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September 22, 2016 (September 21, 2016)

200 Years of Illinois: Of Maulers and Marines

sports history

September 22, 1927. The date of The Long Count, one of most memorable moments in the annals of pugilism. In this corner, the heavyweight champion of the world, Gene Tunney, […]

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December 3, 2015 (December 3, 2015)

Throwbacklist Thursday

Billy Conn biography sports history

Why does Sylvester Stallone wanna make more Rocky Movies? Because he can’t sing or dance. Also, Rocky movies usually strike money. (Not that everyone is a fan.) Creed, the most recent […]

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