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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Duke’s 1992 Overtime Win Over Kentucky
In one of the most amazing games ever played, the Duke Blue Devils came away with 104-103 overtime victory against the University of Kentucky Wildcats in the 1992 NCAA tournament. Number 2 Kentucky had just taken the lead with 2.5 … Continue reading
The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Montreal Canadiens Overtime Playoff Victories
Who better than the Montreal Canadiens to represent the NHL in the most playoff overtime victories on route to the Stanley Cup? It was 1993 and the Canadiens battled through every post-season series despite ending up with a 16-4 playoff … Continue reading
The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Hockey’s Bobby Orr Stanley Cup Winning Goal
Bobby Orr joined the NHL Boston Bruins in 1966 at a time when the Bruins had not won a Stanley Cup since 1941. Orr was one of the greatest players to ever play the game and remains the only defenseman … Continue reading
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The Sports Archives History Lesson – Football’s Four Downs
It was 1881, and there were no football rules established to mandate the amount of gained yards required for a team to renew their offensive set of ‘downs’ in an effort to reach the goal. In fact, the word ‘down’ … Continue reading
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Tagged History Lesson, Princeton, Rugby, Sports Archives, The Block Game, Yale
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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Baseball’s Bob Feller
Bob Feller was a great baseball pitcher that played 18 years for the Cleveland Indians. He was born and raised in Van Meter, Iowa and became know as “The Heater from Van Meter” for his high velocity fast ball. He … Continue reading
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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Lanny Bassham and Mental Management
Lanny Bassham admits that he was not a great athlete in his early school years. In fact, one day during a discussion about the Olympics, the teacher asked the class if anyone thought that they might have a chance to … Continue reading
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Tagged Gold medalist, Lanny Bassham, Mental Management, Olympics, Rifle Shooting
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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – The Knicks and Heat Rivalry
It was Game 5 of the second round of the 1997 NBA playoffs featuring the New York Knicks and the Miami Heat. It was going bad for the Knicks and the Heat had a commanding lead heading into the final … Continue reading
The Sports Archives History Lesson – Tennis Great René “Le Crocodile” Lacoste
René Lacoste is well-known as designer of the shirts with the little crocodile emblem. Before Lacoste ever dreamed up the crocodile logo, he was playing tennis like a crocodile back in the 1920s and 1930s. He was known as one … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Tilden, Four Musketeers, Le Crocodile, Rene Lacoste, Sports Archives, sports history
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The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Baseball’s Rifleman
Do you remember the 1950’s Western series, ‘The Rifleman’? We all remember Chuck Connors shooting that rifle like it was a six-shooter. Did you know that Chuck Connors played professional baseball and basketball? Born Kevin Connors, Chuck started out with … Continue reading
The Sports Archives Greatest Moments – Casey Stengel Comeback
The year was 1958 and the New York Yankees were at the top once again having easily won the American League pennant early on. This did not work to their advantage however, because as the season wound down, the Yanks … Continue reading

