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Top holiday toys from the year you were born

December 8, 2021 at 9:04 a.m.

Top holiday toys from the year you were born | Here are the top holiday toys from the year you were born, counting up from 1920 to today. May they...

JAY-Z | World-famous rapper Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter founded Roc-A-Fella Records in 1995 as a division of Def Jam Recordings. Although Brooklyn native Jay-Z has become a Black business mogul in several more successful avenues, Rock-A-Fella was an extremely influential hip-hop label for over two decades before closing in 2013.

Notable companies founded by Black entrepreneurs

February 1, 2021 at 10:51 a.m.

From the Revolutionary War to today, here are 50 Black entrepreneurs along with their influences on the business world and, often, civil rights. For more galleries visit Stacker .

2008: Usain Bolt hits 9.69 for world record, 100-meter gold medal | As Michael Phelps owned the water in the 2008 Beijing Games, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt was unbeatable on land. Not only did Bolt break his own record and beat the runner-up by a full two one-hundredths of a second, but he noticeably took his foot off the gas for the final 20 meters to celebrate his clear win. He won the double after setting another world record in the 200.

50 images of winning moments from sports history

July 1, 2020 at 10:51 a.m.

Stacker compiled 50 images showcasing iconic winning moments in sports history from stunning personal achievements and team championships to athletic perseverance.

May 6, 2020: German top-flight soccer to return | On May 6, the Bundesliga confirmed a May restart, becoming the first major European soccer league to resume. Hoping to finish by June 30, the league has just nine matchdays left on the schedule and will play without fans until the Aug. 31 ban on mass gatherings lifts in Germany.

Timeline of how COVID-19 shut down the sports world

May 15, 2020 at 1:28 p.m.

Stacker curated dozens of news items to create a timeline of how COVID-19 shut down the sports world from late February to early May 2020.

<p>This winter, the COVID-19 pandemic has spread across the globe, shuttering countless businesses, closing schools and places of worship, and redefining our entire way of life. Though outliers exist, able to withstand or resume operations despite the novel coronavirus, most sports have not been immune. Fortunately, as you'll see here, not all sports. Teams' most loyal fans are not the only affected parties. Millions of sports bettors make a daily or weekly practice of wagering on live events, and billions of dollars are bet each year, when factoring in offshore sportsbooks.</p>
<p>And luckily, as we alluded to, not all sports have stopped. Stacker dug through dozens of online sportsbooks and news items to uncover 50 sports bets you can still make, from several NFL futures to Central Asian soccer games. Whether or not you view video games on the same level as other sports, or if you find your time is better spent playing video games than choosing the rescheduled November Masters winner months in advance, we guarantee these bets are available.</p>

50 sports bets you can still place

April 28, 2020 at 3:26 p.m.

Stacker rounded up 50 sports bets you can still make in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. From the most popular to the obscure and unexpected.

<p>Everyone loves a good underdog story and a National Football League upset, especially in the Super Bowl. Whether your childhood team can win outright over a seemingly predetermined champion, you placed a wager on the underdog, or you seek a form of rooting interest for your private apathy toward the Big Game, there's a certain pleasure in watching the favorite go down. And throughout Super Bowl history, the underdog has taken home the title 17 times.</p>

<p>How do we quantify the biggest upsets in the Super Bowl? Emotion plays an indelible role in the leadup to Super Bowl Sunday—as you'll see with a 25-year-old Joe Namath—and passion undeniably pulses through halftime locker rooms as teams look to mount comebacks or pull trick plays to swing momentum. But for this list we'll check our clichés at the door and consider the odds alone using data from Vegas Insider to rank them from lowest to highest point spread.</p>

<p>For instance, recency bias and the improbability of a backup quarterback beating Tom Brady has many recalling the Eagles' surprise 2018 victory over the Patriots. But gamblers will tell you that oddsmakers set Philadelphia as just four-point underdogs, so the result was hardly shocking. If you go back to 2002, however, you'll find a title game when a younger Brady and New England—both without a Super Bowl win at that point—sprung a huge upset as massive 14-point underdogs against the high-flying Rams.</p>

<p>For several other examples, check out this list covering NFL upsets and highlight-reel moments from the 1960s through the 2010s. From immaculate MVP performances to painfully infamous missed field goals and defensive plays that changed the outcome of both games and franchise histories, there is plenty below to reminisce about or learn for the first time.</p>

<p>When Super Bowl LIV kicks off Feb. 2 from Miami, make sure you can join in on, or spark the conversation, about the greatest upsets in history. And always root for the underdog—unless you have money on the favorite.</p>

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Biggest upsets in Super Bowl history

January 22, 2020 at 10:42 a.m.

Stacker compiled a list of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history using data from Vegas Insider. Super Bowl upsets are ranked from lowest to highest point spread.

<p>Some folks partake in betting on the Super Bowl each year, while others prefer instead to take risks with their bodies on multiple-layer dips and wings. But whether it's point spreads or food spreads, Americans gather for the Big Game, which this season takes place Feb. 2 at 6:30 p.m EST at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Through four hours of what is perennially the most-watched sports event, one thought is inescapable, even for the most casual viewer: Who is supposed to win?</p>

<p>Depending on the sincerity of the question (small talk versus real curiosity), there are always two answers: The first is explaining which team is favored; the second is elaborating by exactly how many points. The second is most crucial to understanding this forthcoming list of the biggest underdogs in Super Bowl history, because as the point spreads climb higher, so does the improbability of the underdogs. Starting with one-point underdogs (aka +1), we make our way through the six decades and counting of the most beloved championship game, ultimately reaching the massive 18-point apex.</p>

<p>Typically bettors only care insofar as their point spread is covered—that is, as long as their two-touchdown underdog loses by less than 14, for instance. That doesn't mean, however, that underdogs don't often pull off upsets and take the wins outright. Two of these "barking dogs" that come to mind—sorry, New England fans—are the 2008 and 2012 New York Giants, who, in spite of being installed as 2.5-point and 12-point underdogs against Tom Brady and Bill Bellichick, won both titles.</p>

<p>Using data from Vegas Insider, Stacker compiled a list of the biggest underdogs in Super Bowl history, ranking them from the lowest to highest point spreads. Which of these famous title games do you remember learning about or hearing through the grapevine, which ones did you live through, and how many did you gamble on?</p>

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Oddsmakers didn’t give these teams a chance to win the Super Bowl

February 5, 2021 at 9:40 a.m.

Some folks partake in betting on the Super Bowl each year, while others prefer instead to take risks with their bodies on multiple-layer dips and wings. But whether it's point...

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