The winning entrant will not only get a place in Video
Game History by naming our hero in his next adventures» ¦ But he will also receive an iPod nano!
Not exact matches
But that comparison misses a fundamental piece of Nintendo's
history:
games made
by companies other than Nintendo.
It's also been crowned as the most popular mobile video
game in
history by survey company SurveyMonkey and is estimated to have had 21 million daily active users at its peak in the United States.
For example, in «A Short
History of the Income Tax,» John Steele Gordon points out that the U.S. income tax act of 1913 was only 14 pages long;
by 1942, it had blossomed to 208 pages with over three - quarters of them «devoted to closing or defining loopholes» that tax lawyers and accountants were using to «
game the system.»
Author: A Life Well Played: My Stories, 2106; Arnold Palmer: Memories, Stories, and Memorabilia from a Life on and Off the Course, 2004; Playing
by the Rules: All the Rules of the
Game, Complete with Memorable Rulings From Golf's Rich
History, 2002; A Golfer's Life (with James Dodson), 1999; 495 Golf Lessons, 1973; Play Great Golf, 1987; Arnold Palmer's Complete Book Of Putting (with Peter Dobereiner), 1986; Arnold Palmer's Best 54 Golf Holes (with Bob Drum), 1977; Go For Broke: My Philosophy of Winning Golf (with William Barry Furlong), 1973; Situation Golf (with Jesus Gutierrez), 1970; My
Game and Yours, 1963
In its first 10 months on the market, it became the fastest - selling
game console in U.S.
history, and the company expects to sell 14 million units
by its first anniversary.
The
game between the Panthers and Denver Broncos will be the biggest event all year, judging
by TV ratings
history.
The Christian heroism (and perhaps it is rarely to be seen) is to venture wholly to be oneself, as an individual man, this definite individual man, alone before the face of God, alone in this tremendous exertion and this tremendous responsibility; but it is not Christian heroism to be humbugged
by the pure idea of humanity or to play the
game of marveling at world -
history.
The Doubletop Bar & Grill, for instance, offers a playful nod to the region's
history by offering classic resort
games such as ping pong and shuffleboard.
History looked like it might be repeating itself against the Edmonton Oilers as the Ducks lost
Game 6 by a score of 7 - 1 and fell behind 1 - 0 in Game 7 just 3:31 into the g
Game 6
by a score of 7 - 1 and fell behind 1 - 0 in
Game 7 just 3:31 into the g
Game 7 just 3:31 into the
gamegame.
While there has been some revisionist
history — helped
by Florida blowing the Buckeyes» doors off in the previous title
game — LSU's speed all over the field was superior to Ohio State's.
In an era dominated
by hitters, the 27 - year old right hander threw just the 22nd perfect
game in league
history, complete with 14 strikeouts, in a 10 - 0 victory over the Houston Astros.
Led
by the duo of Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard, Army had won 24 straight
games; in 1945, the Cadets fielded maybe the best team in the
history of the sport.
That was an ignominious end to the dream run for State going from unranked to # 1 quicker than anyone in AP poll
history and being the first team ever ranked # 1 in a College Football Playoff official ranking to later getting blown out in a bowl
game by Georgia Tech.
The Warriors already shattered the record for best start in NBA
history by winning their first 24
games and have posted one of the highest margins of victory the league has seen.
The Kings led the series 3 - 2 as they sought out the first professional title in Sacramento
history, but a controversial
Game 6 that included numerous suspect calls against the Kings helped force a
Game 7 that was ultimately won
by Los Angeles.
After 254 days and 97
games, the Philadelphia Flyers concluded the longest season in pro sports
history last week
by winning their second straight NHL championship.
This
game contained, in brute list form: a remarkable opening goal from David Beckham (that has been almost completely forgotten
by history, which says a lot about what was to follow); a spawny equaliser; Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira; a (correctly) disallowed Nicolas Anelka goal that was (wonderfully) celebrated for fully a minute and a half; Jaap Stam and Tony Adams; a (deserved) red card that involved the referee actively pursuing Keane, the better to take (onanistic) pleasure in the act of dismissal; extra-time; Arsenal pressure; a (hopelessly abject) foul from Phil Neville to concede a penalty; a surprisingly tepid missed penalty from Dennis Bergkamp; Peter Schmeichel saving; Peter Schmeichel barking; an unusually sleepy pass from Vieira; and then, that run, that finish, that goal, that winner, that completely stupid slalom through a stupified defence.
Believe it or not, even if the Knicks were trapped in a sinkhole and disappeared into the earth, the Hawks fell through the time - space continuum and the Cavaliers didn't win another
game, yet made the playoffs
by default, there would still be three playoff teams in NBA
history that had worse records.
History is against Arsene Wenger's side as they are yet to beat Chelsea when they have been managed
by Mourinho — a run that extends to 13
games following the clash at Stamford Bridge earlier in the season in which the home side were 2 - 0 winners.
At five hours and 17 minutes,
Game 5 was the second - longest World Series game, by time, in hist
Game 5 was the second - longest World Series
game, by time, in hist
game,
by time, in
history.
For what it's worth, the largest point swing from one
game to the next in the
history of the NCAA tournament is 71 points
by VCU in 2013.
«King Felix» tossed the 23rd perfect
game in the MLB's 137 year
history by recording 12 strikeouts on 113 pitches.
Look for the Golden Flashes to move into a tie for the fourth - longest losing streak (27
games) in Division I - A
history by season's end.
I've only watched at home
by myself, and liked the idea of some camaraderie for one of the biggest
games in Aggie basketball
history.
As seen in the tweets below, that was made clear with a bit of
history for De Gea, as aside from the fact that Arsenal had 33 shots on goal, the Spanish international made 14 saves, the joint-most
by a goalkeeper in a single Premier League
game.
14 is an important number in Barca's
history, having most famously been worn
by Dutch maestro Johan Cruyff, one of the finest and most influential players to ever play the
game, who also later went on to manage the club to great success as well.
887 Combined feet of home runs
by the St. Louis Cardinals» Ray Lankford, who became the first player in the 28 - year
history of Cincinnati's Cinergy Field to hit two upper - deck shots in one
game.
His 55 points are now the most
by a rookie guard in their first two playoff
games in NBA
history, according to ESPN Stats and Info, surpassing Michael Jordan's mark of 53 points in 1985.
That's evident
by his career scoring average of 27.2 points per
game which ranks fourth all - time in NBA
history.
SI presents its own baseball quiz: questions and answers compiled
by Paul Abramson on the
game's plays, players, incidents, and
history.
With just under a minute left in the fourth quarter and the Cavaliers up
by two, LeBron gave the ball to Korver, who had a look at a corner three that could have iced one of most important
games in Cleveland sports
history.
But when Herzog and the rest of the Cards ranted on about the ninth - inning bad call at first base costing them
Game 6 — the St. Louis Post-Dispatch chimed in
by calling AL umpire Don Denkinger «Jesse James» — it was as if no umpire in World Series
history had ever missed one before.
Colorado's 10 -
game winning streak, the second longest in franchise
history, was stopped
by a 4 - 2 loss at Montreal on Tuesday.
There has been much talk about Arsene Wenger's woeful record against Jose Mourinho's Chelsea sides, despite both managers saying that
games are won on the day, not
by the
history books.
Thursday's television coverage, which made NCAA Tournament
history with five
games decided
by one point, showed ratings growth among the telecast windows.
we have the hardest
games of the title contenders and the pressure is firmly on us to deliver and if going
by our
history of choking at the most vital periods is anything to go
by the in forgive me for just HOPING we do it than BELIEVING we can actually do it....
He did it
by shooting at the most efficient clip of any 30 - points - per -
game scorer in Finals
history, proving he's a deserved champion despite LeBron's Herculean effort.
A club run
by joe Lewis lol when was the last fuking time Spurs won a trophy give it a fuking rest Wenger has won more trophies then spuds in their whole fuking
history Sick of plastic fans constantly knocking the manager and players like you are fuking genius experts in knowing all about football We have the worst fan base in football a bunch of ingrates Why would any top player come and join Arsenal when they see how fans treat their own players like ozil Lol at people talking about Spurs and pool fukers don't win any trophies but their fans stay loyal ours turn nasty every
game werther we win or lose It won't change even if we get a new manager they will turn on him at first defeat What we need is for the vocal minority of plastic key board fans to fuk off and stop bringing the club down Coyg
Vea Kerryon Johnson (didn't look good after injury, then didn't run) Kolton Miller (I just think being very successful at 6» 9» would be bucking the
history of the
game by a lot.)
we looked liked a bunch of kids bullied
by these goons commanded
by the dirtiest Manager in the
History of the
game........
Golf Strong focuses on improving life skills
by teaching cadets to be on time for practice and tournaments, to listen attentively, provide feedback, complete group projects pertaining to rules, etiquette,
history, and promoting the
game of golf.
Kicker Giorgio Tavecchio made NFL
history by nailing two 50 - plus - yard field goals in his first NFL
game.
With a 1 - 0 victory over Roosevelt - Eastvale to improve to 26 - 0 on April 27, Dockins became just the eighth pitcher in state
history to win 100 or more
games in a career — and she's expected to break the CIF Southern Section record of 103 set two years ago
by Taylor McQuillin of Mission Viejo.
They were able to do that
by going 36 - 11 in one run
games, the best mark in the
history in baseball.
He plays 15 minutes per
game, shoots.231 from the field, and finishes his season with a PER of -3.7,
by far the all - time worst from any qualifying player in NBA
history.
The Gunners won 13 consecutive matches at the end of 2001/02 and then made it 14
by winning their opening
game in 2002/03, but Guardiola's men will now have their sights on more
history in their next
game.
In December, Daneyko played in his 935th
game as a Devil, the most
by any player in team
history.
Accurately labeled «one of the three best teams in hockey
history» last season after they coursed through the regular schedule with a 60-8-12 record, outscoring the opposition 387 goals to 171, and then coasted to the Stanley Cup
by winning 12 of 14
games, Les Canadiens no doubt will be rated as «one of the four best teams in hockey
history» at the conclusion of the 1977 - 78 season.
Despite his 108 - 35 record — the best in NFL
history for coaches who have won at least 100
games — the 57 - year - old Seifert was not so subtly shown the door
by the 49ers in January after eight seasons, and two Super Bowl titles, in charge.