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"1994 — Best Team in Baseball": the banner Montreal hung for the season that never finished

The 5 Worst Work Stoppages in Sports History (Read Before December)

Baseball's labor deal expires Dec. 1, and a lockout is widely expected — the owners want a salary cap for the first time since the fight that canceled a World Series. Whether 2027 games are actually lost depends on what happens by spring. Before we find out, here'

Bobby Thomson leaps home into the mob, Oct 3, 1951

The 5 Greatest Pennant Race Meltdowns in Baseball History

Every September, some fanbase starts doing the math with a lead that looks safe. This list exists to remind them: no lead is safe. These are the 5 greatest collapses baseball has ever staged — ranked by pure, exquisite agony. 5. 1951 Dodgers: The 13.5-Game Head Start On Aug.

Tiger Woods at East Lake, Sept 23, 2018 — win No. 80

The 5 Greatest Tour Championship Moments in Golf History

A man hitting from inside a lake for $11 million. A wedge disappearing from 137 yards. And the single loudest walk in modern golf history. The five greatest Tour Championship moments ever.

The 5 Best Season Openers in College Football History

The 5 Best Season Openers in College Football History

Openers are supposed to be tune-ups — cupcakes, shakeout runs, 45-point spreads. These five were anything but: a 1-vs-2 collision, the greatest upset ever played, a walk-off in double overtime, and a tie that helped decide a national title.

5 Interim Coaches Who Won It All

5 Interim Coaches Who Won It All

"Interim" is supposed to mean caretaker — keep the seat warm, don't break anything. These five kept the seat warm all the way to a championship. (And no, Pat Riley doesn't count — we'll explain.)

Top 5 Oddball Card Sets — And Why "Free With Purchase" Built the Whole Hobby

Top 5 Oddball Card Sets — And Why "Free With Purchase" Built the Whole Hobby

Before cards were the product, they were the bribe — the thing that made you buy the cereal, the bread, the frozen drink, the cigarettes. These five oddball sets tell that story, and the last one IS the story.

5 Training Camp Injuries That Changed Everything

5 Training Camp Injuries That Changed Everything

A meaningless August snap. A warm-up throw. A routine drill. Five moments from camps and preseasons that rewrote NFL history — twice for the better, three times for the worse. (Better and worse depending, of course, on which fanbase you ask.)