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Nick Faris

Nick Faris

Features writer at theScore

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  • Hockey
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This small-town team became the Stanley Cup's most obscure champion - theScore

Eric Zweig, the hockey author and historian, was 10 years old the Christmas that his parents gave him a miniature replica of the Stanley Cup. The words inscribed on the trophy are tiny, but he was able to read them as a kid.‘That was the first time I’d ever heard of the Kenora Thistles,’ Zweig said.The gift stoked a lifelong fascination with the subject of Zweig’s latest book. ‘Engraved in History: The Story of the Stanley Cup Champion Kenora Thistles’ introduces readers to an obscure champ - th…
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So many teams are 3-3. What’s behind the rise of .500 football?

The best NFL games are extreme. Rival playmakers do magnificent things as defenses go all-out to thwart them. Crowd noise peaks for critical snaps that cause fans to rejoice or reel.Mediocrity is what’s extreme this season. One team, the 6-0 Philadelphia Eagles, is unbeaten through six weeks. One te…
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How the Giants and Jets are revitalizing New York football

Before the New York Jets joined the NFL via merger half a century ago, Wellington Mara demanded $10 million. The New York Giants owner made sure he got paid for welcoming a rival into the market. When the clubs clashed for the first time in exhibition play in 1969, Jets legend Joe Namath tossed thre…
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How Brampton became the beating heart of Canada’s World Cup dream

Atiba Hutchinson, the son of Trinidadian immigrants, lived a minute away from the schoolyard pitch where he chased Canadian soccer stardom. His preteen friends in Brampton, Ontario, flocked daily in the summer to Arnott Charlton Public School to immerse themselves for endless hours in the world’s ga…
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Who was Woody Strode, Hollywood star who broke the NFL color barrie...

In the twilight of his film career, Woody Strode reflected on the opportunities he was denied and others he seized. The pioneering Black character actor relocated from the United States to Europe for a while to pursue bigger and more interesting roles.“Race is not a factor in the world market,′ Strode said. ‘I once played a part written for an Irish prize fighter. I’ve done everything but play an Anglo-Saxon. I’d do that if I could. I’d play a Viking with blue contact lenses and a blond wig.’In…
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Who was Woody Strode, Hollywood star who broke the NFL color barrie...

In the twilight of his film career, Woody Strode reflected on the opportunities he was denied and others he seized. The pioneering Black character actor relocated from the United States to Europe for a while to pursue bigger and more interesting roles.“Race is not a factor in the world market,” Strode said. “I once played a part written for an Irish prize fighter. I’ve done everything but play an Anglo-Saxon. I’d do that if I could. I’d play a Viking with blue contact lenses and a blond wig.“In…
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Canada's glorious sports year: How the triumphs of 1993 thrilled th...

Puck on his blade, John LeClair sped down the left wing in the Stanley Cup Final intending to give up the chance to be heroic. A Montreal Canadiens teammate streaked open beside him, ready to one-time a cross-ice feed. The last defenseman back and the opposing goaltender both sprawled to muddle their two-on-one rush.‘I really didn’t have a pass to Stephan Lebeau,’ LeClair told reporters afterward. ’I ended up behind the net with everybody out of the net, so I tried to jam it in myself, and I got…
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Sports boomed, reflected America, and changed forever in the 1970s ...

Apps like theScore didn’t exist when Michael MacCambridge grew up in Kansas City in the 1970s, back when it was harder for a kid to follow the hometown team. Late Royals games that ran past his bedtime sometimes ended after the morning newspaper went to print. The sports section relayed who led through seven innings.The suspense dogged MacCambridge, now an author of sports history books, as he left for grade school.“Only when I came home and got the afternoon paper could I find out the final sco…
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Why McCaffrey, new stars are dominating at running back - theScore

Establishing the run sparked playoff contenders to big wins last weekend. In the process, two dominant playmakers joined some exclusive company.Christian McCaffrey’s three touchdowns and 187 yards from scrimmage helped the NFC-leading 49ers trounce the lowly Cardinals. Raheem Mostert scored twice as the Dolphins shut out the Jets. They became two of eight running backs this century to tally 20 scrimmage TDs within 14 games, per Stathead.James Cook rushed for 179 yards in the Bills’ rout of the C…
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4 bright spots for some of the NFL's hopeless teams

 
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The forgotten league that united baseball and hockey icons