We start with the story of the New York Islanders' "Gorton Fisherman" logo that was so reviled in its day and lasted only a few years before the Islanders returned to their original logo as quickly as they could!
The Gorton Fisherman only was used for two seasons (1995-96 and 96-97) and is remembered to this day for its "unique' look with fans jeering the Islanders at home and on the road with the chant "We Want Fishsticks" as the team finished forty games under .500 while wearing the sweaters!
The logo is making an occasional return this season for the Islanders as part of the NHL's "Reverse Retro" series.
The Athletic writes on the long-defunct World Football League with more tales of the crazy league's legendary tales off the field as well as a few from on the gridiron as well.
These articles on the defunct leagues of the seventies and eighties are always a fun read but they also sometimes tell the same stories that have been told before.
This one has a few different ones with a different twist on some of the teams that moved in the middle of their only season and just how bad the finances and debt really were.
This article deals with 1-AA football power North Dakota State, the issues with their fan base, and if they could eventually move to Division I, and if so, what conference?
Any school wishing to move to Division I from a lower level must have a conference invitation in order to make the move.
Flightline would win the Breeders Cup Classic by eight and quarter lengths in what would be his final start but for a horse with few starts in his career (a mere six) Flightline is being talked about as an all-time great in the sport of thoroughbred racing by more than only his team.
This piece by Dana O'Neil looks at what was being said about Flightline before the race and when you read the article, imagine his classic victory by the biggest margin in the history of the classic.
Flightline will stand at Lane's End Farm in Kentucky for a fee of $200,000.
Finally, the only non-Athletic link in the inbox- ESPN writes of Andrew Luck and what Luck has been doing since his surprising retirement in 2019.
Luck also mentions some of his thinking in the run-up to his announcement, why he made the decision, and why he thinks he may decide to coach eventually.
Luck also discusses his many injuries and just how difficult his rehabilitation was for his injured shoulder in 2017.
It's a very depth look into Andrew Luck and how he is far from the stereotypical athlete in some ways and yet has the same mentality in others.
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