The Real Reason The PGA Just Stripped Trump Bedminster Of The 2022 Championship
The PGA just stepped forward to strike back at President Trump and just stripped Trump Bedminster of the 2022 Championship.
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Here's How Much Tommy Lasorda Was Worth When He Died
While Lasorda was winning games, the legendary manager also upped his salary and increased his net worth over the years.
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Football On Sundays Was Once Illegal. Here's Why
One Pennsylvania blue law that prohibited Sunday games of football was noteworthy in terms of how it affected the state's relationship with the game.
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A Look At Joe DiMaggio's Time In World War II
Joe DiMaggio's time in World War II from 1943 to 1945 was spent playing baseball alongside nearly 500 other MLB players.
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How Lenny Dykstra Ended Up With No Money
Short and stocky, Lenny Dykstra had to push past a lot of scouts who thought he was too small to make an impact on the game.
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A Look At Joe DiMaggio's Ties With The Mafia
Joe DiMaggio had ties with the mafia, particularly after his legendary baseball career with the New York Yankees.
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The Legendary Wave Duke Kahanamoku Once Surfed
You don't get nicknamed "The Big Kahuna" without having a story of riding a massive wave that propels you a mile down the coast and into the stuff of legend.
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Why Muhammad Ali Was Often Despised When He Was Alive
Though nowadays we are used to trash-talking sportspeople in boxing, and even chess and poker, Ali's ringside rabble-rousing was highly unusual at the time.
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The Strange Form Of Kung Fu That You Probably Won't Want To Try
Iron crotch kung fu is one of the many forms of "Tongbeiquan" kung fu practiced in Juntun, China. This specialized martial art focuses on protecting weakness.
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Mike Tyson's Face Tattoo Explained
When Mike Tyson first showed up in 2003 with his instantly recognizable tribal face tattoo, the first reaction of many folks was, "huh?" followed by, "why?"
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The Truth About Lhakpa Sherpa
Sherpa, who was born and raised in Nepal, has climbed Mount Everest nine times and holds the world record for most Everest summits by a woman.
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Here's What You Need To Know About Giannis Antetokounmpo
Basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was named Most Valuable Player twice, just signed a record $228 million deal to play for the Milwaukee Bucks.
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The Untold Truth Of Barry Bonds
Barry Bonds was voted Most Valuable Player a record seven times (and finished second in the MVP voting twice). Second, there's his offensive output. Bonds holds the all-time record for career home runs at 762, a number so enormous there's almost no chance anyone will beat it.
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The Hobby Former Pitcher Randy Johnson Is Passionately Involved In Now
Johnson became interested in photography while growing up in Livermore, California, where he would take photos at Day on the Green, a local music festival. He continued to shoot photos in college, working as a staff photographer for the school paper of the University of Southern California
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Why Clyde Drexler Couldn't Stand Michael Jordan
Sportswriter Jack McCallum said, "Michael Jordan did not want to play with Isiah Thomas. He let that be known obliquely, implicitly, or just said it."
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The Real Reason Blue Santa Suits Exist
Artists drew St. Nicholas, a bishop, wearing red and white because that's what bishops traditionally wore. Santa Claus illustrations drew from St. Nicholas.
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How A Steroid Trial Almost Led To Vince McMahon's Downfall
Vince McMahon built the WWE into a global sports entertainment empire worth billions. But all that success came at a cost, as the use of steroids became rampant among wrestlers. In 1993, McMahon's chickens almost came home to roost. Here's how a steroid trial almost led to Vince McMahon's downfall.
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The Tragic Death Of MLB Pitcher Tyler Skaggs
Skaggs' best year came in 2018, with a 4.02 ERA and an 8-10 record. In the following year, he nearly matched his personal wins record with seven by late June, and, soon after pitching against Oakland, Skaggs and the rest of the team headed for Dallas for a four-game series against the Texas Rangers.
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Gold Medalist Who Helped Catch RFK's Killer Passes Away
Rafer Johnson, Olympic gold medalist and hero who helped subdue the man who shot presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy has died at the age of 86.
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The Sport John Candy Tried To Play Professionally
He excelled on the football field as his team's offensive tackle. While he was known as a "gentle giant" off the field, in his football pads and helmet he let a more aggressive personality come through, a "formidable, intimidating figure" whose large size made it hard for opponents to get past him.
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The Tragic Death Of Hall Of Fame Baseball Star Kirby Puckett
Kirby Puckett took the world by storm in the mid-1980s as an up-and-coming baseball star, first drafted to the Minnesota Twins. Sadly, he died in 2006 at at 45.
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The History Of Ice Skating
The earliest evidence of people skating on ice was 5,000 years ago. Archaeologists found evidence of ice skating around that time in areas surrounding Scandinavia and Russia. They believe the Finns made the earliest skates in order to move across frozen water and away from predators efficiently.
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Details You Didn't Know About Charles Wright
You might know him by one of his many gimmicks: Papa Shango, The Godfather, Kama, The Goodfather ... the list of Charles Wright's characters goes on and on.
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The Crazy Way Billionaire Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson Went Broke In Less Than A Year
The Icelandic former billionaire Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson has seen some ups and downs during his rollercoaster career.
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The Reason Evander Holyfield Lost His Money
For a long time, Evander Holyfield, four time heavyweight champ, had the funds to live a lavish lifestyle. That's what a tough chin and hard hands will get you. But there came a point when this former International Boxing Hall of Famer was losing more money than his fists could bring in.
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The Real Reason Undertaker Gave Up His Basketball Career
At 6'10', the towering Texas native combined gigantic size with agile athleticism and a killer gimmick to truly dominate the sport for longer than most could ever dream of. He almost ended up stomping around the basketball court, rather than the ring, before deciding to wrestle professionally.
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The Alarming Number Of Surgeries The Undertaker Has Endured
In 2020, The Undertaker announced his retirement (for real this time). "My time has come," he said.
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