Welcome to BlackShards.net, the place for daily content on a variety of subjects.
Check out our new Daily Humor application for your iPhone or iPod Touch in the Apple App Store.
We're currently offering a free version of the app with ads and a paid version without ads.
Needless to say, if you're away from your phone/mobile device for any reason, you can also access
our daily content from this web site.
Stay tuned for more developments at BlackShards.net. In 2013, we're planning to roll out
new iOS applications in several different content categories, including the Daily Bible Verse,
Daily Philosopher, Daily Politics, and more.
| Search Results |
|---|
| Those were the days
Before 1859, umpires sat in a padded rocking chair behind the catcher
|
| Coincedence? Maybe, maybe not...
The first known combination of the words "super" and "bowl" dates to a third-century Chinese writer who was named Lom-Ba-Di
|
| Offseason blues
Australian rules football was originally designed to give cricketers something to play during the offseason
|
| Pocket Change
Billiards great Henry Lewis once sank 46 balls in a row
|
| They had their priorities
Golf was banned in England in 1457 because it was considered a distraction from the serious pursuit of archery
|
| Trophy Sailers
The oldest continuous trophy in sports is the America’s Cup. It started in 1851 with Americans winning for 132 consecutive years until Australia took the Cup in 1983
|
| Superbowl Hunger
The number of chickens used to meet the nationwide demand for hot wings during the game is roughly equivalent to the population of New York City
|
| Who Knew?
Between two and three jockeys are killed each year. That's about how many baseball players have died in its entire professional history.
|
| Oy vey
Bulgaria was the only soccer team in the 1994 World Cup in which all 11 players' last names ended with the letters "OV"
|
| Only Two
Since 1896, the beginning of the modern Olympics, only Greece and Australia have participated in every Games
|
| I'd hate to see THIS closet
Racehorses have been known to wear out new shoes in one race
|
| A sweet drive
Honey is used as a center for golf balls.
|
| Are you coming or going???
Former MLB catcher Harry Chiti was the first player ever to be traded for himself.
He was originally traded from the Cleveland Indians to the New York Mets for a "player to be named later" but became that player after 15 abysmal games with the Mets.
|
| Rowdy Tailgaters
The NFL estimates that more than 100 children are conceived every year at tailgate parties in the Super Bowl parking lot
|
| Senior Speed
At 101, Larry Lewis ran the 100-yard dash in 17.8 seconds, setting a new world record for runners 100 years old or older
|
| Irish Hurling
A uniquely Irish game, Hurling is one of the world’s oldest field sports and has been played in some form in Ireland for more than 800 years. It is played with a hurl - a curved wooden stick with a flat end - and a hard ball that can travel at up to 150 km/hour ...
|
| May 29, 2005
On this day in 2005, 23-year-old Danica Patrick became the first female driver to take the lead in the Indianapolis 500. Driving a car co-owned by Bobby Rahal, winner of the Indy 500 in 1986, and David Letterman, the late-night talk show host, she took the ...
|
| Twice a Hall-of-Famer
Cal Hubbard is the only person credited in both baseball and football hall of fame. He played football for the Giants and Packers in the early days of the NFL before becoming an outstanding MLB umpire.
|
| May 27, 1873
The first Preakness Stakes was won by Survivor. Incidentally, The race has been termed "The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans" because a blanket of yellow flowers altered to resemble the Maryland State flower is placed around the winner's circle.
|
| A calm before the calm
The only two days of the year on which there are no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL or NFL) are the day before and the day after the MLB All-Star Game
|
| And he chose to break heads instead
Wrestler Kevin Nash was once the second most recruited player out of Michigan, behind none other than Magic Johnson
|
| And who says chef's are non-athletic?
The very first Olympic race, held in 776 BC, was won by Corubus, a chef
|
| And you thought watching submarine races was false
In 1898, one of the first programs to be broadcast on radio was a yacht race that took place in British waters
|
| Really???
Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand
|
| And The Award is...
The record for the most career innings in Major League Baseball is held by Cy Young with 7,356.
|