Unbreakable records
These records may never be broken:
Record%Sport%Who%When
Oldest Olympic medalist%Running deer double-shot%Oscar Swahn (72)%1920
Wins in a season%NASCAR%Richard Petty (27)%1967
Season scoring%Basketball%Wilt Chamberlain (50.4)%1961-62
Youngest major leaguer%Baseball%Joe Nuxhall (15 years, 11 months)%1944
Longest unbeaten streak%H.S. wrestling%Brandon (Fla.)%1973-2008
Not a fan in sight
On June 14, the Iowa Cubs defeated the Nashville Sounds in a game in which the attendance was zero. With the city of Des Moines under a voluntary evacuation order due to flooding, the I-Cubs decided not to allow any fans into the stadium. After the game, pitcher Sean Marshall compared the experience to playing at Wrigley Field: "Instead of 42,000 screaming fans, we had eight screaming staff members, minus the screaming," he said.
Everyone's a critic
Ken Griffey Jr. wasn't in Monday's lineup and he saw Darren Baker, the 9-year-old son of Reds' manager Dusty, in the clubhouse. Griffey asked why he wasn't in the lineup.
"Because you can't hit lefthanders," said Darren. "And you're old."
Griffey asked, "How old am I?"
"Fifty."
Web Gem
Vintage Pistol Pete
Last week we gave you the best of Bobby Orr. The hoop fans have spoken, they want to see a basketball magician.
Pistol Pete Maravich's 68-point game against the Knicks should do the trick. His shot to get his 66th point, on the play starting at
around 3:45 is just unbelievable.
youtube.com/watch?v=2UTust5oFW4
Short spring
How tough can New England weather be on local sports? The Central Catholic baseball team played 23 games this spring. How many times were they outside total, practice or games?
Just 31 in the 78 days from March 17 to June 2.
Kelli Johnson 1-on-1 with John Thompson III -2/13
Alexander Semin finds back of net versus Rangers-2/12
The Sixers are not taking anyone lightly
Spring training is right around the corner
Moving day: Phils' gear en route to Clearwater
Will the Flyers make a move at the trade deadline?
Stoglin's frustrations boil over following Duke loss-2/12
Timonen "disappointed" in teammates' effort
Morganti: 'Rangers' power play demolished the Flyers'
Timonen: 'I think we got half the guys going and half the guys not'
More shootout woes in store for the Flyers when they face the Red Wings?
The Rangers have the Flyers' number
St. Joseph's vs. Massachusetts Highlights - 2/11
Penn vs. Dartmouth Highlights - 2/11
Drexel vs. Hofstra Highlights - 2/11
La Salle vs. St. Louis Highlights - 2/11
John Wall talks about the loss to the Heat-2/10
Collins takes the blame for the Sixers' final possession
Sixers vs. Clippers highlights
Sixers defensive effort not enough vs. Clippers
Julien: 'did it the hard way'
McAdam's Spring Training primer
Doc: Team's effort is 'un-Celtic'
Pierce stresses mental toughness
Globe 10.0 Who was the best free agent in Boston?
Maria Menounos dons a Giants-colored bikini after losing Super Bowl bet-2/7
Thomas' moratorium: 'I'm out, peace'
Gasol: 'Not pleasant' being part of trade rumor
Blakely: Gasol-for-Rondo trade unlikely
Brady-ing is Latest Internet Meme
Globe 10.0: Is Paul Pierce the Celtics greatest scorer?
Ranking Pierce among Celtics greats
Garnett's tale of first meeting Paul Pierce
Pierce's loyalty touted after big night
Hurt Locker: Patriots react to Super Bowl loss
Brown: 'Eli Manning is better than Tom Brady'
Local fans crushed by Patriots loss in Super Bowl XLVI
Marcus Johansson Caps lone goal in loss to Bruins-2/5
Matt Hendricks throws down with the Bruins' Adam McQuaid--2/5
Vinatieri, Law, Brown recount Super Bowl XXXVI
