Articles by Mike Thomas (3373)
Should Albert Belle be in Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame? Some have been asking that question which means Belle had himself quite a professional baseball career. Belle’s baseball performance sometimes was overshadowed by his antics both on and off the field. Belle was a five-time all-star but was also one of the toughest guys […]
Mark Rypien was the other sixth-round quarterback who went on to become a Super Bowl MVP. Like Tom Brady, Rypien didn’t come into the NFL with a lot of hype after being selected by the Washington Redskins with the 146th overall selection. Also like Brady, Rypien guided his team to a Super Bowl championship and […]
Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird still carries his strong dislike for Bill Laimbeer off the basketball court.
Imagine Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan playing on the same Chicago Bulls team? Jordan was the first superstar to put the Bulls on the basketball map, but things could have been a little different. The Bulls might’ve had a different look in the early 1980s had a coin flip gone their way. Magic Johnson’s basketball […]
Olympic gold medalist Bruce Jenner and cartoon doggie character Scooby Doo could be part of the reason the NBA has just two rounds.
Houston Rockets all-star James Harden told his mother he was going to be a star when he was a freshman in high school.
Todd Marinovich was forced into a life of football. Recently, Marinovich, who starred at quarterback for the University of Southern California back in the late 80s, admitted as much. His father Marv groomed him to be a professional athlete since the day he was born. That upbringing led Marinovich to eventually becoming a first-round pick […]
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft may not have been able to save Tom Brady from leaving, but he may be saving lives.
Bo Jackson, the two-sport, all-star athlete, may have been a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers if not for a plane ride.
Former Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche goalie Patrick Roy may have had the strangest superstition in all of hockey.