For years, the Celtics and Lakers were the two pre-eminent franchises in NBA history. They seemed to trade titles back and forth. Then the Chicago Bulls emerged, and a new iconic franchise was born.
For many years, the New England Patriots wouldn't have been considered one of the model franchises of the NFL. Then the turn of the millennium happened.
Christmas is a time for presents, dinners with family, and, of course, sports. Hey, you can only spend so much time with your family, right? Over the years, there have been a lot of sporting events that have taken place on Christmas, especially in the NBA.
It feels fitting that a team called the Steelers, from Pittsburgh, would be one of the greatest franchises in the history of the rough-and-tumble, smashmouth NFL.
When you think of the NBA, the Boston Celtics are one of the first teams that will come to mind. They are one half of the greatest rivalry the sport has ever known, and they have been winning titles ever since the earliest days of the league.
Few of us will ever know what it’s like to be the best in a given field. However, one thing is empirically true about every sport and sports league: Somebody is the best.
Who doesn’t love a good comeback story? Whether it’s pop culture or sports, seeing somebody return to the limelight is usually a lot of fun. Here are some of our choices for comeback athletes of the year.
When you talk about the pop culture landscape in a given year, a lot of the conversation centers around what happened in the world of Marvel, one of the monoliths of entertainment, even if it is technically something of a sub-monolith under the Disney umbrella.
Music can often be an antidote to troubled times. The year 2018 was, shall we say, complicated, and that’s putting it mildly. No artist or album could fix that, but it’s always nice to be able to spin a record or stream a song that puts you in a better mood.
They may not have as many Super Bowl titles as other NFL teams, but the Chicago Bears have quite a storied history. The Monsters of the Midway have been at the forefront of professional football for decades, as they are currently in their 99th season of existence.
On December 17, 1996, the United Nations declared November 21 to be World Television Day in recognition of how the medium was reshaping not just the news, but social issues and our cultural understanding of each other. In honor of the date, an ode to one of our true loves, television.
The Bronx Bombers. The Evil Empire. Depending on whether or not you root for them, your perception of the New York Yankees will vary greatly. However, what nobody can deny, even the haters, is the number of great players that have donned the pinstripes.
NBA players are the most front-and-center of all athletes. Football and hockey players wear helmets, as do baseball players when they bat and caps when they are in the field.
The Dallas Cowboys are perhaps no longer “America’s Team," and they are no longer winning Super Bowls left and right. But they are still the most valuable franchise in the NFL.
The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the pre-eminent franchises in the NBA. To some, they are basketball. The team’s history is littered with iconic players, many of whom are passionately beloved by Lakers fans.
Hey, have you heard? The Boston Red Sox just won the World Series. Something good finally happened for Boston fans. Will any of these current Red Sox players go down as all-time greats for the franchise?
R.E.M. is one of only two bands ever given the honor of having Scott Aukerman and Adam Scott dedicate a podcast to their entire output. That alone makes them legends, but there is also their history of successful music and devoted fans, of course.
Richard Nixon had a tumultuous presidential career. You’ve probably heard of Watergate — and every political scandal given the suffix “-gate” ever since.
Adam Sandler’s movie career has been, shall we say, divisive.
Are you looking for another award show to watch? How do you feel about popular music? And Europe? Well, good news: The 2018 MTV European Music Awards are here.
The ultimate point of hockey, at its core, is to score goals. If your team can’t light the lamp, you aren’t going to win, no matter how good your goalie is.
For all its new rules and increase in penalties, the NFL is still a physical, violent league. Being an elite athlete, particularly one with size and strength, is practically a prerequisite for success.
There are a lot of games in an NBA season. Just do the math. We’re talking 30 teams playing 82 games apiece. You can’t watch them all. However, some games are more exciting than others.
There are a lot of fun college football teams out there. Even if you don’t root for them, you can enjoy watching their games.