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Don Calhoun, The Fan Who Hit The Chicago Bulls’ “Million Dollar Shot”

Lots of teams have fans try really difficult challenges to win big prizes. Nearly all of them come up short, but today in 1993, a guy in Chicago stepped onto the Bulls' home court for a million dollar shot… and made it.

What Football Was Like Before The Forward Pass

Football fans will be watching this weekend for some of those spectacular passes that can change the course of a game. Amazingly, there was a time when the forward pass was against the rules of the sport.

Tiger Woods Once Hit A Golf Ball Behind A Boulder, Then He Got People To Move The Boulder

Today in 1999, a moment in the golf world that you don’t see everyday: a bunch of people moving a boulder for golf star Tiger Woods in the middle of a tournament.

May Kaarlus Was A Trick Shot Billiard Prodigy Who Walked Away From It All

Today in 1901, a newspaper article proclaimed 16 year old May Kaarlus as perhaps the greatest trick shot billiard player in the whole world. She really could play that well, though the career of this pool table prodigy went on to take a surprise turn.

Charlie Brown Is A Blockhead, But He Did Star In A Great Christmas Special

Today in 1965, CBS broadcast “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” It's one of the iconic TV holiday specials today, but pretty much everyone who put the TV special together thought it was going to be a failure. 

The “Butt Fumble” Made The New York Jets The Butt Of Endless Football Jokes

Today in 2012, football fans got to see one of the most spectacularly wrong plays in NFL history, one known today simply as “the butt fumble.”

A Town In Colorado Holds Coffin Races

Starting tomorrow in Manitou Springs, Colorado, it’s an event known as the Emma Crawford Coffin Races and Festival. And oh man, does the story of Emma Crawford and her coffin take some explaining.

Rabbit Show Jumping Might Be The Most Adorable Sport

Tomorrow is International Rabbit Day, so today we’re going to celebrate the real and very cute sport known as rabbit show jumping. 

Dean Jones Put On A Cricket Clinic While He Was Sick And Extremely Dehydrated

Today in 1986, Australian cricketer Dean Jones stepped up during a really important match, literally leaving it all on the field as he played through high heat and humidity, dehydration, exhaustion and illness.

Even The Harlem Globetrotters Haven’t Won Every Game They’ve Played

Today in 1995, the Harlem Globetrotters lost! It hasn't happened often, but we'll tell you about two times the storied team didn't come out on top.

An NFL Team Drafted Norm Michael In College, But He Didn’t Find Out Until 55 Years Later

Today in 1999, a news report about how Norm Michael was drafted by the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles. The catch? He'd been drafted in 1944.

After His Legendary Basketball Career, Wilt Chamberlain Became A Pro Volleyball Player

Today in 1936, the birthday of Wilt Chamberlain, a legend on the basketball court who, after retirement, took a detour into the world of professional volleyball.