http://legendsrevealed.com/sports Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:43:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is the sixth in a series of examinations of legends related to the Olympics and whether they are true or false. Let's begin! OLYMPIC LEGEND: The Olympic rings date back to the Ancient Greek Olympics. STATUS: False As stated in an earlier edition of Olympic Legends Revealed, there is a popular misconception that ... http://legendsrevealed.com/sports/2009/08/07/olympic-legends-revealed-6/ This is the fifth in a series of examinations of legends related to the Olympics and whether they are true or false. This installment is a re-format edition, so these legends have already been posted on this site, just not in this format. Let's begin! OLYMPIC LEGEND: The idea of running a ... http://legendsrevealed.com/sports/2009/08/06/olympic-legends-revealed-5/ This is the fifteenth in a series of examinations of baseball-related legends and whether they are true or false. Let's begin! BASEBALL LEGEND: Cornelius McGillicuddy changed his name to Connie Mack because he was tired of writing his name on the scorecard each day. STATUS: False As the story goes, Cornelius McGillicuddy shortened his ... http://legendsrevealed.com/sports/2009/08/05/baseball-legends-revealed-15/ This is the sixth in a series of examinations of football-related legends and whether they are true or false. This installment is a re-format edition, so these legends have already been posted on this site, just not in this format. Let's begin! FOOTBALL LEGEND: U2 effectively saved Canadian Football in Montreal. STATUS: True Montreal has ... http://legendsrevealed.com/sports/2009/08/04/football-legends-revealed-6/ This is the fifth in a series of examinations of football-related legends and whether they are true or false. Let's begin! FOOTBALL LEGEND: An NFL team coming off of an NFL championship ceded its city to a competing pro football league that was a year away from even playing games. STATUS: True When it ... http://legendsrevealed.com/sports/2009/08/03/football-legends-revealed-5/ This is the fifth in a series of examinations of basketball-related legends and whether they are true or false. Let's begin! BASKETBALL LEGEND: Larry Bird played a game where he shot all of his shots left-handed. STATUS: False On Valentine's Day, 1986, Larry Bird gave a love letter, of sorts, to his ... http://legendsrevealed.com/sports/2009/07/31/basketball-legends-revealed-5/ This is the fourth in a series of examinations of legends related to Hockey and whether they are true or false. This installment is a re-format edition, so these legends have already been posted on this site, just not in this format. Let's begin! HOCKEY LEGEND: Fired Chicago Blackhawks coach Pete Muldoon ... http://legendsrevealed.com/sports/2009/07/30/hockey-legends-revealed-4/ This is the fourteenth in a series of examinations of baseball-related legends and whether they are true or false. Let's begin! BASEBALL LEGEND: A baseball game led to the creation of the flyswatter. STATUS: Oddly enough, True. Very often, people will credit an odd source for their inspiration behind various inventions. Almost always, ... http://legendsrevealed.com/sports/2009/07/29/baseball-legends-revealed-14/ This is the fourth in a series of examinations of basketball-related legends and whether they are true or false. This installment is a re-format edition, so these legends have already been posted on this site, just not in this format. Let's begin! BASKETBALL LEGEND: Michael Jordan was cut by his high school ... http://legendsrevealed.com/sports/2009/07/28/basketball-legends-revealed-4/ This is the second in a series of examinations of legends related to the Olympics and whether they are true or false. Let's begin! BOXING LEGEND: Duk Koo Kim hung a sign saying "kill or be killed" before his match with Boom Boom Mancini that resulted in Kim's death. STATUS: False Enough for ... http://legendsrevealed.com/sports/2009/07/27/boxing-legends-revealed-2/