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On ESPN Classic the other night was a game that I found really intriguing: a 1989 preseason NIT matchup between UNLV and Loyola Marymount.  I found it interesting that ESPN chose to replay this game because the two teams would meet in a much more meaningful game later that season in the NCAA tournament.  But […]

Sports Illustrated magazine, just after 1998 was safely in the rear-view mirror, said that that year was the greatest sports year ever.  Ninety-eight was a phenomenal year, sure, with two sluggers chasing the greatest record in sports and Michael Jordan exiting basketball with a championship-winning shot.  But it’s possible that 1998 was not even the best […]

Columnist George Will has pointed out that baseball is a game you can’t play with your teeth gritted.  Which is true.  But don’t let that lead you to the conclusion that baseball players are more easy-going than other athletes.  To replace the “in the trenches” intensity of more physical sports, baseball players adhere to a […]

Origins and Development in the Beginning: Formation of Leagues and Professionalization: Expansion and Globalization: Modern Era:It is also during this period that the NBA finally achieves its pinnacle of success by globalization. Notable most influential international players who made an impact on the NBA within this period include Yao Ming, Dirk Nowitzki, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and […]

I took a golf class in college, and one of the course requirements was to purchase and study a textbook on the game of golf.  I’m sure it had a lot on golf’s history and some instruction for beginners, but all I remember is this nugget: the book claimed that what makes golf different from […]