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First College Football Game
The first game of college football took place on November 6, 1869 between Rutgers University and Princeton. This game didn't resemble modern football at all. Each team had 25 players and the ball could be moved only by kicking or batting it with the feet, ...
Frozen Water Sports
Snowboarders and ice skaters both glide on a thin layer of water as their skates and boards heat the snow beneath them as they move across the frozen surface.
Hoop Dreams
You'd never believe it from watching the typical pickup game but the diameter of a regulation-sized men's basketball is half the diameter of a basketball hoop. Seems like it ought to be easier to hit a jumpshot than it is!
Speed Swimming
Modern swimwear has developed to the point where the fabric and designs are actually faster through the water than human skin. Controversial neck to ankle suits have been one of the reasons behind the consistent breaking of world record times since they were ...
An Old Routine
Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr. didn't miss a game in 16 years. He played in 2,632 consecutive games from April 30, 1982 to Sept. 19, 1998.
September 17, 1986
On this day in 1986, the New York Mets clinched the NL East Championship. The Mets would go on to win the World Series, in large part thanks to Bosox 1B Bill Buckner's epic error in game 6.
Grill Up the Leftovers
It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year’s supply of footballs.
SEC Leads the Way!
The SEC leads the NCAA in total major violations of rules since recording began in 1953 with 42 violations.
Don't Hold Your Breath
Aided by pre-event use of pure O2, 39-year-old Dane Stig Severinsen holds the world record for holding his breath under water for a lung-burning 22 minutes.
The Man Must be Half Frog
In August, 2013, Jerry Hall made scuba diving history by spending over five days underwater at South Holston Lake in Bristol, Tennessee. He broke the record for “longest scuba dive in open fresh water” beating the 120 hours, 14 min and 11 seconds mark set ...
More Hot Air
In 1966, amateur parachute jumper Nicholas Piantanida (USA) reached 123,800 feet (37,700 m) with his Strato Jump II balloon. Due to being unable to disconnect his oxygen line from the main capsule's feed he was forced to detach the balloon from the capsule, ...
September 11, 1985
On this day in 1985, Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds achieved hit number 4,192 to break the decades-old record held by Ty Cobb. As of 2013, Rose is still banned from baseball for betting on games.
Hot Air Rises
The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying flight technology. It is part of a class of aircraft known as balloon aircraft. On November 21, 1783, in Annonay, France, the first untethered manned flight was performed by Jean-François Pilâtre ...
A Very Big Mouth
Japanese angler Manabu Kurita, 32, caught a 22lb 5oz, 29 inches (10.12 kilograms and 73.5 centimeters) largemouth Bass, on Lake Biwa in the Shiga Prefecture of Japan
Frisbee Record
The record for longest frisbee throw was set in 2003 by Erin Hemmings it still stands at an astonishing 1,333 feet, more than a quarter mile.
September 7, 1986
On this day in 1986, the Cleveland Browns became the 1st team in NFL history to have a play reviewed by instant replay. The Browns scored when the call was ruled in their favor but lost the game. Chicago 41, Browns 31
Unicycle Hip Hop
The record for most single jumps on a unicycle while double-dutch jump roping belongs to King Charles Troupe member Kim Anthony Jones. Jones completed 164 single jumps on a unicycle while jump roping during a stop on the RecordSetter.com book tour.
Longest TD Pass
Washington quarterback Frank Filchock set an unbreakable record when he connected with Andy Farkas for a 99-yard TD pass on Oct.15, 1939 against Pittsburgh. The record has been matched 12 times since; most recently by Eli Manning and Victor Cruz of the New ...
Most TD Passes in a Game
Five players share the National Football League record of 7 touchdown passes in a game. Chicago Bears Hall of Famer Sid Luckman set the record against the New York Giants on Nov. 14, 1943. Adrian Burk (1954), George Blanda (1961), Y.A. Tittle (1961), and Joe ...
September 3, 1989
On this day in 1989, America's tennis sweetheart Chris Evert defeated 15-year-old Monica Seles for her 101st & last US Tennis Open singles victory. Seles would go on to a great career until attacked by a crazed German fan.
A Good Communist
Igor Netto, a footballer from the Soviet Union, was evidently a person of exceptional honesty. The most famous episode proving that took place during 1962 World Cup match against Uruguay team. The score was 1 to 1 and Igor Chislenko hit the goal, but the ball ...
Fried Cheese Anyone?
Green Bay Packers backup quarterback, Matt Hasselbeck, has been struck by lightning twice in his life.
All You Can Eat Buffets Live in Fear
To bulk up, Sumo wrestlers eat huge portions of protein-rich stews called chankonabe, packed with fish or meat and vegetables, plus vast quantities of less healthful foods, including fast food. They often force themselves to eat when they are full, and they ...
Once In A Blue Moon
In 1963, baseball pitcher Gaylord Perry remarked, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." On July 20, 1969, a few hours after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, Gaylord Perry hit his first, and only, home run.
What to do...what to do?
The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after the Major League all-star Game.