Using Math to Make a Decision
SPORTS LEGEND: The head referee asked about the size of his security detail before making a decision on a crucial play that would affect the home crowd in Pittsburgh.
Archive for May, 2009
Immaculate Re-play?
SPORTS LEGEND: The referees used video replay to check to make sure they had the right call on the “Immaculate Reception” before ruling it a touchdown.
Did Veterans Stadium Have Holes in the Wall of Their Cheerleaders’ Locker Room That You Could Peek Through?
SPORTS LEGEND: Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia had holes in the locker room of the Eagles cheerleaders where visiting players peeped through.
Was Future NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue Georgetown’s Career Leader In Rebounds When He Graduated?
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about basketball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the basketball urban legends featured so far. SPORTS LEGEND: Future NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue was Georgetown’s career leader in total rebounds and rebounds per game when he […]
Did Shea Stadium Congratulate the Red Sox on Winning the World Series During Game 6 of the 1986 World Series?
SPORTS LEGEND: Shea Stadium congratulated the Boston Red Sox on winning the 1986 World Series before Game 6 of the 1986 World Series ended.
Was Michael Jordan Cut By His High School Basketball Team?
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about basketball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the basketball urban legends featured so far. SPORTS LEGEND: Michael Jordan was cut by his high school basketball team. One of the greatest piece of “motivational speech” […]
Did Tara Lipinski Stand on Tupperware as a Toddler to Imitate Gold Medal Winners?
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about the Olympics and Olympians and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the Olympic urban legends featured so far. OLYMPIC URBAN LEGEND: Tara Lipinski stood on Tupperware as a 2-year-old to imitate the Gold Medal winners […]
Was the Olympic Torch Relay Started by the Nazis?
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about the Olympics and Olympians and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the Olympic urban legends featured so far. SPORTS LEGEND: The Olympic Torch Relay was started by the Nazis. The Olympic Flame has long been […]
Did Notre Dame Use a Play Drawn Up by a Terminally Ill Child in a Game?
SPORTS LEGEND: Notre Dame used a play called by a terminally ill child in an actual game.
Did the New York Rangers Acquire a Player Once For $1?
SPORTS LEGEND: The New York Rangers acquired a player in 1990 for $1.00.
