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Today in Sports History: June 29th
(Kenny Rogers goin' crazy on a cameraman. Photo courtesy of AP Photos) 6/29/1905 - Moonlight makes lone appearanceArchibald "Moonlight" Graham comes tantalizingly close to batting in a major league game. The rookie outfielder was subbed in to play right field with his New York Giants losing to the...
Today in Sports History: June 17th
(The chase. Photo by Larry Ho, L.A. Times) 6/17/1960 - The Splendid Splinter drops 500th bombAt 41 years and 291 days old, Ted Williams hits the 500th home run of his illustrious career. Considered by many to be the greatest hitter of all time, Williams lost three full seasons when he fought...
Sports Illustrated Goes Through the Recruiting Junk Mail Pile
Sports illustrated and Roberto Nelson, a guard out of Santa Barbara who will be enrolling at Oregon State this season, ran a little experiment this past year. They collected every piece of recruiting mail sent to Nelson over three years, and wrote an article about the 2,161 pieces he received, only...
Draft history Part I of ???: on trading picks
With the draft lottery still a little more than a week away, it is too early to really recommend a 'draft strategy', but it is not too early to look at what becomes of various picks. In this multi-part pre-draft assessment, we'll look at various aspects of the draft, including trading picks,...
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