Bud Wilkinson

July 31, 2018 0

Bud Wilkinson may be the most underrated coach in college football history. The person who started the tradition of football at Oklahoma was Bud Wilkinson. …

Sports Siblings

July 26, 2018 0

The Daily Dose is a family publication, and today we celebrate families.  In the past several months, we have featured many sporting relatives, including the Andretti’s, Alou’s, Unser’s, Molina’s, Zeller’s,…

Darryl Dawkins

July 25, 2018 0

Darryl Dawkins was truly one of a kind. An incredible talent with an outsized personality, Dawkins played with passion.  His nickname – Chocolate Thunder – was given…

The 1960’s represented the Golden Age of automobile racing innovation. Formula One welcomed the Golden Eagle of Dan Gurney. NASCAR went from paint-rubbing stockers to high winged…

AFL All-Time Team

July 23, 2018 0

The American Football League operated for ten seasons between 1960 and 1970.  During that time, the AFL turned the pro football establishment on its ear.…

Rick Ankiel

July 19, 2018 0

An old baseball adage says one bad game won’t ruin a pitcher’s career.  In Rick Ankiel’s case, it did. Ankiel had one of the strangest…

Nick Faldo

July 18, 2018 0

Happy 61st birthday to Sir Nick Faldo. Nicholas Alexander Faldo is the most successful golfer Britain has ever produced.  A top player of his era,  and…

Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game returns to Washington, D.C. this evening for the first time in nearly 50 years. In honor of the 89th edition of the Midsummer…

Black Monday

July 16, 2018 0

Today is Black Monday — one of two days all year during which not a single game is played in any of North America’s four major professional…