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Big Bear was a supermarket chain that operated in San Diego until 1994, when it was sold to Albertson's. The chain was not related to Big Bear in Columbus.

Lexington Mall opened in 1975. It featured three anchors ad 48 inline stores. For a time it was very popular, even though it wasn't big as the competing Fayette Mall a few malls away. The redevelopment of that shopping center, though, led to the...

The Stingers were Cincinnati's only major league hockey team. The team played at Riverfront Coliseum (now U.S. Bank Arena) from 1975 to 1979, and they were members of the World Hockey Association (WHA). When the WHA merged with the National Hockey League in 1979,...

The Scottish Claymores played in the World League of American Football (WLAF), later called NFL Europe, from 1995 until 2004. Based in Edinburgh, they won a World Bowl title in 1996.

The Chicago Hounds played one season in the United Hockey League. There home ice was the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates. They were founded in 2003 as the Richmond (VA) Riverdogs. They moved to Chicago in 2006 and folded in 2007.

The Columbus Thunderbolts of the Arena Football League (AFL) were established in 1991 and played their home games in the Expo Center. Their coach was Earl Bruce. In 1992, they moved to Cleveland, folding after the 1994 season. The AFL returned to Columbus in...

Before major league hockey arrived in Columbus, the city had many minor league teams. None were more popular than the Columbus Chill. In 1991, the team debuted as an expansion franchise in the East Coast Hockey League (now just the ECHL, thank you). Their...

It's been called one of the worst-kept secrets in sports. Who was Mr. America...?

Shortly after cable TV began to expand across the U.S., Warner Communications (later Warner-AMEX), one of the biggest cable providers, introduced QUBE in Columbus, Ohio in 1977.??QUBE??was an experimental, two-way, multi-programmed??system that played a significant role in the development of American??interactive television. It was...

French's Ice Cream was located at 79 Georgia Avenue, just south of downtown Atlanta for much of its history. Several generations remember their fleet of trucks delivering sweet treats to neighborhoods all over town.??

The Chicago Cougars were members of the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1975. They played their home games at the now demolished International Amphitheater on the South Side. Their mascot was a giant cartoon cougar called Clawford.

It was the place to party on St. Patrick's Day back in the day.

Established in Buffalo in 1999, the Destroyers were an Arena League Football team that moved to Columbus in 2004. In 2008, the team ceased operations but was revived in the winter of 2019. However, six months later, the entire league went out of business.

People who have bought this "Bushwood Country Club" tee have been known to shed 3 strokes off their golf game as well as receiving total consciousness upon their death beds.

The Arena Football League was founded in 1986 by Jim Foster, who had gotten the idea from watching a Major Indoor Soccer League game earlier in the decade. After two test games in 1986, the league kicked off in 1987 with four teams travelling...

The London Monarchs were charter members of the World League of American Football in 1991. They captured the World Bowl title in their first season and played until 1998.

"If there's something strange, in the Buckeye State. Who you gonna call?"

Northland Mall opened in 1964 as an open-air, plaza-style shopping center. It was enclosed in 1975 and became a proper mall. The subsequent opening of three other large shopping centers close by led to the mall's demise. It closed in 2002 and demolished in...

After the Central Hockey League (CHL) version of the Stingers folded 33 games into the 1979/80 season, Cincinnati was left without a pro hockey team for the first time since 1974, when the American Hockey League's Swords folded. The Tigers hit the ice in...

The Baltimore Bohemians played in the United Soccer League (USL) from 2012 to 2016. Their home pitch was Cedar Lane in suburban Bel Air, Maryland.

The Columbus Magic played in the old American Soccer league in 1979 and 1980. Their home pitch was Franklin County Stadium which was also used by the Clippers at that time.

The Polaris Amphitheater opened on June 15, 1994. The facility was part of a larger development effort in the area just north of I-270. Polaris hosted shows through 2007. In 2001, a new, similar facility was opened in the Arena District. That, along with...

A shirt for everyone cheering on Team USA. CN16552

The Harrisburg Giants were a Negro leagues team established in 1890. In 1924, they joined the Eastern Colored League. Even after the color line was broken, the Giants played on. Unlike fellow surviving Negro leagues teams, they weren't a barnstorming team, but had a...

The Bacharach Giants were a Negro Leagues baseball team established in 1916 in Atlantic City. Until 1923, they were an independent team, save for 1920 when they were members of the Cuban League. In 1923, they joined the Eastern Colored League, In 1929, they...

Before major league hockey arrived in Columbus, the city had many minor league teams. None were more popular than the Columbus Chill. In 1991, the team debuted as an expansion franchise in the East Coast Hockey League (now just the ECHL, thank you). Their...

Dayton's public TV station, Channel 16, was originally licensed as a commercial broadcaster called WKTR. The station, licensed to Kettering, went on the air in 1967 and was an independent station, though it sometimes carried programs from ABC. The station was to be sold...

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Ever notice how much the shape of Kentucky looks like Jabba the Hutt? Here's the shirt y'all.

The Chicago Express played in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) for one season, 2011-12.?? Their home ice was the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates. For that one season, Chicago had three pro hockey teams, which is what led to the demise of the...