The 1997 World Series: Seven Games & Then Some
This look back on the seven-game battle that was the 1997 World Series is part of a series of sports history articles celebrating the best of 1997 sports…
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The 1997 Arizona Wildcats Slay Three Giants En Route To A National Title
The Arizona Wildcats had been knocking on the door of a national championship for at least ten years, under the building of Lute Olson, one of the great architects in college basketball history when it came to building a program from the ground up.
College Football Coverage: The Miami-Florida State Rivalry Reawakens
For those of us who remember quite vividly the college football world of the late 1980s and early 1990s, this game wakes up the echoes. It’s easy to say that the Miami-Florida State rivalry was hot back in the day, but I don’t think even those words convey just how hot it was.
1996 Sports: Traditional Powers Return To Glory
The year in 1996 sports was marked by one in which proud franchises or programs returned to the top after what each would consider a lengthy absence. Continuing the theme would be a singularly great player who made a celebrated return and led his team on a historic run.
1996 Super Bowl: The Lombardi Trophy Goes Home To Green Bay
Green Bay had not been to the Super Bowl since Lombardi won the first two in 1966 and 1967. New England made it in 1985, but had never won it. Whichever fan base went home triumphant, it would be a championship a long time in coming.
1996 College Football: The Florida Gators Wild Ride
The 1996 college football season looked headed for a predictable finish. It got there, but in the mold of a well-written Hollywood script that were some wild twists and turns that made you wonder how the anticipated outcome was going to occur, but the scriptwriters got there eventually.
American League Championship Series History: Where Does The Ortiz Grand Slam Fit?
The question TheSportsNotebook poses and seeks to answer is this–where, in the tapestry of American League Championship Series history, does the grand slam of Ortiz rank in the pantheon of big home runs?
1996 World Series: The New York Yankees Return To The Top
The New York Yankees had not been in the World Series for fifteen years when they won the American League pennant and reached the Fall Classic in 1996. The Atlanta Braves had become regulars, with the 1996 World Series being their fourth appearance in the last five tries. Though the respective histories of each organization was quite different before and would be different after, the intersecting year of 1996 saw the Braves in the role of dynasty and heavy favorite and the Yankees of aspiring underdog.
1996 NBA Finals: The Chicago Bulls Complete Their Mission
The 1996 Chicago Bulls were a team on a mission. It was the first full season since Michael Jordan’s return from his hiatus playing minor league baseball in the Chicago White Sox system. Jordan’s return late in the 1995 season was too late to get in rhythm and the Bulls were ousted by the Orlando Magic.
1996 Stanley Cup Finals: A Colorado Avalanche Pours Down On Florida
The 1996 Stanley Cup Finals paired up two teams that the hockey world hadn’t expected to see there. The Colorado Avalanche and Florida Panthers each had different levels of standing so far as prestige and regular season success, but both were surprise entrants in the Finals.
1996 Final Four: Showdown At The Meadowlands
Kentucky and UMass were not only ranked 1-2 in the country, but either one or the other had been ranked #1 in the country for all but three weeks in December and they held the top two spots from Christmas forward. Ironically, given his future in Lexington, it was John Calipari who was coaching UMass as they were in their fifth year of national prominence.
1995 Sports: Dynasties Built, Developed, Validated & Restored
The year that was 1995 sports was one of the dynasty. All of the six major team championships—the Final Four, the Stanley Cup, the NBA Finals, the World Series, the college football title and the Super Bowl—had dynastic overtones to it. In some cases, the dynasty was known at the time, in other cases we […]