MLB: AL East Memorial Day Week Check-In

The Bullets franchise had been a consistent contender through the 1970s, starting in Baltimore and continuing with their relocation to Washington D.C. mid-decade. They reached the NBA Finals in 1971 and 1975. The 1977 Washington Bullets continued the theme of contending basketball in the nation’s capital. HIGH EXPECTATIONS IN WASHINGTON Expectations in the nation’s capital […]

Florida football was at the peak of its power in 2008. After Urban Meyer’s arrival in 2005 to a program that was good, but showing signs of slippage, the Gators quickly rocketed back to the top. They won the national championship in 2006. In 2007, sophomore quarterback Tim Tebow won the Heisman Trophy. And in […]

1977 was a new era for the NBA, as the league merged with the American Basketball Association (ABA), brought in four new franchises and effectively began to undertake its modern form. But it was one of the league’s traditional teams—the Philadelphia 76ers—who benefitted the most from the merger. Julius “Dr. J” Erving had been the […]

The Rockets had been through an anemic existence since their founding in San Diego in 1968 and subsequent move to Houston four years later. They had just two postseason trips over that decade and had yet to win a best-of-seven playoff series. The 1977 Houston Rockets were the franchise’s first big success, capturing a division […]