The day the NHL changed forever
Dave Carney 8/9/2021 Thirty years ago today, Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings. The trade was at Gretzky’s request. He was sent to […]
Tyson takes Holyfield’s ear…boxing has never been the same
Dave Carney 6/28/2021 On this day in sports history, 1997, Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield fight for the 2nd time with the WBA Heavyweight Championship on the line. Most remember […]
Bucks steal Game 7 from Nets in an INSTANT classic!
Dave Carney 6/21/2021 The old cliche is that the two best words in sports are “Game 7.” It doesn’t always play out that way, however. Going back over the last […]
“Mr. Clean” Steve Garvey
6/7/2021 On “This Day in Sports History” 1982 Steve Garvey played his 1,000th consecutive game for the Dodgers, becoming just the 5th Major League player to do so at that […]
’68 Canadiens win their 23rd NHL Stanley Cup
Dave Carney 5/24/2021 On “This Day in Sports History” the Montreal Canadiens won their 23rd NHL Stanley Cup Championship. Take a look back to when hockey was, “no-helemt no-problem”, and […]
Hank Aaron get’s his 3,000th hit
Dave Carney 5/14/2021 It was on This Day in Sports History (1970) that “Hammering” Hank Aaron notched his 3,000th career hit. Take a look back at this incredible feat in […]
Joe Dimaggio makes his Major League debut on-this-day (1936)
Dave Carney 5/3/2021 Today in sports history (1936) Joe Damaggio made his Major League debut with the New York Yankees. Famous for being Marilyn Monroe’s first husband, and immortalized in […]
On this date: Lemieux calls it a career for the FIRST time
Dave Carney 4/26/2021 On this date in sports history Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) played what was billed as his last NHL game. He later came out of retirement to play […]
Remembering: Mike Kearns and The Swing Crew
Dave Carney 4/13/2021 Mike Kearns, legendary broadcaster apparently had un-tapped potential as a song-bird as evidenced in this now decade old video from the 25th Anniversary Charlie Kearns Memorial Golf […]
Wrestlemania III set the bar WAY too high
It was on this day, March 29th in 1987 that the (WWE, then the WWF) set the bar WAY too high with Wrestlemania III. It took Hulk Hogan almost 12 […]