Nominations for The Ultimate Sports List 2011!
We will beging voting for the 2011 version of The Ultimate Sports List late next week and are taking nominations for events and venues to be included in the voting. In addition to the 150 events on the 2010 List, the events below will be included. Is their an event you think should be considered? Send the events and venues you would like to nominate for the 2011 List to nominate@tusl.com by next Thursday, May 5. The first five nominations that we receive and include in the voting will receive a new TUSL.com baseball cap pictured below. The 2011 Nominees: A Harlem ...
Opening Day: An Official Holiday in Cincy?
Although baseball's opening day is special in every city, Cincinnati's has long been considered the creme-de-la-creme. Professional baseball's first team is the only one to open each year at home and its fans celebrate the entire day like no other. Sports Illustrated's Frank Deford once said,"... the citizens celebrate with the same display of annual ardor that lapsed Christians save for Easter." And USA Today chimed in with, "Cincinnati has traditionally been the showcase season opener ... nothing else has the glitz of the Reds and opening day. It's ...
The Ultimate College Hockey Fan
There are college hockey fans. There are big college hockey fans. And then there is Steve Glazewski of Dayton, Ohio. He’s a 1984 graduate of the University of Wisconsin, one of the traditional college hockey powers. And he received his Masters from Miami University, one of college hockey’s up-and-coming elite. So what makes Steve college hockey’s biggest fan? It started, believe it or not, while Steve was watching Monday Night Football sometime back in the 1990’s. As Steve recalls, “I remember watching Monday Night Football when the announcers ...
We just introduced The Ultimate Sports Cities, those 30 US cities that have hosted the best combination of TUSL.com events. See the complete list on our new Cities Page. The Top 5 cities are: Los Angeles, Boston, New York, Chicago and Dallas. Some other interesting tidbits about the 30 cities on the list. Louisville, KY is the only city on the list that does not have a professional sports team. Portland, OR was the first US city to host The Stanley Cup Final, in 1916. New Orleans is the smallest city on the list (50th largest MSA) and the ...