May 13th, 2010 with Comments closed

On This Date: When the Red, White and Blue Ball Stopped Spinning

As a 22-point third-quarter lead evaporated on this night in 1976, it appeared that this would be as close as the Nuggets would ever come to a championship.

The series had been lost; the New York Nets outscored Denver 54-26 in the game’s final 17 minutes, soaring to a 112-106 win that finished the championship showdown [...]

May 9th, 2010 with 2 comments

On This Date: Meet Jake Plummer

2003: I quickly sifted through a closet in my haphazardly furnished apartment (two TVs, a large desk, crammed bookshelves, but no bed) looking for the heaviest coat in my closet. It was going to be a damn cold morning: temperatures around 40, steady wind blowing, an upslope snow event in the making. [...]