The Road To The Playoffs In The 1979 NFL Season
It was a little tougher than the previous year, but for the second straight year—and the fourth time in six years—the 1979 NFL season ended with the Pittsburgh Steelers winning the Super Bowl
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1978 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Three Straight For The Montreal Canadiens
For the third straight year, the Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup, and there was no doubt they were the best team. Although unlike the previous two years, Montreal had to at least sweat out the Boston Bruins in the finals of the 1978 Stanley Cup playoffs
The Strange Path Of The 1978 NBA Season
The star players got knocked out in the playoffs and the road team won Game 7 of the NBA Finals. The Washington Bullets’ championship win over the Seattle Sonics was the culmination of a strange run in the 1978 NBA season.
Kentucky’s Joyless Ride Ends In A Title At The 1978 Final Four
Today, Kentucky and Duke are synonymous with the term “bluebloods” in, but when they met in the national championship game at the 1978 Final Four in St. Louis, the two programs couldn’t have been further apart.
1995 Nebraska Football: One Of The Best Champions Ever
The 1995 Nebraska football team was the defending national champion, having finally broken through in 1994 and ending a 23-year title drought for the program. They were hunting for bear in 1995 and they found what they were looking for.
1994 Nebraska Football Starts A Championship Freight Train
Nebraska’s offensive line was its traditionally powerful self, with soon-to-be Outland Trophy winner Zach Wiegert, along with All-American Brandon Stai. On the defensive side, linebacker Ed Stewart keyed up a unit that would earn itself the nickname “The Black Death”.
1997 Nebraska Football Kicks Up Another National Title
On November 8, Nebraska went to Missouri. It was a huge day for college football, with showdown matchups among unbeaten in the Big Ten (Michigan-Penn State) and ACC (Florida State-North Carolina).
The 2008 Pittsburgh Penguins Lay The Groundwork For A Future Cup
The 2008 Pittsburgh Penguins were a franchise trending back upward after a long stretch in the wilderness. They’d made the playoffs in 2007 ending a four-season drought that stretched over five years, thanks to the cancelled season of 2005. Even though Pittsburgh lost in the first round in 2007, the arrival of Sidney Crosby and his MVP award that year had put hockey back on the map in the Steel City
2008 Penn State Football: Joe Paterno’s Last Major Bowl Run
In any telling of the history of Penn State under Paterno, the 2008 season will likely get lost in the shuffle, but it holds its own unique place in history. The 2008 Penn State football team was the last group that Paterno ever took to a major bowl game.
The 2007 Cleveland Cavaliers: LeBron Takes His First Team To The NBA Finals
The 2007 Cleveland Cavaliers: LeBron Takes His First Team To The NBA Finals
The 2007 Cleveland Indians: One Game Short Of The Pennant
Cleveland’s start to the season met the promise, as they won 17 of 25 and had a two-game lead over Detroit. At a time when the NBA had the city’s attention, the Tigers-Indians promised a baseball corollary to the impending battle between the Cavaliers & Pistons, as well as the ever-present Ohio State-Michigan football rivalry.
The 2007 Cleveland Browns Sniff The Playoffs But Miss…Again
The organization that chased Marty Schottenheimer after the 1988 season because he only made the playoffs, but not the Super Bowl, was desperate for anything even resembling those excellent Brown teams of the late 1980s, coached by Schottenheimer and led by quarterback Bernie Kosar.