Archive for July, 2016

Were a Group of Ukrainian Prisoners Killed After Defeating Their Nazi Captors in a Game of Soccer?

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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: A group of Ukrainian athletes/prisoners of war were executed after they defeated their Nazi jailers in a […]

July 29th, 2016 | Posted in Soccer/Football Legends | No Comments

Did Vladimir Nabokov Work an Actual Baseball Headline Into One of His Novels?

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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: Vladimir Nabokov worked an actual baseball headline into his acclaimed novel Pale Fire. Vladimir Nabokov was one […]

July 22nd, 2016 | Posted in Baseball Legends | No Comments

How Did a Panty Raid Help Lead to Auburn’s First National Championship?

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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: A panty raid helped lead to Auburn’s first national championship. In 2010, Auburn University won the national […]

July 14th, 2016 | Posted in Football Legends | No Comments

Had Elie Wiesel Never Heard of the World Series When He Was Asked to Throw Out the First Pitch of the 1986 Fall Classic?

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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: Elie Wiesel had not heard of the World Series when he was asked to throw out the […]

July 4th, 2016 | Posted in Baseball Legends | 1 Comment

Was the Game of Soccer Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize?

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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 game of soccer/association football was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize! On April 23, 2000, three […]

July 1st, 2016 | Posted in Soccer/Football Legends | No Comments