NASCAR's Celebrity Owners
Mayweather isn't the only celebrity — or athlete — to emerge in the last two years as a NASCAR owner. Last February, NBA legend Michael Jordan debuted his own team, 23XI Racing, with co-owner Denny Hamlin and Bubba Wallace behind the wheel.
Who are the 4 black NASCAR owners? Cars backed by Black celebrity owners Michael Jordan (23XI Racing) and Brad Daugherty (JTG Daugherty) were guaranteed entry thanks to their Cup charters, while teams owned by Black boxing legend Floyd Mayweather (The Money Team Racing) and Black entrepreneur John Cohen (NY Racing) qualified into the 500 as open . Read More...
Until the early 1960s, hockey stick blades were typically not curved. However, in the late 1950s, New York Rangers center Andy Bathgate began experimenting with "breaking" his stick blades to impart a curve, which he found made his slap shots behave in highly erratic ways.
Who first curved a hockey stick? Then things, well, took a curve during the 1960s. Chicago Blackhawks legend Stan Mikita is often credited with experimenting with a bend in his blade to get more lift and velocity on his shot. Read More...
WHAT TAPE DO FOOTBALL PLAYERS USE? At any level of Football, pretty much every player on the field will be wearing some form of football tape during the game. Most of the time, you can spot them on players socks or limbs, but sometimes they're discreetly hidden away.
Do professional soccer players tape their ankles? Soccer players with no history of ankle injuries typically do not use ankle support. Those with previously injured ankles might use either nothing for ankle support, a canvas lace-up brace, taping or a neoprene sleeve. Read More...