One Shining Moment-The Original

I am mad that my Jayhawks were missing from this year's "One Shining Moment" montage at the end of the NCAA Tournament. However, I am even more ticked off that CBS feels the need to keep changing the song. I miss the original...with the piano intro. It was so much better. Here is the original from 1987.

St. Louis Offers Pujols Real Key to the City

I'm from St. Louis, so I had to post this. So funny. Please stay in the lou, Albert!

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June 17, 1994 Do You Remember Where You Were?

Last night on ESPN2, I watched the 30 for 30 film June 17, 1994.  It was, quite possibly, one of the best documentaries I have ever seen. No sitdown interviews. No narration. This film, directed by Brett Morgen, features carefully edited footage from this epic day in sports. This day featured the NBA Finals, Arnold Palmer's last round at the US Open, The NY Rangers Stanely Cup victory parade, the opening day of the World Cup, and...oh yeah, the OJ Simpson Bronco chase. On one of the most memorable days in pop culture and sports history, we witnessed the birth of reality television and the evolution of ESPN into a sports "entertainment" network.

This is SportsCenter: 30 years of Great Moments and Awesome Commercials

ESPN is turning 30 this year. I can honestly remember the day we got the cable box on our TV for Christmas in 1983. My parents told their sports obsessed daughter about the "all sports" channel. I was the happiest little girl in the world. Of course, back then it was mostly Bowling, World's Strongest Man competitions, and the occasional NBA game. How things have changed.

Over the past year, ESPN has been celebrating their 30th anniversary with a series of films called 30 for 30. Each of these films focused on different sports "events" that have happened in the past 30 years-from the SMU football program death sentence to the Wayne Gretzky LA Kings trade. It has been a fascinating and sobering look at the world of sports. If you haven't seen these films, look for them to air on ESPN, ESPN2, or ESPN Classic over the next few weeks.

While these documentaries took a serious look at the world of sports, ESPN has also been famous for their fantastic SportsCenter commercials that have aired over the years. I found some of my favorites, and a compilation of various spots that have aired throughout the years.