1991 Big Ten Football: Michigan & Desmond Lead The Way
Desmond Howard was just one of a number of great individual players that led Michigan back to the Rose Bowl. Plus notable years from Hayden Fry, Bill Mallory and more.
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Notebook Nine – The Best Pennant Races Of The 1980s
The 1980s era of major league baseball was marked by stirring stretch drives and heart-stopping finishes. Here are the nine best.
The 1990 Big Ten Football Season: Chaos & A Four-Way Crackup
It was a year of chaos throughout college football and the Big Ten was at the center of the madness. Read about 1990’s big games, key moments and memorable players.
1978 Sports: The Year Of The Dynasties
Read about the highlights of the Year in 1978 Sports. It was the time of Red Sox-Yanks, Steelers-Cowboys, Alabama-Penn State and a lot more.
The Seasonal Narrative Of The 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates
The 1981 Pittsburgh Pirates were just two years removed from winning the World Series and ending a decade of tremendous success. Just one year earlier they had been in first place in early September before a late fade did them in. The 1981 team struggled to find its footing early, were interrupted by a players’ […]
Four Games That Shaped Big Ten Football In The 1980s
Read about four historically important games, involving Michigan’s Bo Schembechler, that shaped Big Ten football in the 1980s.
1980 Pittsburgh Pirates: The September Fade Of A Champion
The Pittsburgh Pirates were the NL East’s flagship franchise of the 1970s. They won the division six times in that decade. Nine times they won at least 88 games. Two World Series trophies came to the Steel City—a pair of triumphs over the nearby Baltimore Orioles, including one to end the decade in 1979. The […]
1979 Iowa Basketball: A Surprise Big Ten Title Run
The University of Iowa has been playing basketball in the Big Ten since 1909 and for the most part, have been successful. The Hawkeyes are consistently in the running for the NCAA Tournament. One thing they haven’t done much of is win the conference championship. 1970 was the last time the program won the Big […]
The Long Hangover Of The 1987 Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox endured their fair share of heartbreaking finishes through an 86-year championship drought. One thing they often did was make credible bounceback efforts. The one-game playoff loss to the Yankees of 1978 was followed up by 91 wins in 1979. The 2003 devastation at the hands of the Yanks was followed by […]
1979 Boston Celtics: A Year Spent Waiting On A Legend
The proud Boston Celtic franchise suffered a rarity in 1978—they missed the playoffs, only the second time that had happened since Red Auerbach arrived in the Hub in 1951. Auerbach made a big move in the draft to help the aging roster—he used the sixth overall pick on Indiana State’s star forward Larry Bird. But […]
Notebook Nine: The 9 Best Regular Season Redskin Wins Over The Cowboys
In the most recent edition of The Notebook Nine, I ranked the greatest wins in Washington Redskins history. By necessity, those were playoff wins. But my memory banks are filled with so many other notable regular season wins that it seemed necessary to do a separate listing that would focus on those. Upon further review, […]
The Nine Best Wins In The Modern Era Of The Washington Redskins
An era ended this week when the Washington professional football franchise decided to retire the “Redskins” nickname. Whether you find that decision lamentable and unnecessary, as I do, or enlightened and overdue as others may, we now have a clearly delineated era of Washington Redskins football to unpack. So today’s Notebook Nine will focus on […]