The 12 Craziest Endings in College Football History, Ranked
The Kick Six, The Play, Hail Flutie, eight laterals at Duke, a fifth down that decided a national title, and four things everyone believes about these endings that aren't true.
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On This Date: Jack Nicklaus Wins the U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach, 20 Under Par — and Then Turns Pro (Sept. 16, 1961)
On this date in 1961, at Pebble Beach Golf Links, a 21-year-old Ohio State student named Jack Nicklaus beat Dudley Wysong of Texas 8 and 6 in the 36-hole final of the U.S. Amateur. It was his second national amateur title in three years, and it
The 5 Most Long-Suffering Fanbases in the NFL, Ranked
Ranked by the full ledger: title drought, last conference title game, last playoff win, and what 2025 did to the wound. Browns, Lions, Jets, Bengals, Cowboys, with the receipts.
The 10 Greatest Topps All-Star Rookie Classes, Ranked by the Little Gold Cup
Ranking every Topps All-Star Rookie Team by what the cups became — only counting years the trophy was printed on the card. Seaver and Carew, Pujols and Ichiro, Lynn and Rice, and the 1979-86 rookies who never got one.
On This Date: Steve Carlton Strikes Out 19 Mets, Sets the Record, and Loses (Sept. 15, 1969)
On Sept. 15, 1969, a feverish Steve Carlton struck out 19 Miracle Mets, the first pitcher ever to reach 19 in nine innings, and lost 4-3 on two two-strike homers by Ron Swoboda.
The 10 Greatest Error Cards of All Time — and the Two Famous Stories About Them That Aren't True
Every card collector has a mental museum of mistakes. The batboy who got a big-league card. The obscenity that made it through Fleer's quality control. The rookie whose name fell off. Errors are the hobby's folklore: they're the cards people tell stories about,
Every Time Texas Has Beaten the No. 1 Team in the Country — All Six, Ranked
On Saturday night in Austin, Texas trailed Ohio State 23-3 going into the fourth quarter and won 24-23. Arch Manning hit Ryan Wingo for one touchdown, Hollywood Smothers ran for two more, the last one with 25 seconds left, and 105,044 people watched the largest fourth-quarter