Did an NHL Franchise Play for 15 Seasons Without Ever Coming Up With a Team Name?
SPORTS LEGEND: A National Hockey League franchise never actually came up with a team name during its fifteen years of existence.
Archive for May, 2009
Did the Dallas Stars Keep Paying Gary Glitter to Use “Rock and Roll, Part 2” Even After Glitter Was Arrested for Child Pornography?
SPORTS LEGEND: The Dallas Stars continue to pay Gary Glitter for the rights to play his song “Rock and Roll, Part 2” after Dallas goals, even after his arrest for sexual abuse and possession of child pornography.
Did a Soccer Player Intentionally Score on His Own Goal So That His Team Could Lose and Get a Better Playoff Matchup?
SPORTS LEGEND: A Thailand player intentionally scored on his own goal to give his team a better match-up in a tournament.
Did a Professional Golfer Protest a Missed Putt Due to Duck Dung Being on the Green?
SPORTS LEGEND: A professional golfer protested a missed putt during a playoff match due to duck dung being on the green.
Did Frank Thomas’ Agents Drop Him Because They Didn’t Approve of His Negotiating Tactics?
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about baseball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the baseball urban legends featured so far. BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: Frank Thomas’ agents dropped him for skipping team workouts. Scott Sanderson always had a strong sense of […]
Did the White Sox Accidentally Trade for the Wrong Player?
Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about baseball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the baseball urban legends featured so far. BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: The White Sox once accidentally traded for the wrong player. James Baldwin broke in with the Chicago […]
Was the 4 Minute Mile Really Considered an “Impossible” Feat?
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: The idea of running a four minute mile was considered impossible before Roger Bannister […]
Soccer/Football Urban Legends History
Here are quick descriptions of each of the previous editions of Hockey Legends Revealed. To see if they are true or false, you have to click on the link! 1. ADIDAS stands for “All Day I Dream About Soccer”? 2. William Dean’s nickname “Dixie” came from his dark skin. 3. Stephen Ireland faked a death […]
Does NCAA Have a Rule Against Turf Not Being Green, But Boise State Is Just Grandfathered In?
SPORTS LEGEND: The NCAA has a rule against Division 1 teams having turf colored anything but green, but Boise State was grandfathered in.
Hockey Urban Legends History
Here are quick descriptions of each of the previous editions of Hockey Legends Revealed. To see if they are true or false, you have to click on the link! 1. The H on the Canadien’s jerseys stands for “Habitants” 2. A team once traded a player twice on the same night! 3. Patrick Roy once […]
