• Origins of the Big Ten [5/6/07]
  Think that Michigan has always been a member of the conference? Guess who expressed an interest in joining in 1926.
• History of the Atlantic Coast Conference [6/18/07]
  Known for basketball, the ACC began because of a football dispute.

• The First Bowl Game [5/23/07]
  The first game didn't start an annual tradition, at least not for a few years.
• The First NFL Playoff Game [6/4/07]
  The 1932 game was played at an interesting venue and had a permanent effect on professional football.
• The First NFL Draft [4/26/07]
  It was much shorter and simpler in 1936. You'll be surprised at who was drafted.
• The Steagles [7/24/07]
  What do you get when you cross Eagles with Steelers? The best team either franchise had to that point.
• 1952 Dallas Texans
  The first pro team in Big D didn't last half a season.
• Bowl Integration [8/1/07]
  It took 40 years, but each of the major bowls finally had black participation.
• The 1957 College Football Season [5/30/07]
  How did the conferences line up? Was there a clearcut national champion? Which bowl games were played?
• The 1967 College Football Season [7/2/07]
  No undefeated teams when all the dust cleared but a consensus national champion.
• 1987 NFL Strike [12/17/07]
  Joe Gibbs got the better of Buddy Ryan.

Interesting link: Washington Post article on the Carlisle Indians teams of a century ago and the real origins of the forward pass in college football [5/18/07]

• Birth of the American League and the First World Series [6/11/07]
  It takes two leagues to have a World Series. How did Ban Johnson do it?
• The 1941 All Star Game [7/8/07]
  Ted Williams hitting .405, Joe DiMaggio's streak at 48. Which one, if either, would be the hero?
• DiMaggio's Streak Ends [7/17/07]
  It had to happen eventually. Ken Keltner immortalized himself that night.
• The 1947 World Series [4/17/07]
  In honor of the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's breaking baseball's color barrier, a look at one of the more interesting World Series in history.
• First Years of the College World Series [6/25/07]
  It didn't begin in Omaha – first tournaments and famous participants.
• What Might Have Been [8/1/07]
  The 1994 strike ended what might have been a glorious season for the Montreal Expos.

Basketball

• The NCAA Men's Basketball 1942 East Regional [posted 4/7/07]
  Kentucky is upset at Tulane Gym in New Orleans.
• The First NBA Playoffs [5/15/07]
  2007 marked the 60th anniversary of the first NBA playoffs.