48 years ago today, the Celtics used the 6th pick in the 1978 NBA Draft on Larry Bird..
He joined Boston a year later, won Rookie of the Year, and helped lead the Celtics to a 32-win improvement in his first season..
Today in 1973, the greatest horse race in history was run.
Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths to become the Triple Crown winner and set a world record time that has never been beaten!
🎥: CBS Broadcast
16 years ago, Stephen Strasburg had arguably the most electric debut we’ve ever seen from a starting pitcher.
Nationals and Pirates. Both last place teams. Didn’t matter. Sold out crowd of 40,315. Oh, and Strasburg struck out 14 over 7 IP.
Bo Jackson’s best throw. Maybe the best throw by anyone. Harold Reynolds can’t fathom he’s out and the Mariners coaching staff reacts like the other team after Roy Hobbs knocked the cover off the ball. Unbelievable.
Twenty years ago today, Mike Mussina let Joe Torre know he was going to finish what he started 🤣
Mussina then got the final out to close out the last complete game of his Hall of Fame career.
42 years ago today, CBS Sports opened Game 2 of the NBA Finals with Celtics vs. Lakers.
Boston went on to win 124-121 in overtime behind Larry Bird’s 27 PTS, 13 REB, and 2 BLK.
Larry Fitzgerald reveals what led his son Devin to choose Notre Dame over other schools 👀
“There were some unofficial visits we took where he had an unbelievable time, and he’d be like, ‘Dad, I really like this place... but the guys are undisciplined, they’re not focused…’ I didn’t say anything, but I would think, I’m so proud.”
We talked to nearly 100 people about youth sports in New Jersey and found a predatory industry that is leaving parents broke, exhausted and wondering how the games of their childhood took over their adult lives. Our six-month investigation: https://t.co/plE3w618qt
Today in 1987, with the Pistons up 107-106 and in possession of the ball in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Larry Bird steals the inbounds pass and hits Dennis Johnson for the game-winner. It remains a thing of absolute beauty.
Happy Birthday, Brent Musburger!
CBS Sports' open to "Catholics vs. Convicts"
(#1) #Miami at (#4) #NotreDame
October 15, 1988
Brent sets the stage and welcomes us in to an all-time classic college football grudge match from South Bend.
This guy at @NDlacrosse Josh Yago has one of the most interesting stories I've ever heard...
From Air Force to Space Force to Notre Dame and everything in between, you gotta watch this kid play this weekend!
40 years ago today.. May 17, 1986.
Bill Walton finds Larry Bird for one of the coldest plays of the ‘86 Eastern Conference Finals
Larry Bird recorded a triple-double: 19 PTS-16 REB-13 AST
Celtics 111, Bucks 107.
Boston took a 3-0 series lead
Clemson is $1.5B in debt. Syracuse is closing or pausing 93 programs, UNC-Chapel Hill plans to cut spending by $89M over 3 years. Duke recently let 600 employees go in a $350M budget cut. Indiana public colleges announced a plan to eliminate or merge 580 programs statewide.