Category: Sports
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Peyton Manning: Breaking the NFL’s Passing Touchdown Record
It took Peyton Manning 17 long years to break NFL’s all-time touchdown record with 510 TD milestone—surpassing Brett Favre’s record. After earning his 5th MVP award and his 2nd Super Bowl trophy, the future Hall of Fame quarterback retired from the NFL after 18 seasons. Here’s a look back at how the superstar quarterback beat…
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Don Bradman: The Greatest Batsman of All Time
Sir Donald Bradman is not only recognized as the greatest batsman to ever to play the game of cricket, but also the most historically dominant athlete among all sports. This Australian cricketer, known as The Don, has a batting average of 99.94 played in 80 test innings. A baseball batter must have a .392 career…
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The Business of College Sports
College sports are huge business for schools having top level Division I teams. All television ad revenue, jersey sales, ticket sales and other sources of income goes to everyone involved—NCAA, the schools, coaches, event staffs—except for the young athletes. The graphic below present the figures behind multi-billion dollar college sports industry. See also March Madness:…
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Memorable Moments in Baseball History
For most Americans, there are just four major sports: football, basketball, hockey and baseball. Out of the four sports, baseball is the only team sport not played on a rectangular surface, no fouls or penalties, where the defense have the possession of the ball and the game forces the winning team to continue to pitch…
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The Mind-Boggling Numbers Behind the Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is probably the greatest sporting event in America and the reason why a lot Americans host parties with family in front of their TV.There are tons of interesting facts to share with your buddies who know little or nothing about the sport. Watch this video infographic from the NFL for some mind-boggling…
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Mayweather vs Pacquiao: Pay Per View Record
Billed as “The Fight of the Century,” the boxing match between undefeated PPV king Floyd Mayweather Jr. and 8-division world champion Manny Pacquiao is predicted to be the highest-grossing fight in sports history. This grunge-style graphic compare Mayweather-Pacquiao Pay-per-view potential against boxing’s 10 highest PPV revenues of all time. See also Muhammad Ali: Path to…
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Pairs Figure Skating: The Throw Quad Salchow
Here’s the two-time U.S. pairs figure skating champions, Simon Shnapir and Marissa Castelli, executing a spectacular quadruple throw. Sports photographer John Huet captured their beautiful quad throw and David Nadeau distill the action sequence photos into one composed image. The pair grab a bronze medal in the pairs figure skating competition at the 2014 Olympic…
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Kobe Bryant vs Michael Jordan
Comparing Michael Jordan against the best player in the NBA has been the norm since his airness officially retired. This comparison infographic shows how the Black Mamba, Kobe Bryant, is the closest talent-wise to Air Jordan. See also the 20 Seasons of Kobe Bryant Specifications Infographic Design Comparison Year Published 2011 Published by Medical…
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