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The 10 Most Hostile Homecomings in Sports History

There are homecomings. There are emotional homecomings. And then there are the homecomings that feel apocalyptic.…
You Probably Forgot About: 1999 Green Bay Packers Edition

The 1999 Green Bay Packers season started like a fever dream. New head coach in Ray…
Happy Birthday, Phil Jackson

Happy 81st birthday to Phil Jackson. Before “load management,” analytics and every NBA coach having a…
McGwire & Sosa: The Summer Baseball Became Must-See TV

The 1998 Home Run Race: McGwire vs. Sosa There are sports seasons you remember. And then…
Ole Miss vs. LSU: A Rivalry Built on Heartbreak — And Now Lane Kiffin

Some college football rivalries are built on geography. Some are built on championships. And some are…
Happy Birthday, Dan Marino

September 15, 1961 — Dan Marino was born. There are quarterbacks with Super Bowl rings. There…
The NFL 50 Years Ago Today: September 15, 1976

Fifty years ago today, the NFL looked a whole lot different. It was September 15, 1976.…
You Probably Forgot About… The 1990s Backup Quarterback

There was a time in the NFL when every team seemed to have a backup quarterback…
Sports Americana’s Week 2 College Football Recap: Another Wild Saturday

Week 2 in college football brought blown leads, ranked teams getting knocked off, quarterbacks announcing themselves,…
Ohio State vs. Texas Preview – Rematch in Austin

No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 4 TexasSaturday, September 12 — 6:30 p.m. CTDarrell K Royal-Texas…