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The Prokhorov Effect: The Most Interesting Man in the World
Who is Mikhail Prokhorov? He is the most interesting man in the world! Mikhail Dmitrievich Prokhorov is a singular figure in Russia and now the larger world...6'9" tall and thin, the Global Russian, very different from the short, dour New Soviet Man. A billionaire 17 times over, he is called...
Player Comparison: Andre Iguodala and Scottie Pippen
People have casually thrown out Scottie Pippen's name when comparing Andre Iguodala to former NBA players, so out of curiosity I ran a player comparison on Basketball Reference and the numbers are very similar through the first six years of their career. Does this mean Andre Iguodala is, or will be...
6/14/1998 - The Final Shot
(The most famous shot in NBA history. Photo by Fernando Medina, Getty Images) Since Michael Jordan came back from retirement in 1995, there was the impending sense that at any minute the Bulls dynasty could come to an end. After Chicago's championships in 1996 and 1997, people started asking: will...
Today in Sports History: June 13th
(Steve Kerr knocks down the shot. Photo by Manny Millan, SI Photos) 6/13/1912 - Mathewson wins No. 300New York Giants pitcher Christy Mathewson wins the 300th game of his career, and is the first man to join the 300-win club since Cy Young did it 11 years ago. Mathewson finished with 373 wins and...
Today in Sports History: May 13th
(Fisher fires over Manu Ginobili. Photo by John W. McDonough, SI Photos) 5/13/1958 - "Stan the Man" gets 3,000th hitStan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals joins the 3,000 hit club as a pinch hitter, doubling off Moe Drabowsky of the Cubs in Wrigley Field. A 24-time All-Star and a three-time MVP,...
Today in Sports History: June 4th
(The Rangers try to leave the field. Photo by Paul Tepley, Cleveland Press) 6/04/1974 - Ten Cent Beer Night What if a team gave the rowdiest fans at the ballpark the opportunity to purchase ten beers for just a buck -- sounds like a bad idea right? For the Cleveland Indians it was a way to attract...
Today in Sports History: April 16th
4/16/1929 - Yankees and Indians introduce numbers On the opening day of the 1929 season, the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians walk out with numbers on the back of their jerseys. Though teams had experimented with numbers in the past (the Indians in 1916, the Cardinals in 1923), they had...
Today in Sports History: June 11th
(The iconic photo of Hogan on No. 18. Photo by Hy Peskin) 6/11/1950 - Hogan wins US Open At the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore Pennsylvania, Ben Hogan beats George Fazio and Lloyd Mangrum in an 18-hole playoff to win the US Open. Hogan had gotten in a serious car accident 16 months earlier, and many...
Today in Sports History: February 2nd
2/02/1936 - Cobb highlights first Hall of Famers Major League Baseball announces the first members of its Hall of Fame. The five players to receive the prestigious honor were home run slugger Babe Ruth, Pirates shortstop Honus Wagner, strikeout king Walter Johnson, screwball-thrower Christy...
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