The 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates Improve In Jim Leyland’s 2nd Year
Read the season-long narrative of how the 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates, after two terrible years, made a big jump forward and set the stage for bigger things ahead.
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1986 Pittsburgh Pirates: Jim Leyland’s Rebuild Begins
The 1986 Pittsburgh Pirates represented the start of a new era. Chuck Tanner’s nine-year tenure as manager–one that included a World Series title in 1979–had come crashing down in a 1985 season that saw the team lose 104 games on the field and go through embarrassing drug revelations off it, came to an end. Jim […]
The Top 6 Stories Of 2008 Big Ten Football
It was a year that produced Joe Paterno’s last major bowl, a prime-time battle in Columbus and a new era in Michigan. Read about 2008 Big Ten football.
1978 Clemson Football: The Tigers Get Back On The Map
Clemson football had been in a funk for about a decade. The great Frank Howard had built the program to greatness in the mid-20th century, but the end of his career in the 1960s was marked by a slow decline. Two successors tried to achieve a restoration, but more mediocrity followed. Then Charley Pell arrived […]
The 1990 New York Mets Come Up Just Short & And An Era
The 1984-90 run in old Shea Stadium was the best in Mets history. The 1990 team was the last edition of those excellent teams. Here’s their story.
John Robinson & Eric Dickerson Lead The 1983 Los Angeles Rams Back To The Playoffs
It was a new era for the Los Angeles Rams with the combo of first-year head coach John Robinson and rookie running back Eric Dickerson. Read the season-long narrative.
The Long Season Of The 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates
1984 marked the end of a long run of baseball success in Pittsburgh, as the Pirates had their first losing season in a full 162-game schedule since 1968. The 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates slammed the door on anyone who doubted that an era was over–the franchise suffered its worst season in over thirty years on the […]
1981 San Francisco 49ers: The Drive, The Catch & The Goal-Line Stand
The era of Bill Walsh and Joe Montana effectively came of age in 1981 when the 49ers won a Super Bowl with some of NFL lore’s greatest moments.
The Notebook Nine: September College Football 1978-88
College football produces early season drama like no other sport. Here are the nine best September showdowns from The Era in 1978-88.
The Year In 1979 Sports: Steel City Supreme; Magic & Bird Arrive
The year in 1979 sports was centered on the city of Pittsburgh, highlighted by the arrival of basketball’s two biggest stars and home to other seasons that looked an awful lot like 1978… GREAT 1980s SPORTS MOMENTS STEEL CITY CHAMPIONS A World Series-Super Bowl parlay is rare, but the city of Pittsburgh pulled it off […]
1984 Pittsburgh Pirates: The Curtain Comes Down A Winning Era
Where the 1984 Pittsburgh Pirates were at in the historical arc of their franchise was a pertinent question coming into the season. They won the World Series as recently as 1979. Their only losing season since 1968 was in the strike-shortened year of 1981. They had been in first place as late as September in […]
1992 Big Ten Football: One More Time For Michigan
The Michigan Wolverines were at the peak of their power and ran to a fifth straight conference title behind Tyrone Wheatley. Read about these and other highlights of 1992 Big Ten football.