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[ᴀʀᴅᴀ Öᴄᴀʟ @Arda]

So I did a TED Talk about Hockey, Video Games, Star Wars and ESPN. If you want to check out it's here: https://t.co/UYuiVqXLgu

[ᴀʀᴅᴀ Öᴄᴀʟ @Arda]

Imagine if the championships in the NFL NBA MLB & NHL were defended like a Boxing World Title.

If we were to go all the way back to the very first champion crowned in each league, and mapped every single "title loss" (simply when a champion lost their next game after becoming champion and a "new champ" was crowned) all the way to today, who would the current "lineal champions" of each sport be?

Caveat - if a reigning champion folded/became defunct (not moved) without losing, I defaulted to the next closest season's champion.

We started all the way back to the very first championship crowned - in the NFL for example, for this exercise the 1920 Akron Pros would be the first "lineal champion"

So here are the current lineal champions:

NFL: Houston Texans (won Oct 18 in London vs Jacksonville). 599 total title changes

NBA: Philadelphia 76ers (won Oct 20 at MSG vs the Knicks). 3,206 total title changes

MLB: Minnesota Twins (won Sep 27 by beating Texas). 9,324 total title changes

NHL: Dallas Stars (won Oct 17 beating Chicago). 3,542 total title changes

[ᴀʀᴅᴀ Öᴄᴀʟ @Arda]

@Rocketyyyy @Reggie @LaraLunardi my body is ready

[ᴀʀᴅᴀ Öᴄᴀʟ @Arda]

@restore_united @Reggie @LaraLunardi this will be on stage 3 minutes in

[Reggie Fils-Aimé @Reggie]

I've been FIRED!

Well, not really. But @LaraLunardi and @Arda will host the 16th Annual New York Game Awards on January 19th, 2027 at 7pm!

Follow the links below to join me in the audience and get your tickets! See you there!

[ᴀʀᴅᴀ Öᴄᴀʟ @Arda]

@Reggie @LaraLunardi NOBODY fires Reggie!

[ᴀʀᴅᴀ Öᴄᴀʟ @Arda]

RIP Ron Duguay - Terrific to work with when I was at @TheGarden @MSGNetworks - we did a ton of community events and he was always the life of the party, with plenty of hilarious stories to share, ready to make more memories. God speed, Doogs 🙏🏽

[ᴀʀᴅᴀ Öᴄᴀʟ @Arda]

@Barrett_Media @ESPNRadio I never got to work directly with Stosh but we were “ships in the night” saying hello between shifts when I was doing SportsCenter radio. He always had a smile and a joke ready. Wonderful guy. RIP

[LaughingPlace.com @laughingplace]

Feature: @Arda explores the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.
https://t.co/DRBuxTJNfR

[ᴀʀᴅᴀ Öᴄᴀʟ @Arda]

@MyFryHole Parayko already sounds like a Star Wars name too

[ᴀʀᴅᴀ Öᴄᴀʟ @Arda]

Am I in LA or Coruscant? Hard to say

[the football week @tfwfootballweek]

🎙️ @Arda reflects on broadcasting, identity and redefining success.

https://t.co/1DUxxG7luW

#SportsMedia #Broadcasting

[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins @WBSPenguins]

Thank you to @Arda for stepping in and covering play-by-play this weekend while Nick Hart was away!

Always a pleasure working with you!

[ᴀʀᴅᴀ Öᴄᴀʟ @Arda]

@paigecapistran @AlexThomasHWP @SDufresne_ @HWPHockey 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[Nick Hart @_NickHart]

Six days after the Wolf Pack beat the #WBSPens, the Black and Gold arrive in Hartford looking to deal some payback.

@Arda has the call for you all tonight on @Fuzz_961 and @FloHockey.

[LaughingPlace.com @laughingplace]

Recap: Hundreds of #NYCC2026 attendees dressed as Spider-Man to try to break a world record. Did they do it? @Arda was there to see it all
https://t.co/oCn7g9FnEJ

[ᴀʀᴅᴀ Öᴄᴀʟ @Arda]

@ste_zace @WBSPenguins

[ᴀʀᴅᴀ Öᴄᴀʟ @Arda]

@nafsnep I’m angling for that @starwars night hosting gig. The @WBSPenguins have the best collab going with Dave Filoni himself designing the SW jerseys!

[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins @WBSPenguins]

And our special guest broadcaster is….. ARDA ÖCAL!!

Arda, podcast host and television personality formerly of ESPN and WWE, will be on the call all weekend long as the team travels to New England. Follow along at @Arda

[ᴀʀᴅᴀ Öᴄᴀʟ @Arda]

@SteveTSN @MapleLeafPW #TheLittleThings 👊🏽

[ᴀʀᴅᴀ Öᴄᴀʟ @Arda]

@The1RJK @SteveTSN @MapleLeafPW @jimmykorderas The boys (on the Gardens ramp!)