To get you ready for the 96th Running of the Indianapolis 500, here is a look back on 12 great moments from the history of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing.
Away From the Action
From lessons for parents taking kids to sporting events to defining what "Midwest" means, Away From The Action is Josh Tinley's unique and always engaging take on the off-the-field aspects of sports.
Should Parents Choose the Sports Their Children Play?
May 16, 2012 By 4 Comments
Earlier this week, Tyler Juranovich lamented the decline in youth baseball participation. While part of me wants to grieve the loss of youth baseball with Tyler, a larger part of me can’t, because it knows that I’m part of the problem.
Mother’s Day Sports Special: 5 Athlete Moms With Athlete Kids
May 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
With Mother’s Day coming up, let’s celebrate the moms who have been successful athletes at the professional or international level and have passed on their gifts and love of sports to their sons and/or daughters.
Remembering 8 Great Playoff Comebacks
May 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
When Nashville fell to a 3-1 deficit in its series with Phoenix, Preds fan Josh Tinley tried to make himself feel better by researching some of sports history’s most memorable comebacks. The Predators lost, but Josh wrote this post anyway.
Junior Seau, Ray Easterling, SpongeBob, and the Morality of Watching Football
May 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Junior Seau’s death, following that of Ray Easterling, has people asking tough questions about football and how it may have contributed to their deaths and others’. Given the severity of the discussion, what light can an episode of SpongeBob shine on the the morality of watching football? A lot actually.
Warren Spahn: Longevity, Consistency, and Greatness
April 30, 2012 By 2 Comments
No one since the Hoover Administration has matched Warren Spahn’s career win total. His 363 stands as a sort of modern-era record that may never be broken. He is a truly rare combination of longevity and consistency.
The Top 10 Performances In Summer Olympics History
April 24, 2012 By 76 Comments
We are a mere three months and three days away from the beginning of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. To get you ready for this year’s games, here is a list of history’s ten greatest Summer Olympic performances.
38 Facts About Pat Summitt’s Extraordinary Career
April 19, 2012 By 2 Comments
When the 2012-2013 basketball season begins, for the first time since 1974, Pat Summitt will not be on the sidelines for the University of Tennessee. In honor of Pat Summitt’s 38 years as a head coach, here are 38 facts about her extraordinary career.
Where Do Uniform Numbers Come From?
April 17, 2012 By 1 Comment
The fact that it’s possible to play a full slate of Major League games in which every player wears the same number raises a question: why do ballplayers wear numbers in the first place?
Reggie & Cheryl Miller and 12 Other Pairs of Same-Sport Hall of Fame Siblings
April 10, 2012 By 7 Comments
There is nothing unusual about siblings playing, or even excelling at, the same sport. But it is rare that two children from the same parents are so accomplished that both end up in their sport’s hall of fame. Here are thirteen examples of hall-of-fame siblings from across the world of sports.
The 5 Greatest Sports Hoaxes of All Time (and 4 Others)
March 29, 2012 By 20 Comments
To commemorate April Fool’s Day, which occurs this Sunday, here is a list of the greatest hoaxes from the world of sports.
NCAA Announces Changes To Hunger Games Format
March 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The National Collegiate Athletic Association announced today that it will once again change the format of the Hunger Games, the popular sporting event in which youth from Panem’s twelve districts fight to the death in a Capitol arena.
16 Sweet Facts About This Year’s Sweet Sixteen
March 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament Regional Semifinals, better known as the Sweet Sixteen, begin tonight. To get you ready for the Regional Semis, here are sixteen facts about this year’s Sweet Sixteen.
The 16 Sweetest NCAA Tournament Upsets of All-Time
March 13, 2012 By 27 Comments
Because of the NCAA Tournament’s 68-team, survive-and-advance format, the tourney serves as an incubator for upsets. There are no givens. To get you ready for this year’s tourney, here are 16 of the greatest upsets from the modern era of the NCAA Tournament.
March Madness: A Brief History of the NCAA Tournament At-Large Bid
March 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The NCAA hasn’t always extended at-large invitations. Josh Tinley takes you on the continuously evolving journey that has led us to today’s tournament setup.
