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After more than four decades of motorized thrills and spills in the vast expanses of Africa and South America, the Dakar Rally has entered a third chapter in its short but storied history. With the same elevated spirit and passion for adventure, the world’s greatest man and machine rally kicked off its 42nd annual race in Saudi Arabia, the largest country in the Middle East.
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1/19/20
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Officially called the “AFL-NFL World Championship Game”, the first Super Bowl match was little more than an inconsequential game
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1/12/20
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We start off the new year with an interview of Hale Irwin, one of the leading golfers of all time. A multi-talented athlete in high school,
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1/5/20
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Held outside Europe and the United States for the first time, the 1956 Summer Olympics took place in late November and early December in the far-flung
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12/29/19
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Tal Brody was a college basketball star in the 1960s, playing at the University of Illinois and winning the 1965 Big 10 championship.
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12/22/19
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Throughout 2019, the NFL celebrated a century of players, coaches, owners, front office executives, fans and announcers
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By Chris Willis, Head of Research Library at NFL Films
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12/15/19
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Professor Andrew Zimbalist is a nationally renowned authority in the field of sports economics and the business of sports.
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12/8/19
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From the ashes rises the phoenix. By the end of 1972, Georgetown University’s basketball program was in shambles.
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12/1/19
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Jim Kelly, quarterback for the Buffalo Bills from 1986-1996, is the only QB in NFL history to lead his team to four consecutive Super Bowl games.
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11/24/19
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In the afternoon of October 1st, 1919, Chicago White Sox pitcher Eddie Cicotte took the mound at the opening game of the World Series...
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FOOTBALL January 24, 2010 The Indianapolis Colts defeat the New York Jets 30-17 at the AFC championship, while the New Orleans Saints beat the Minnesota Vikings 31-28 in overtime for the NFC title. Two weeks later, led by their quarterback Drew Brees, the Saints would overtake the Colts 31-17 at Super Bowl XLIV in Miami Gardens, Miami. To date, it was the Saints’ first and last championship title.
BASKETBALL January 19, 2000 Retired hoops super star Michael Jordan returns to the NBA to join the Washington Wizards as part owner and President of basketball operations. A year and half later, the 6x NBA champion hit the court for the Wizards as a player, though he lasted only 60 games due to a torn knee cartilage. His managerial position with the team was terminated after posting a mixed record.
BOXING January 15, 1990 Gerry Cooney is knocked out by George Foreman in the 2nd round of a non-title heavyweight fight. It was Cooney’s last bout in a pro career that began in 1977. The NYC-born pugilist who was known for his left hook and imposing 6’6” frame fought twice for the heavyweight title but lost both times to Larry Holmes and Michael Spinks. He retired with a 31-28-3 record.
OLYMPICS January 20, 1980 In response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December of 1979, Jimmy Carter announces a U.S. boycott of the Olympics in Moscow. 65 other nations decided to follow the American example, while 80 countries did send their athletes to the Games. Four years later, the USSR countered the U.S. by boycotting the 1984 Olympics that were held in Los Angeles.
