The link between football and Thanksgiving goes back as long as…well…football and Thanksgiving themselves!  Just a few short years after Lincoln established Thanksgiving as a national holiday, football made it’s first turkey day appearance and has had a grip on the gluttonous holiday ever since.  Find out everything about their 100+ year relationship on this … Continue reading Episode 19 – Thanksgiving and Football →

More Than The Score

Episode 19 – Thanksgiving and Football

It’s hard to imagine that there was a time when people thought that a 24/7 sports network wouldn’t work.  It was a terrible idea, they said.  Well…it’s safe to say they were wrong. Find out everything you never knew about the network that dominates the global sports landscape in this weeks MTTS!

Episode 18 – ESPN

In our second installment of team names, we dive into the National Hockey League and tell you how your favorite goons got their names.  Some are super lame, some are incredibly interesting, and some (one) are named after the Gordon Bombay and Goldberg.  Find out all about NHL Team names in this weeks episode of … Continue reading Episode 17 – NHL Team Names →

Episode 17 – NHL Team Names

Why has it become common place to perform the national anthem before sporting events?  What led to this tradition, and why do we still do it today?  Who did some of the best (and unfortunately worst) versions?  Find out all of this and more on today’s episode of MTTS!

Episode 16 – The Star Spangled Banner

Quite possibly the most offensive offense in today’s NBA.  Why is the most successful offense ever created so despised?  Find out what it is and why people love and hate it on today’s episode of MTTS!

Episode 15 – The Triangle Offense

It’s the most important basketball team you’ve probably never heard of.  The first professional black basketball team, The New York Renaissance, were a groundbreaking group of basketball legends. Find out everything you need to know about the historic team on this weeks episode of MTTS!

Episode 14 – The NY Rens

Do you think you know the origins of fantasy football?  Well, unless you know the story of The GOPPPL, then you don’t!  We tell you everything you need to know about the Greater Oakland Professional Pigskin Prognosticators League in this weeks episode of MTTS!!

Episode 13 – The GOPPPL

On this weeks ‘sode we touch on everything you ever wanted to know about the most historic park in the big leagues – Fenway Park!

Episode 12 – Fenway Park

It’s the craziest, most insane sporting event that you’ve never heard of.  Find out what drives people (pun intended) to put their lives on the line in this ridiculous test of mental and physical fortitude on this episode of MTTS!

Episode 11 – The Baja 1000

From cans of corn and pickles to southpaws and walk-offs, we dive into baseball terms you may have heard thousands of times – but didn’t realize the history behind them!  For a lot of them, the origin might not be what you think!

hubhopper

More Than The Score

hubhopper