Old School Love
Blasts from the past
Joey Kocur
Joey Kocur struck with the violence of a tornado. He feasted upon the weak and the foolish. Naturally, he's our kind of guy. Joe Brown recalls Kocur's reign of terror and recaps his greatest hits. - continued...
Greg Lloyd
Greg Lloyd was as nasty and intimidating and dominating as any linebacker in the NFL during the '90s. Paulie Knep gives some love to one of the fastest linebackers to ever play the game. - continued...
Mark “The Bird” Fidrych
Sure, he was a terrific pitcher in his day, but that's not what Mark "The Bird" Fidrych was best known for. Joe Brown tells us his on-field antics were what set him apart from the crowd. - continued...
Fred McGriff
Before he was immortalized by endorsing those Tom Emanski instructional drills, Fred McGriff was quietly a perennial All-Star. Now, it's Brendon Rosenau's turn to endorse McGriff - for the Hall of Fame. - continued...
Bernie Kosar
He may not be a Hall of Famer, and his only Super Bowl ring came as a Cowboy, but C.G. Morelli says Bernie Kosar will forever be a legend to the fans of the Cleveland Browns. - continued...
The Pine Tar Game
Thirteen All-Star Games, 3,154 hits and an inductee in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Yet, for all his accomplishments, Brad Berreman says George Brett will be forever linked most for coating his trusty bat with just a bit too much pine tar. - continued...
Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith finished his career ranked seventh in NFL history in receptions, yet you'd probably never know it. Brad Berreman shows some love to one of the all-time most underrated players. - continued...
Danny Manning
Danny Manning was the 1988 College Player of the Year, which ended up awarding him as the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft months later. Unfortunately, Louis Paone says that's as good as his career would ever get. - continued...
Dream Team vs. Angola
The 1992 Dream Team's often thought to be the single greatest team in sports history. Many of us came to know Olympic basketball because of them, but Jack Bonden's here to remind us of one particular play that almost ruined things completely. - continued...
Kevin Mitchell
Many people think about Will Clark as a symbol of the late 1980s San Francisco Giants, but regardless of who you remember, Brendon Rosenau's here to remind everyone one player in particular had a heck of a season back in 1989. - continued...
Hurricane Ditka
Mike Ditka was and still is Chicago sports. Is there anybody else in the world who is as synonymous with masculinity and toughness? Nobody. Mark Giammarino profiles a man who came from an era when men were men. - continued...
Royce Gracie
MMA used to be the stuff of underground lore. It used to be a sideshow that banked on blood and violence for attention. It used to be a passing trend, and Brian Duffy's here to tell you how it quickly became boxing's biggest rival. - continued...
Dan and Dave
To challenge all the big Nike commercials back in the '90s, Reebok decide to make a bold move with their "Dan and Dave" Olympic campaign in 1992. Paulie Knep tells us it didn't exactly work out as planned. - continued...
Randolph Childress
There are clutch players, and then there's Randolph Childress, the former Wake Forest All-American. Brendon Rosenau tells the tale of the greatest offensive display the ACC Tournament's ever seen. - continued...
American Basketball Association
The ABA was featured in the recent Will Ferrell movie Semi-Pro, but the depiction was pretty far from the truth. Brad Berreman tells us the league gave the NBA some of the greatest players to ever take the court. - continued...
Richie Ashburn
Richie Ashburn wasn't a home run hitter, but he didn't need to be. C.G. Morelli says he did everything else a baseball player needed to do to become a Hall of Fame legend in Philadelphia. - continued...
1971 British Open
This year's British Open will be held at Royal Birkdale Golf Club. Thirty-seven years ago, that was the home to the 1971 event as well. Chad Hollingsworth recaps that famous tournament won by one of the legends, Lee Trevino. - continued...
Cy Young
When was the best at his best? It is hard to distill the mind-numbing career numbers of Cy Young and attempt to locate his prime. This, of course, is why we have C.G. Morelli. - continued...
RBI Baseball
RBI Baseball wasn't just a video game ... it was THE video game of the '80s. Brian Duffy believes it was the best sports video game of all time, and he has Kirby Puckett to thank for that. - continued...
Mike Scott
He didn't have an overly dominant career, but Brendon Rosenau says that for one magical season, Houston' Mike Scott was the most dominant pitcher in the game. - continued...
