Archive for August, 2013

Did the “Larry Bird Exception” Get Its Name From The Celtics Using it on Larry Bird First?

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. BASKETBALL URBAN LEGEND: The “Larry Bird exception” to the NBA salary cap got its name from the Celtics being the […]

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Did a Man Hold Up a CBC TV Station to Force Them to Air His Son’s Hockey Game?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about hockey and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the hockey urban legends featured so far. HOCKEY URBAN LEGEND: A father of an NHL player held up a local CBC station to get them to air […]

Did Wally Moon Effectively Promote Himself to the Majors?

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: Wally Moon effectively promoted himself to the big leagues. Wallace “Wally” Moon was signed to a minor […]

Did the Owners of the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers Actually TRADE Franchises?

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about football and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the football urban legends featured so far. FOOTBALL URBAN LEGEND: In 1941, the owners of the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers actually traded franchises. There quite […]