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Kobe Bryant
Watch video: Kobe Bryant passes Shaquille O’Neal for 5th on NBA scoring list
February 7, 2012, No Comments

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has passed former teammate Shaquille O'Neal and moved into fifth place on the NBA' ...

Kobe Bryant and Chris Paul
Paul’s debut with Clippers sets NBA TV record
December 21, 2011, No Comments

NEW YORK (AP) -- Chris Paul's debut with the Los Angeles Clippers was the most-watched preseason game in NBA TV history. ...

Kirk Gibson 1988 World Series
Vin Scully Remembers calling the Kirk Gibson Home Run in the 1988 World Series
December 2, 2011, No Comments

Scully relays the blow-by-blow of the bottom of the ninth, culminating with what he considers to be "the most theatrical ...

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Magic Johnson reportedly to play in Obama Classic
November 23, 2011, No Comments

Magic ohnson will be among the participants playing Dec. 12 in in the "Obama Classic" -- an exhibition game/fundraising ...

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Watch Video: NBA’s 60 greatest playoff moments. Jordan’s last shot as a Bull captures Chicago’s 6th championship
November 4, 2011, No Comments

Really now, how else could it possibly end? How else could Michael Jordan's spine-tingling career conclude other than wi ...

Bobby Thompson
Watch Video:Baseball’s unforgetable moments: New York Giants win the NL pennent in dramatic fashion against Brooklyn
November 3, 2011, No Comments

With the season on the line, Bobby Thompson of the New York Giants made history with his dramatic HR to beat the Brookly ...

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Watch Video. World Series moments: Pirate’s Bil Mazeroski ends the 1960 Series with Walk-off Home Run
October 28, 2011, No Comments

Watch and relive arguably the greatest home run in World Series history.

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World Series Moment: The 1975 Reds win first World Series since 1940.Watch Video
October 21, 2011, No Comments

The Red Sox were unable to dent Cincinnati closer Wil McEnaney in the bottom half of the ninth, as the Reds won their fi ...

Jerry West
Watch video: Jerry West 60-ft buzzer beater sends game 3 of the 1970 Finals into overtime
October 21, 2011, No Comments

Lakers guard Jerry West, who earned the nickname "Mr. Clutch" for his ability to perform in pressure situations, made an ...

Dwight Gooden
Watch Video: Dwight Gooden claims he missed the Mets ’86 parade because of drugs
October 19, 2011, No Comments

While his 1986 New York Mets teammates basked in the glory of millions during a ticker-tape parade to celebrate their Wo ...

Ball camera
Watch Video: Ball Camera revolutionizes In-Home sports experience
October 18, 2011, No Comments

Professional sports organizations are already concerned that advancements like high definition and DVR will entice peopl ...

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Watch Video: Deion Sanders Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Speech
October 13, 2011, No Comments

Watch Deion Sanders Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Speech

Chris chambliss
Watch Video: Baseball’s greatest Moments: Chris Chambliss crushing HR propels New York to the 1976 World Series
October 13, 2011, No Comments

Chris Chambliss crushed the pennant-winning homer off Mark Littell's first pitch, inciting a fan frenzy and sending the ...

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Steve Jobs impact on sports
October 6, 2011, No Comments

Yesterday we learned the sad news that former Apple CEO, and one of the worlds most brilliant minds, Steve Jobs, passed ...

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Back down memory lane: Recap of Michael Jordan in the Slam Dunk competition
October 4, 2011, No Comments

Rememeber back in the day when Michael Jordan was the KING of slam dunks? Rememeber when he and Dominique Wilkins went b ...

Barry Sanders
Was Barry Sanders the greatest RB of all-time? Checkout his stats and highlight video and judge for yourself
July 28, 2011, No Comments

Was Barry Sanders the greatest RB of all-time? Checkout his stats and this highlight video.

Bill walsh
The History of the Genius 49er!
September 11, 2010, 4 Comments

Bill Walsh was the head coach of both the San Francisco 49ers and Standford University. "The Genius" of the Game that ha ...

Kobe Bryant's Top three moments
Kobe Bryant’s top three moments
August 24, 2010, 2 Comments

In honor of Kobe Bryant's 32nd Birthday, USN has come up with the top three moments of Bryant's career. Moments that wer ...

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Yankee Trivia. Who was first Yankee player to lead the league in RBI’s?
August 6, 2010, 2 Comments

A little known baseball player by the name of Wally Pipp was the first Yankee to lead the league in RBI with 99 in 1916 ...

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MLB All-Star Game History
June 29, 2010, 2 Comments

The 2010 MLB All-Star game is near and what better idea than give a brief history about the mid-summer Classic. Baseball ...

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Lakers vs Chicago 1991 NBA Finals
June 9, 2010, No Comments

  The year was 1991 and I was an 11 year old kid watching the two greatest players in my generation go at it for th ...

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Famous Lakers
June 3, 2010, No Comments

  Lou Mohs is probably the most forgotten Laker of all-time, but the problem is that he was never known. When most ...

Rams history
May 25, 2010, 1 Comment

  One of the oldest franchises in the NFL, the St. Louis Rams began their football life in Cleveland in 1937. The team ...

Raiders history
May 25, 2010, No Comments

In January, 1960, the Oakland Raiders franchise became the eighth member of the American Football League (AFL), although ...

Seattle Seahawks history
May 23, 2010, No Comments

In 1972, a group of Seattle, Washington businessmen and community leaders decided to announce a bid to acquire a Nationa ...

Pittsburgh Steelers history
May 23, 2010, No Comments

 The Pittsburgh Steelers franchise was founded in 1933 by Authur J. Rooney, making it the fifth oldest franchise in the ...

Houston Texans history
May 23, 2010, No Comments

Owner Bob McNair’s quest began in in 1997 and  After being turned away by the National Hockey League, McNair turn ...

Tennessee Titans history
May 23, 2010, 1 Comment

The Titans franchise originated as the Oilers in Houston, Texas. Franchise Owner-President K. S. Adams Jr., was one of t ...

Minnesota Vikings history
May 23, 2010, No Comments

The pro football saga in Minnesota began in August 1959, when five Minnesota businessmen were awarded a franchise in the ...

New York Jets history
May 23, 2010, No Comments

The New York Jets was started as a franchise in 1960 by Harry Wismer, but the original name of the team was the New York ...

New York Yankees history
May 21, 2010, No Comments

In 1902, American League founder and president Ban Johnson relocated the Baltimore Orioles to New York to solidify his s ...

Minnesota Twins History
May 21, 2010, 1 Comment

The Minnesota Twins franchise can be traced back to their days as the Washington Senators. In 1901 when the American Lea ...

Washington Nationals history
May 21, 2010, 3 Comments

Washington is a city with rich baseball history and the Senators, a founding member of the American League, played in t ...

Kansas City Royals history
May 20, 2010, 2 Comments

The Kansas City Royals entered MLB in 1969 and were founded by Ewing Kauffman, a Kansas City businessman. The franchise ...

Boston Red Sox history
May 20, 2010, No Comments

In 1900, Western League owner Ban Johnson declared it’s equality with the National League, the only major league i ...

Cincinatti Reds history
May 20, 2010, 2 Comments

The original Cincinnati Red Stockings were founded as an amateur club in 1863. By 1869 they became fully professional, a ...

Texas Rangers History
May 20, 2010, 1 Comment

When the original Washington Senators moved to Minnesota in 1960 as the Twins, Major League Baseball decided to expand a ...

Pittsburgh Pirates history
May 20, 2010, 3 Comments

Baseball in Pittsburgh began in 1876 but the teams of this era were independent's, barnstorming throughout the region an ...

Philadelphia Phillies History
May 20, 2010, 2 Comments

The original Phillies started when the Worcester Ruby Legs were disbanded and the franchise was moved by the National Le ...

San Diego Padres History
May 20, 2010, 1 Comment

The Padres franchise started out in the Pacific Coast League in 1936 and won the PCL title in 1937, behind an 18-year-ol ...

Baltimore Orioles history
May 19, 2010, No Comments

The modern history of the Orioles can be traced back to the original Milwaukee Brewers of the Western League. The Brewer ...

New York Mets history
May 19, 2010, 1 Comment

In 1959, New York attorney William Shea announced the formation of a third major league, the Continental League, to begi ...

Florida Marlins history
May 19, 2010, 2 Comments

In 1991, the National League awarded a franchise to Wayne Huizenga, chief executive officer of Blockbuster Entertainment ...

Seattle Mariners history
May 19, 2010, No Comments

Before major league baseball decided to place a franchise in Seattle, the city was a major AAA stronghold for the Pacifi ...

Cleveland Indians history
May 19, 2010, 1 Comment

In 1901, the American League declared it's self a competing major league and the Cleveland franchise were among it's ei ...

Giants History
May 19, 2010, No Comments

John B.Day and Jim Mutrie formed one of baseballs most storied baseball clubs in the history sports. The team name was t ...

Los Angeles Dodgers History
May 19, 2010, 2 Comments

The Brooklyn baseball club that became the NL Dodgers was established in 1883, and in the following year, they joined th ...

Arizona Diamondbacks History
May 19, 2010, No Comments

In 1993, Jerry Colangelo, majority owner of the Phoenix Suns, announced he was putting together an ownership group calle ...

New York Giants History
May 18, 2010, No Comments

The history and tradition of the New York Giants is linked to pro football itself, for one might have perished without t ...

Jacksonville Jaguars History
May 18, 2010, No Comments

On September 16, 1991, armed with a $60 million commitment from the Jacksonville, Florida City Council to renovate the G ...