The 1988 Los Angeles Rams: A Roller-Coaster Ride That Ends Up In The Middle
In the course of one season, the Rams took their fans on a wild roller coaster ride that ended up in the middle. Read the game-by-game narrative.
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1979 DePaul Basketball: The March Of Their Lives
DePaul University has had a long history playing basketball and most of it has been away from the national spotlight. The most notable exception to that came in the late 1970s and early 1980s under the coaching of Ray Meyer, and the high point was the 1979 DePaul basketball edition that got Coach Meyer to the Final Four.
1976 Cincinnati Reds: Running On All Cylinders
The 1976 Cincinnati Reds came to spring training having found redemption the previous October. After World Series losses in 1970 and 1972 and an upset loss in the 1973 National League Championship Series, the Reds had gotten over the top in an epic seven-game World Series against the Boston Red Sox, a Series that ranks high on the list of the best ever. The offensive juggernaut known as the Big Red Machine was looking to build on a championship legacy securely established
1976 Philadelphia Phillies: The Spark That Lit A New Era
The Phils were a proud franchise, but they were on hard times. They had not seen the World Series since 1950. Even a winning season had been elusive since 1967. Danny Ozark took the managerial reins in 1973, and by ’75, the Phils finally won more than they lost. Now the question was if they could overtake the Pittsburgh Pirates, the traditional power in what used to be the National League Eas
The 1978 Atlanta Falcons & The Grits Blitz
Monday Night Football was in Atlanta on October 30, 1978 and the up-and-coming Falcons were looking to make their mark. This was a franchise that had produced just two winning seasons since its inception in 1966 and never made the playoffs. But coming off consecutive wins, they were 4-4 coming into this game and were playing host to one of the traditional powers of the 1970s, the Los Angeles Rams. It was time for the 1978 Atlanta Falcons to take the next step.
1976 Kansas City Royals: A Division Dynasty Takes Root
This post is part of a series of sports history articles commemorating under-the-radar teams and moments in a given year. This article about the 1976 Kansas City Royals celebrates a team that won the American League West title, ended the Oakland A’s Dynasty and started the greatest ten-year run in Royals’ franchise history.