There have been a number of unlikely league winners in football over the years. However, Leicester winning the Premier League title in 2016 is one of the biggest underdog stories in recent football history. Leicester had only narrowly avoided relegation to the Championship in the previous season. So how did they win the most unlikely… Read More Leicester City and Their 2016 Miracle

Only one player in NBA history has gone from going undrafted to entering the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Ben Wallace is that player. His career is another reminder that resilience is a key part of success. No team was willing to take a risk and draft him in the 1996 NBA Draft. That didn’t… Read More Ben Wallace: From Overlooked and Undrafted to Hall-of-Famer

Dennis Rodman has one of the most unique stories in modern sports history. Many people think of NBA players as uber-professional athletes who do their best to avoid vices such as alcohol, partying, and at times, women. Rodman didn’t fit into that mold.  Rodman never seemed too interested in fitting into any mold. He forged… Read More Dennis Rodman: His Incredible and Unique Life

Arturo Gatti was one of the toughest and most entertaining fighters ever to step foot in the ring. He was a two-weight world champion. His trilogy with Mickey Ward is an all-time great boxing rivalry. Gatti’s tremendous power is what he was most known for as a boxer. Oscar De La Hoya labeled him the… Read More Arturo Gatti: Who Killed Him?

Freddy Adu was supposed to be the first world-class American footballer. However, his career at the top level quickly flamed out – some would say it never even got started. All of the promise he showed as a youngster quickly evaporated, and Adu became a journeyman.  Many people say that Freddy Adu wasted his potential… Read More Freddy Adu: The Trials and Tribulations

David Duval was once the top-ranked golfer in the entire world. Just a few years later, he’d become notorious for shooting rounds in the mid-80s and finishing dead last in many tournaments. Perhaps no golfer in history has risen to the top so quickly and fallen so spectacularly. While this would be an intriguing story… Read More David Duval: A Tumultuous Career    

Older mixed martial arts fans likely know Yoshihiro Takayama from his time with Pride Fighting Championship. This included a legendary fight with one of MMA’s first well-rounded fighters, Don Frye. Younger fans of mixed martial arts might not know Yoshihiro Takayama at all. At a glance, Takayama’s 1-4 MMA record might suggest that fans don’t… Read More Yoshihiro Takayama: An Underappreciated Figure in MMA History

It’s July 19th, 2009 at the Ailsa Course in Turnberry, Scotland. Tom Watson stands over his approach shot to the 72nd green of the Open Championship. He holds a one-shot lead over American Stuart Cink, who has long since finished his round. All Watson needs is a par and he’s won his sixth British Open… Read More Revisiting Tom Watson’s 2009 Turnberry Heartbreak | Sports Stories Volume III