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Monday Night Football
It’s gone from groundbreaking, ratings-busting, TV sports institution to just another night of football in recent years. Shoot,...
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Sports: Joe Montana
He wasn’t the most talented quarterback ever to play the game. But he won four Super Bowls. He didn’t accumulate the flashiest...
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Sports: Fantasy Football
True confession to start: I’ve never won a fantasy football league. And the most embarrassing part is that I’ve really tried....
Read MoreSports: Mark Spitz
Mark Spitz is remembered as one of the greatest Olympic swimmers ever. He won nine Olympic gold medals, one silver, and one bronze, while...
Read MoreTV Network: Turner Classic Movies
This is only the second television network to be selected for this list, after ESPN. But it’s one of the most valuable on the dial,...
Read MoreSports: "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias
It’s a shame that so many of you will see this name, and not recognize perhaps the greatest female athlete of the 20th century. No...
Read MoreTV Show: ESPN
Sure, ESPN has gotten a little too big for its broadcasting britches. Yes, it takes itself a tad too seriously. And certainly, it threatens...
Read MoreSports: Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth was big. Not just his body, which to modern eyes looks like a shapeless lump perched precariously on fragile legs. The Babe was...
Read MoreSports: Mickey Mantle
Now, I suppose we have to start this post by coming to terms with the meaning of “Great” in Great American Things. Because...
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