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The Express : The Story of Ernie Davis

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Remembering Ernie Davis: The Greatest Running Back You’ve Never Heard of Ross Crawford tells the poignant story of Ernie Davis, the High Shcool and College phenom that never played a game in the NFL. Davis is the best running back you have probably never heard of. Davis’ achievements should never be downplayed.

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The Enduring Challenge of Cheltenham: A Test of Horse and Rider

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The Enduring Challenge of Cheltenham Racecourse: Everything You Need to Know Cheltenham Racecourse has been testing the greatest horses and riders for over a century - but just what makes this racecourse so demanding? The fences, larger and more formidable than those at many other courses, require precise timing and fearless commitment.

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The 5 Greatest NCAA Football Teams

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The Best NCAA Football Teams of All-Time In college football, each season a new ‘great team’ is crowned, and the hyperbole grows bigger every year. But who are the greatest NCAA football teams in history? This team beat Oklahoma 35-31 and they were ranked number one in the country at the time.

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Liverpool’s Greatest: The 5 Best Players in Liverpool History

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The 5 Greatest Liverpool FC Players of All-Time Liverpool are an institution and a way of life on Merseyside. The midfielder could do it all as a youngster: score goals, make passes, tackle and run for hours without tiring. Those characteristics of Gerrard’s game would become the hallmarks of his legendary career.

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The Greatest European Players in NBA History

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With the two styles of basketball clashing on the greatest basketball stage of them all, we’ve been treated to some fantastic clashes of culture. Some of the greatest European players could give the likes of Michael Jordan and LeBron James a run for their money. But who is the greatest European player in NBA history?

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Frankel: The Story of a Legendary Racehorse

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Frankel: The Greatest British Racehorse of All-Time? We look at the story of perhaps the greatest flat racehorse in British racing history, the unmistakable Frankel. New writer Lynton Gomm, from Understartersorders.net , profiles the greatest racehorse of them all.

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John Beck: Pioneer of Pragmatic Football Tactics

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John Beck: The Football Tactician Who Was About More Than Just ‘Route One’ Football Historian Peter Kenny Jones returns to The Sporting Blog with the story of John Beck, a man known for his pragmatic tactics, and supposedly uncultured style of management. Yet there was success with Cambridge Utd and lots of it.