Burn of The Week- The 1991 Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Miami Heat by 68 Points!

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This week’s Burn of the Week’ goes to Mark Price & his Cleveland Cavaliers teammates who torched the Miami Heat by a score of 148-80 back on December 17th, 1991. The 68 point margin of victory is the largest in NBA history. Eight players on Cleveland posted double digit point totals, but no one scored over 20. Price & John Battle led the way with 18 a piece. At one point in the game the Cav’s were up by 73!!

1995 All-Star Weekend Sweep

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We’ve got another fun Blaze NBA All-Star Factoid for you guys on this Fabulous Friday. With their respective wins in the 1995 Dunk Contest & 3-Point Shootout, Miami Heat stars Harold Miner & Glen Rice became the first & last set of teammates to sweep the NBA All-Star Weekend Saturday night contests.

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That’s Right! The 1st Image of ‘Baby Jordan’ has him wearing the # 32. That image is from his previous Dunk Contest Victory back in 1993. Harold switched to the # 4 for the 1994-95 season.

Super Bowl Give-Away!

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Hey Dudes! Happy Super Bowl Sunday! We’re giving away Three Free Issues of Blaze Today. You can all give our buddy @metrodreamscapes a pat on the back for sponsoring this give-away. He sent over a crisp $20 along with some stamps to help us out in getting Blaze out there to you guys. All you need to do to enter is follow @amazingblazezine, & tag two buddies in the comments below who might dig Blaze. That’s It. Then we’ll gather the entries and send out an Issue of Blaze to # 3 lucky winners. Enjoy the Game. Hope your team wins.

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All-Star Grand Slam

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Wishing a 69th Birthday to Mr. Fred Lynn! During his 9th All-Star Appearance, the Angels Centerfielder became the 1st All-Star to hit a Grand Slam during the Mid-Summer Classic! It happened back on July 6th, 1983 at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Fred’s Grand Salami gave the American League a 9-1 lead in just the 3rd Inning. They went on to win 13-3. It was the American League’s first All Star Victory in 12 years.

For a Free Issue of Blaze. Who can tell us the NL Pitcher who gave up an All-Star Record 6 hits & 7 runs in less than an inning’s work that night? For a Bonus Point. Which Pitcher took the Loss?

Defunct Teams With Awesome Logos - San Diego Sails

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 ‘Defunct Teams with Awesome Logos’ 

First up we have the San Diego Sails of the ABA. With an ownership change in 1975 came a new name, color scheme, & uniforms for the squad formerly  known as The Q’s. Q being short for Conquistador. 

The Sails wouldn’t stay above water very long I’m afraid. With an impending ABA/NBA merger on everyone’s mind, those in charge would end up pulling the plug on the franchise when they realized they would be left out of the NBA life boat. 

Sinking the Sails after just 11 games.  The Sails finished at 3-8 over their three week existence.   The ABA would fold a few months later in the spring of ’76 when four of the remaining teams were consumed by the NBA. 

Most Goals By Defensemen

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Got one for the Blaze Hockey Buffs out there. Who can tell us the name of this Toronto Maple Leafs Defensemen who scored 5 goals during a 9-1 Toronto victory over Detroit back on February 2nd, 1977? It’s the most goals in a single game by a Defensemen in NHL History. He’s also the only player to score 5 goals on 5 shots.

Happy Birthday Ernie Banks!

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On May 12th, 1970 Ernie slugged the 500th home run of his career during an 11 inning 4-3 Cubs victory at Wrigley. Can any of you Dudes tell us the Atlanta Pitcher & future corrupt Georgia Sheriff who served up that fateful blast?

Burn Of The Week - Cliff Branch 99 Yard Touchdown

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October 2nd, 1983 - Jim Plunkett connects with Speedy Wide Receiver Cliff Branch for a 99 yard touchdown, during a 37-35 loss to the Washington Redskins. It was Cliff’s only catch of the game. The Raiders would get their revenge though in Super Bowl XVIII following the season, where they ran all over Washington in a 38-9 rout. Cliff had 94 yards on 6 catches, including a TD in the big game.

Head on over to the Blaze Files at amazingblazezine.com and link up with a Toasty Video Array of Cliff Branch catching long Bombs!!

Wanna know how fast Cliff was, he was 35 years old when he caught that pass from Plunkett at the 35 and took it the rest of the way for one of only thirteen 99 Yard Touchdown Pass Plays in NFL History. R.I.P. Cliff.