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Tonight will be a special night for Guy Lapointe, the former Defenceman of the Montreal Canadians and current Scout for the Minnesota Wild.  At the Bell Center in Montreal, where the Canadians are hosting the Wild, Lapointe’s #5 will be officially hung to the rafters and retired. The number 5 has already been retired, when in 2006, Bernie “Boom Boom” Geoffrion saw that number retired in his honor, and this is not out of the ordinary in Montreal as the numbers 12 and 16 have also been retired twice; the 12 for both Dickie Moore and Yvon Cournoyer and the…

It was announced today that seven time All Star Alfonso Soriano has officially retired from Major League Baseball.  The 38 year old Dominican born player spent sixteen seasons in the Majors, predominantly with the New York Yankees and the Chicago Cubs. Soriano had a rough start to his professional career, electing to begin in Japan with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, only playing nine games and seeking an out to his distaste of the Japanese style of discipline and play.  After legal red tape was cut through, he would sign as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees, where in…

A few days ago, we uploaded those who are eligible for the Football Hall of Fame in 2016.  They are ready for you to cast a vote and give your opinions, and we will remain up until we pluck the top eligible for our Notinhalloffame.com Football list. As such we are ready to present the former players who are eligible for Canton in 2017.  The players chosen have at least had one Pro Bowl appearance or an All Pro Selection. They are as follows: Albert Haynesworth:  2 First Team All Pro Selections, 2 Pro Bowls, 1 Time NFL Alumni Defensive…

When you think of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the National Football League franchise with the most Super Bowl Championships, you would almost automatically think that they would have the most, or close to the most retired numbers in the NFL.  The reality is that they are not even close. Prior to this weekend, the only number retired was the number 70 of Ernie Stautner, which took place in 1964.  This was not to say that the Steelers did not take care of their past stars, and they removed multiple numbers from their circulation, but this Sunday marks the first time that…

It was announced yesterday that former wrestler and promoter, Bob Geigel passed away due to Alzheimer’s Disease.  He was 90 years old. Geigel attended the University serving his country in World War II.  A natural athlete, Geigel excelled in amateur wrestling, so much so that he placed third in the NCAA National Championship.  His size and acumen made him a natural to join the professional ranks and before long he was competing in Missouri and Amarillo. It was in Kansas City, where Geigel would call home and have his greatest success.  He would win numerous NWA championships, but the bulk…