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Today in Sports History: September 20th
(Patrick Ewing. Photos by Dan Levine and Tony Ranz, Getty Images) 9/20/1924 - Alexander joins 300 clubPete "Grover Cleveland" Alexander wins the 300th game of his career, adding his name to an illustrious group of pitchers to reach the plateau. Alexander was one of the greatest pitchers of his...
Today in Sports History: May 21st
5/21/1986 - Sampson sends Rockets to Finals With one second remaining in regulation, the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers were tied, 112-112, in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. With Akeem Olajuwon having been ejected, the Rockets inbounded the ball to their other seven-foot...
Today in Sports History: June 5th
(Ewing exults after winning Game 7. Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler, Getty Images) 6/05/1977 - Blazers beat Sixers in Finals The Portland Trail Blazers defeat the Philadelphia 76ers, 111-109, to win the NBA World Championship in six games. Blazers center Bill Walton was sensational, putting in 20...
Today in Sports History: May 14th
(The brawl in Game 5 turned the series on its head. Photo courtesy of AP Photos) 5/14/1920 - The Train gets 300 Walter Johnson, nicknamed "The Big Train," wins the 300th game of his career. To this day, Johnson is often considered the greatest pitcher who ever lived -- he wound up with 417 wins,...
Today in Sports History: June 22nd
6/22/1994 - Starks awful as Rockets win series The Houston Rockets defeat the New York Knicks, 90-84, in the seventh and final game of the NBA Finals, giving them their first championship in franchise history. Hakeem Olajuwon showed why he was the regular season MVP. He totaled 25 points, 10...
Around the Association: 2009-2010 New York Knicks- Is it summatime yet?
Just hurry up and make this trade Cleveland. It'll save you from a miserable 2010 summer. Actually isn't it always miserable in Ohio? Jump for a look at the Knicks year long campaign to bring LeBron James and (his) friends to the Big Apple! Before we look at the present and project the future,...
Polling GSoM: Which team and former Golden State Warriors are you rooting for in the 2009 NBA Finals? + The Disney Finals
I'm calling this one the The Disney Finals. It's Disney World (Orlando) vs. Disney Land (LA Disney of Anaheim). I'm sure the league and ABC/ Disney are pretty happy about this [NBA.com]: It's only a coincidence that ABC/ESPN, owned by Disney, will broadcast a series featuring one team based near...
Slammin' the Jammas!
Georgetown 84, Houston 75 25 years ago today, the Georgetown Hoyas defeated the Houston Cougars to win their first national championship in school history. The game featured a match-up of two 7-foot, all-American centers, Patrick Ewing of the Hoyas and Akeem Olajuwon of the Cougars. Despite the...
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