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It’s on! The 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot is officially out with seventeen returning players and thirteen new first year eligible names. To return on the ballot, a player must be within their ten years of eligibility and received at least 5% of the vote. The returning former players are: (with their year of eligibility and last year’s result) Curt Schilling: 10th Year, 71.1% Barry Bonds: 10th Year, 61.8% Roger Clemens: 10th Year, 61.6% Scott Rolen: 5th Year, 52.9% Omar Vizquel, 5th Year, 49.1% Billy Wagner, 7th Year, 46.4% Todd Helton,4th Year, 44.9% Gary Sheffield, 8th Year, 40.6 % Andruw Jones, 5th Year, 33.9% Jeff Kent, 9th Year, 32.4%…

The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame announced three new members to their institution with Malcom Floyd, Mike Iupati and Tom Kaulukukui. Floyd, who is part Samoan, was a two-time All-Mountain West at Wyoming.  Professionally, he played 11 years with San Diego, accumulating 321 Receptions for 5,550 Yards and 34 Touchdowns. Iupati, who liked Floyd had Samoan Ancestry, was an All-American Guard at Idaho, and went on to play 11 years in the NFL with San Francisco, Arizona and Seattle.  He went to four consecutive Pro Bowls (2012-15). Kaulukukui, who is Hawaiian, played his college ball at Hawaii, would later coach the Rainbow…

One of the game’s greatest and earliest Middle Linebackers has left us. It was announced today that Sam Huff died at the age of 87, eight years after he was diagnosed with dementia. An All-American at the University of West Virginia, Huff was a Third Round Pick in 1956, selected by the New York Giants, but he quickly grew frustrated by how he was used, or rather wasn’t.  Giants Assistant Coach, and defensive whiz, Vince Lombardi, recognized how to use Huff, and he became one of the game’s early Middle Linebackers as the cornerstone of the 4-3 Defense, a new scheme…

Yes, we know that this is taking a while! As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  We have a new one to unveil today, that of the Nashville Predators.  The Predators made their debut in 1998, bringing hockey to the Volunteer State. As a new team, the Predators have not yet won a Stanley Cup, but they did make it to the Finals in 2017 and have one of the more dedicated fan bases in American hockey. Our Top 50 lists in hockey look at the following:…

We have updated our Hockey futures with some new names for you to cast your votes on and offer your opinions. Added to the 2022 Hockey Section are: Brandon Dubinsky, who played at Center for Columbus and the New York Rangers.  He represented the United States internationally. Dion Phaneuf, best known for his time in Calgary, and was a former First Team All-Star Defenseman. Jason Pominville, who played most of his career with the Sabres and was an All-Star in 2012. Ryan Kesler, the 2011 Frank J. Selke winner and two-time All-Star.  He also won Olympic Silver with the United States in 2016. They…