The “Butt Fumble” Made The New York Jets The Butt Of Endless Football Jokes
Today in 2012, football fans got to see one of the most spectacularly wrong plays in NFL history, one known today simply as “the butt fumble.”
A Town In Colorado Holds Coffin Races
Starting tomorrow in Manitou Springs, Colorado, it’s an event known as the Emma Crawford Coffin Races and Festival. And oh man, does the story of Emma Crawford and her coffin take some explaining.
Rabbit Show Jumping Might Be The Most Adorable Sport
Tomorrow is International Rabbit Day, so today we’re going to celebrate the real and very cute sport known as rabbit show jumping.
Dean Jones Put On A Cricket Clinic While He Was Sick And Extremely Dehydrated
Today in 1986, Australian cricketer Dean Jones stepped up during a really important match, literally leaving it all on the field as he played through high heat and humidity, dehydration, exhaustion and illness.
Even The Harlem Globetrotters Haven’t Won Every Game They’ve Played
Today in 1995, the Harlem Globetrotters lost! It hasn't happened often, but we'll tell you about two times the storied team didn't come out on top.
An NFL Team Drafted Norm Michael In College, But He Didn’t Find Out Until 55 Years Later
Today in 1999, a news report about how Norm Michael was drafted by the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles. The catch? He'd been drafted in 1944.
After His Legendary Basketball Career, Wilt Chamberlain Became A Pro Volleyball Player
Today in 1936, the birthday of Wilt Chamberlain, a legend on the basketball court who, after retirement, took a detour into the world of professional volleyball.
Gertrude Ederle Set A Record For Swimming The English Channel, And She Did It In A Thunderstorm
Today in 1926, American Gertrude Ederle swam from France to England, a record-setting crossing of the English Channel she made in stormy weather!
The “Blood In The Water Match” Brought Some Cold War Violence To The 1956 Summer Games
The 1956 Summer Games are sometimes called the “Friendly Games,” although there was also a water polo match between technically allied Hungary and the USSR that was anything but friendly.
Every July 1 Is A Million Dollar Day For Baseball’s Bobby Bonilla
Longtime baseball fans know this is the day each year that former star Bobby Bonilla gets more than a million bucks from the New York Mets, as part of the strangest salary deal the sport's ever seen.