This Day in Sports History - 1/9/2004

Phoenix Coyotes goalie Brian Boucher breaks a 55-year-old NHL record when he stifles the Minnesota Wild, 2 - 0, for his fifth-straight shutout. He also sets a modern league record for consecutive scoreless minutes by a goaltender with 332 minutes and 1 second. His shutout streak will end when the Atlanta Thrashers tie the Coyotes 1 - 1, on January 11.

This Day in Sports History - 1/4/2006

Quarterback Vince Young scrambles eight yards for his third touchdown run to boost #2 Texas over top-ranked USC, 41 - 38, in the BCS championship game at the Rose Bowl. The win gives the Longhorns their first National Championship since 1970, when they defeated Notre Dame by the score of 21 - 17 in the Cotton Bowl, and snaps USC's 34-game winning streak. In all, Young connects on 30 of 40 passes and rushes 19 times for 200 yards.

The Best of 2010

With 2010 coming to a close here is a post with my 23 favorites posts from the year. Hope you enjoy these and feel free to check out other ones.

1. The Icky Shuffle: Israel Sets up Sophisticated Hospital In Haiti
2. The Icky Shuffle: Psych Live 1/25/10
3. The Icky Shuffle: Alone in the Shadows: The Triumph of Larry Doby
4. The Icky Shuffle: Super Bowl XLIV Preview
5. The Icky Shuffle: Meet Joel Pollak
6. The Icky Shuffle: 2010 NFL Mock Draft
7. The Icky Shuffle: Ernie Harwell Farewell Address
8. The Icky Shuffle: Bud Light Real Men of Genius on WGN Morning News
9. The Icky Shuffle: Memorial Day 2010
10. The Icky Shuffle: Comedian Elon Gold parodies "ShamWow!" on the 2009 Chabad Telethon
11. The Icky Shuffle: Tuvia Grossman Meets The Soldier Who Saved His Life
12. The Icky Shuffle: A Must See for all Teachers
13. The Icky Shuffle: Peyton Hillis Highlight
14. The Icky Shuffle: Governor Christie Today Show Profile
15. The Icky Shuffle: Look-Alikes 10: Election Day Special
16. The Icky Shuffle: LeBron James Nike Ad and a Few Spoofs
17. The Icky Shuffle: Colt McCoy vs. The Patriots
18. The Icky Shuffle: Kevin Bush: College Football Player, Iraqi War Veteran
19. The Icky Shuffle: Bernie Kosar Beats the Steelers
20. The Icky Shuffle: Gov. Mitt Romney on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
21. The Icky Shuffle: Happy Birthday Larry Bird
22. The Icky Shuffle: Look Alikes 11: My Favorite TV Show Edition
23. The Icky Shuffle: RIP Bob Feller 1918-2010


Coming up in 2011 I will continue our countdown of the 50 greatest coaches, more on the MLB Free Agents as they sign, players lists of Minnesota, Atlanta and Denver amongst others, more look-alikes. Also with politicians starting to campaign for the 2012 Presidential Election I will bring you videos and stuff related to that. And finally a new feature starting next year will be my "This Day in Sports" posts. They will not necessarily appear everyday but I'll give you some of the good stuff.

Hideki Matsui

Hideki Matsui signed a 1 year contract with the Oakland A's. He spent the 2010 season as a member of the LA Angels. He batted .274 with 21 HRs and 84 RBIs in 145 games for the Angels. In 2009 Matsui was the World Series MVP as he batted .615 with 3 HRs and 8 RBIs.

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1. The Icky Shuffle: MLB Free Agency 2010

Cliff Lee

Perhaps the biggest fish in the Free-Agent pond was Cliff Lee. Lee signed a 5 year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies worth $120 million. Lee was a member of the Phillies when they made it to the World Series in 2009 and was then traded to the Mariners in the deal that landed the Phillies Roy Halladay. Lee was then traded mid-season to the Texas Rangers and promptly led them to the World Series. The Phillies now have an amazing starting rotation with Halladay, Lee, Roy Oswalt and Cole Hamels.

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1. The Icky Shuffle: MLB Free Agency 2010
2. The Icky Shuffle: Best by the Numbers - Philadelphia Edition
3. The Icky Shuffle: Happy Birthday Mike Schmidt

Peyton Hillis Touchdown Run vs Patriots

This video is from a few weeks ago when the Cleveland Browns beat the New England Patriots. This touchdown run by Hillis sealed the win.

RIP Bob Feller 1918-2010

Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller passed away last night at the age of 92. Feller made his career debut on July 19th 1936 and played his entire career for the Cleveland Indians. He joined the Navy on Dec. 8th 1941 the day after the bombing at Pearl Harbor and was sent to the Pacific during World War II. Feller retired after the 1956 season with 266 wins and 2,581 strikeouts and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1962.

Carl Crawford

The Boston Red Sox signed LF Carl Crawford to a 7 year $142 million contract. The signing came a few days after the Red Sox traded for 1B Adrian Gonzalez. Crawford is a four-time All-Star, and won the All-Star game MVP in 2009. Crawford has five seasons with at least 50 stolen bases and a career high of 60 in 2009. Crawford won a Gold Glove in 2010.

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1. The Icky Shuffle: MLB Free Agency 2010
2. The Icky Shuffle: Best by the Numbers - Boston Edition

Carlos Pena

Carlos Pena signed a 1 year 10 million dollar contract with the Chicago Cubs. Pena has spent his last four seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays. Pena hit .196 this past season with 28 HRs and 84 RBIs. Pena is a solid power hitter and does an excellent job defensively.

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Greatest Coaches Countdown - #36 Bo Schembechler

Sport: College Football
Stops: Miami (OH) (1963 - 1968)
Michigan (1969 - 1989)
Record: 234 - 65 - 8 (.775 Winning Percentage)
Championships: 0

Fun Facts

1. Schembechler went 2-8 in his career in Rose Bowls
2. Schembechler was 11-9-1 against his rival Ohio State

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1. The Icky Shuffle: Greatest Coaches Countdown - #40 Amos Alonzo Stagg
2. The Icky Shuffle: Greatest Coaches Countdown - #44 Ara Parseghian
3. The Icky Shuffle: OSU-Michigan

Paul Konerko

Paul Konerko re-signed with the Chicago White Sox on a 3 year 37.5 million dollar deal. Konerko is not only an excellent batter but a great teammate. With the earlier signing of Adam Dunn the White Sox now have a much improved offense and both Konerko & Dunn can split time between 1B and DH. In 2010 Konerko finished 5th in AL MVP voting with a .312 batting average, 39 HRs and 111 RBIs. He is also 35 home runs away from 400 in his career.

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2. The Icky Shuffle: Adam Dunn
3. The Icky Shuffle: Best by the Numbers - Chicago Edition

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