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Professional wrestling said goodbye to one is most colorful performers of all-time, The Iron Sheik, who passed away at the age of 81. Born Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri in Iran, The Iron Sheik became a decorated amateur wrestler in his native country. Moving to the United States in 1971, he was later a coach on the U.S. Olympic Greco Roman Wrestling Team. In 1972, he trained under AWA World Heavyweight Champion, Verne Gagne, and embarked in a career as a pro wrestler, but it was not until the end of the decade before he became a star. Now with a…

Yesterday, the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame inducted the Class of 2023. The newest members are: Sandra Dombroski (Official, Canada).  Dombroski becomes the first female official to enter the IIHF HOF. Jimmy Foster (Player, Canada).  Foster was the Goalie for Canada’s 1936 Olympic Gold Medal winning team. Cristobal Huet (Player, France).  Huet played 242 Games in the NHL (Los Angeles, Chicago & Montreal) and he represented France in between the pipes on 87 occasions.  He has a Stanley Cup Ring with the Kings in 2010. Kalvero Kummola (Builder, Finland).  Kummola was a former Goalie, who would serve as the Finnish Ice Hockey Association…

Two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Tina Turner, has passed away. She was 83 years old. Born Anna Mae Bullock in Tennessee, Turner joined Ike Turner’s Kins of Rhythm in 1957, and would soon be in a relationship with Ike, who she would marry. Tina would soon front the group, which would be renamed simply as Ike & Tina, and they had multiple hits while growing in international prominence. Individually, Tina would have solo success while part of the group. Behind the scenes, the Turner marriage was tumultuous, with Ike abusing Tina. She left Ike in 1976, and…

One of the most exciting basketball players of the last 20 years is calling it a career, as Carmelo Anthony, 39, announced his retirement. Anthony was born in New York City, and would play one year collegiately for Syracuse in 2002-03, where he led the Orange to a National Championship.  He was taken third overall that year in the NBA Draft (the most loaded class of all-time that also included LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh) by the Denver Nuggets. Melo did not take long to become a scoring machine in the Mile High City, averaging over 20 Points per…

A legend has left us, and while he was 87 years old, it could have been 1,000 and still felt too soon. The man considered by many to be the finest football player that ever lived, Jim Brown, peacefully passed away last night. Brown was a multi-sport superstar at the University of Syracuse, excelling not only on the gridiron, but in basketball, track and lacrosse.  A Unanimous All-American in 1956, the Cleveland Browns selected the Fullback with the sixth overall pick, and it is with the Browns where he spent the entirety of his nine-year career. There had never been a…