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Today in Sports History: June 1st
6/01/1988 - Madden debutsJohn Madden Football, the first incarnation of the Madden NFL video game series, is released for the Commodore 64 and Apple II. Madden, a Hall of Famer who won a Super Bowl coaching the Oakland Raiders, served as a consultant for the game's design. When the developers...
Today in Sports History: July 14th
(Rose slamming into Fosse. Photo courtesy of AP Photos) 7/14/1967 - Mathews hits #500 Third baseman Eddie Mathews hits the 500th home run of his career. The longtime Milwaukee Brave hit the blast off Giants pitcher Juan Marichal, a future Hall of Famer who always gave Eddie trouble. Mathews became...
Today in Sports History: October 3rd
(Ankiel's throw goes to the backstop) 10/03/1920 - First NFL gameOn this day in 1920, the first ever NFL game took place, as the Dayton Triangles defeated the Columbus Panhandles, 14-0. Louis Partlow scores the league's first touchdown and George "Hobby" Kinderine connects on the first extra...
Kotsay to Sox, says Edes
Gordon Edes, now of Yahoo!, wrote tonight the Mark Kotsay to the Red Sox deal is complete ... but it hasn't been confirmed: The Boston Red Sox acquired outfielder Mark Kotsay from the Atlanta BravesT on Tuesday night pending a physical, according to a baseball source with knowledge of the deal....
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