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The Duke Blue Devils varsity football team has long been a source of pride for the track and field division as well as students at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Although Duke’s football team was first established in 1895, it was only formally established after World War I, when Duke’s Board of Trustees voted […]
William Murdoch introduced the concept of gas for domestic use in 1812, and for the next 60 to 70 years the fuel was almost exclusively for lighting. It produced much stronger light than candles or oil lamps, could be installed in the homes of the emerging and upper-middle classes, and stayed lit in the drafty […]
Lionel Messi was born in the city of Rosario on June 24, 1987. He began playing soccer at the age of five at Grandoli, the club his father trained. Messi switched to Newell’s Old Boys in 1995. At the age of 11, he was diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency. Every month Messi required treatment for […]
A lot of times, when a great player plays quarterback for a franchise for a long time, it’s interesting to see who played backup for him. Who became a proper starting quarterback? Who had started elsewhere but was finishing his career here? Here we take a look at Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre’s endorsements […]
Before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947, baseball was divided between the two Major Leagues and the Negro League. There was one attempt by a league to take on the MLB’s US and National Leagues in the early 20th century: the Federal League. The League is now seen as an independent competitor, but […]
Do you want to be “the man” every time you step on the basketball court? Let me reveal the secrets to becoming an elite basketball player. Do the beneficial things you don’t want to do What you don’t want to do is exactly what you need to do. Is it easy to pass up a […]
On February 3, 2012, it was announced that Rafer Alston, also known by his legendary kid’s basketball nickname, Skip To My Lou, would be returning to the professional basketball scene. The NBA Development League team LA D-Fenders decided to add it to his roster. The story of Rafer, a former recreational basketball legend who helped […]
The San Francisco 49ers played a pretty miserable season last year, finishing with a score of 5-11. Although the team started off with momentum, by the end of the season it had lost eight games in a row. Management kept head coach Mike Nolan, but offensive coordinator Jim Hostler was fired and replaced. Management changes […]
It used to be that people said there was 6 degrees of separation between everyone. A lot of people know that Kevin Bacon game that people play to prove it. They name a movie that so-and-so played with Kevin, who worked with your cousins, the gardener for your friends’ uncles, and BOOM… there you have […]
The Rocket Dog Sugar Daddy boot is a brand of footwear manufactured by Rocket Dog. The company primarily caters to women, but in recent years has also developed a line of footwear for men and children. The Sugar Daddy boots can be described as a laid back surf style with a City Street feel. The […]