Archive for May, 2016

Did Angry Edmonton Fans Burn Chris Pronger’s Furniture After He Was Traded?

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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: Angry Edmonton fans burned Chris Pronger’s furniture after he moved away from Edmonton upon being traded. Chris […]

May 30th, 2016 | Posted in Hockey Legends | No Comments

An Owner Correctly Predicted His Stadium Would Be Home to the World Series of 1926…It Just Wasn’t His Team!

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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: An owner correctly predicted that his stadium would be home to a World Series by 1926 – […]

May 20th, 2016 | Posted in Baseball Legends | 1 Comment

Were Leicester City Chances of Winning the Premier League Really 5,000 to 1?

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about soccer/football and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the soccer/football urban legends featured so far. SOCCER/FOOTBALL URBAN LEGEND: The chances of Leicester City winning the English Premier League were 5,000 to 1. The Leicester City […]

May 9th, 2016 | Posted in Soccer/Football Legends | 3 Comments

How Did a Bookkeeper Who Had Never Played Organized Baseball Become a Hall of Famer?

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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: A series of fortuitous events turned an 18-year-old bookkeeper who had never played organized baseball into a […]

May 6th, 2016 | Posted in Baseball Legends | No Comments