a fan following that not only stretches across the States but also across the globe, it would not be wrong to call these enthusiasts anything less than a cult. American football, one of the most prominent “religions” in the States, …
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In the modern world, the path to success, fame, or riches has never been more open and varied. Literally, every avenue of human interest and personality has been turned into something marketable and monetizable due to the advent of the internet. I can think of nobody who represents this modern success idea better than Jake’ …
Born in a small village in Romania, Gheorghe Mureșan wasn’t even close to someone you would consider a professional athlete. But despite his poor upbringing and bland lifestyle, his height differentiated him, which led him to the title of the tallest basketball player in the history of the NBA. But his exponential growth wasn’t because …
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Vivianne Miedema is a record-breaking striker who plays for Arsenal and the Netherlands. Her uncanny knack for being in the right place at the right time, combined with her clinical finishing, has made her a superstar within the game. She is the all-time leading goal scorer in the English Women’s Super League as well as …
