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#NFL #BlackQuarterbacks #SportsHistory
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Arkansas QB Taylen Green accuses some NFL teams of racism
The history of black quarterbacks in the NFL is long and sordid. Everyone has heard the stories of quarterbacks like Warren Moon, who had to play in the Canadian Football League before the NFL took a look at him.
#WorldCup2026 #Football #SportsHistory
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91 days to the World Cup: Meet the teams crashing the expanded 48-team party
The countdown to the 2026 World Cup is on. Each day ahead of the tournament's return to North America, Yahoo Sports will highlight an insight or moment that showcases just how grand the world's biggest sporting spectacle has become -- even beyond the expanded field of this year's global event.
#NBA #Basketball #SportsHistory
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'BAM': LeBron, A'ja lead reaction to Bam Adebayo's 83-point game
The Miami Heat star erupted for 83 points in a 150-129 win over the Washington Wizards, delivering the second-highest-scoring game in NBA history -- trailing only Wilt Chamberlain's legendary 100-point performance in 1962.
#LouHoltz #CollegeFootball #SportsHistory
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Lou Holtz's impact on broadcasting: Former colleagues remember a competitor, friend
Lou Holtz was just as energetic and competitive as a broadcaster as he was as a coach. Streeter Lecka / Getty Images
When news broke that Lou Holtz had died, it didn't just echo through college football stadiums.
#WomensHockey #OlympicGold #SportsHistory
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Meet Megan Keller, USA women's hockey Olympic hero
Megan Keller deked her way into American sports history lore.
The United States women's hockey defender was the hero the team needed in a thrilling 2-1 win over Canada in the gold medal game Thursday.
#Olympics #SportsHistory #GoldMedal
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2026 Olympics, Day 8 recap: Stolz speeds to second gold, Brazilian wins giant slalom
Jordan Stolz became the first man to win the 500m and 1,000m at the same Olympics since 1980. Elsa / Getty Images
After Friday's stunning result in men's singles figure skating, you might have thought the biggest surprises from the Olympics had been sprung.
#FigureSkating #Olympics #SportsHistory
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34 Dead, One Survivor's Promise: How Peggy Fleming's 1968 Gold Saved American Figure Skating
Peggy Fleming stepped onto the ice in Grenoble with more than a routine to execute. She carried the weight of an entire sport on her shoulders, one that had been shattered seven years earlier.
#NFL #SuperBowl #SportsHistory
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Sam Darnold's return to Levi's Stadium was written like a Hollywood...
The right NFL stadium can test you in this league. It can also bless you.
On Sunday night, under a clear, blue Northern California sky at Levi's Stadium, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold lifted the Lombardi Trophy beneath confetti -- and history -- after leading his team to a 29-13 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX.
#NFL #SportsHistory #Championships
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Where All 32 NFL Teams Stood When Seahawks and Patriots Last Met in Super Bowl
The San Francisco Giants had just won their third World Series in five years (2010, 2012 and 2014); Ohio State defeated 2014 Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota and the Oregon Ducks in the first-ever College Football Playoff National Championship the month prior; projected lottery picks Jahlil Okafor and Justise Winslow were leading Duke on what became a National Championship season; the Golden State Warriors were ascending into an NBA powerhouse under first-year head coach Steve Kerr and went on to win the franchise's first championship in 40 years.
#MiracleOnIce #Olympics #SportsHistory
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'Miracle on Ice' players discuss political climate heading into Winter Olympics
Throughout the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, the U. S. men's hockey team received telegrams from fans from across the country -- telegrams they would then paste to the wall on the way onto the rink.
