June 7, 2012 The first 5 games of the Eastern Conference Finals were competitive, hard fought contests. Game 6 in Boston was not. The Miami Heat, facing elimination, absolutely dominated the Celtics from start to finish, beating Boston 98-79. LeBron James (pictued left) played like an NBA MVP, putting up historic numbers. He went...
The Charlotte Bobcats made history last week when they lost their 23rd consecutive game, ending the season with the worst winning percentage in NBA history — a paltry .106, thanks to a 7-59 record. The Bobcats surpassed the futility of the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers, who finished 9-73 and a .110 winning percentage.
Here’s a look at how the Bobcats shape up against some of the worst of the worst in professional sports:
Not every great college basketball team wins the NCAA tournament. Some incredible college teams have suffered heartbreaking losses only to win the NCAA tournament title the following year (1973 North Carolina State, 1975 Indiana, 1982 Georgetown). Other championship teams have lost in an attempt at repeating (1961 Ohio State, 1985 Georgetown, 1991 UNLV, 1997 Kentucky).
Here are the 12 best teams that failed to win the NCAA tournament:
December 15, 2011 Did you know that it takes 3,000 cows to create enough footballs for the NFL to use in a single season? Or that the Stanley Cup was originally only 7 and a half inches tall? Or that a forfeited game in baseball scores as a 9-0 ballgame? Or that Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a basketball game?
