hall of fame

Great Chicago Bulls forward dies from cancer. Had some great battles with the Pistons back in the day. Overcame a stuttering issue to become a motivational speaker. Bulls legend Bob Love dies at 81 after cancer battle | NBA.com

Here's a name I never hear mentioned as a potential Hall of Famer: Todd Christensen. He twice led the NFL in receptions and held the season record for the position (95) until Jason Witten nabbed 110. He was a five-time Pro Bowler, two-time All Pro and two-time Super Bowl champ. How does he fly...

I visit Baseball-Reference.com daily and love clicking on the gallery of random pages they put in the top left, as I often follow it down a rabbit hole -- to look at All-Star Game rosters, MVP races, whatever. Among today's pages is that of Smoky Burgess, a guy you never hear mentioned among...

Derek Jeter’s No. 2, Last of Yankees’ Single Digits, to Be Retired The only single digit uniform number the Yankees had not retired

This guy cites some compelling numbers though some of the supporting evidence seems a little shoe-horned, i.e., 12. Mussina made only five All-Star Games, but there’s an easy explanation for that: During his career, he pitched better in the second half of the season (3.58 ERA, 7.4 K/9) than he...