I am not a sports fan, as you know, but this is a great day in history for lovers of sports and their most well-known magazine.  On this date in 1954, the first Sports Illustrated magazine was published.  This was the first magazine of its kind.  In other words, there was no national magazine that covered sports until this magazine […]

I was just telling my mom how sometimes I will cover topics that don’t really interest me because they are of interest to my readers.  Sports happens to be one of those topics.  So I made up my mind to cover a sports history feature, and this one actually fascinates me (and would my daughter as well)!  On this date […]

  My daughter is an outdoors girl all the way, and so when I got the chance to review Tipz Helmet Accessories, I jumped at the chance.  All they asked was that I provided my honest review in exchange for the free products.   Do you have a child that doesn’t like to wear his/her helmet?  My daughter is fine with […]

I was surprised to discover that this happened so early in television history.  On this date in 1951, the very first sporting event was broadcast in color on television.  It was the Molly Pitcher Handicap horse race from Monmouth Park Jockey Club, Oceanport, N.J.  Unfortunately, most did not see it in color since color TV’s were not readily available until […]

I don’t usually cover sports, but today will be an exception.   In NBA history, there have not been a lot of Game 7’s, and when there is, it is a historic event.  On this date in 1978, the Washington Bullets beat the Seattle Supersonics in Game 7 of the NBA finals.  It was quite an upset and quite a game. […]

Wow, he was born the same year as my brother!  Yes, on this date in 1968, Tony Hawk was born.  And you can see his most recent appearance on Splash in the above video.  My daughter and I did ride his Big Spin roller coast ride at Six Flags in Arlington, Texas on our last birthday in Texas.  Let’s see, that […]