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History of the NFL from the year you were born

November 10, 2021 at 9:01 p.m.

History of the NFL from the year you were born | As the NFL remembers its first 101 years, Stacker looked at the most memorable pigskin moments over that span....

Study: These are the best colleges in America for 2021

September 9, 2021 at 9:48 a.m.

Best colleges in America | Tuition, student-to-faculty ratio, acceptance rate, and graduation rate are factors considered in deciding these rankings. Location is also often a key factor in a school's...

Best sports movies

June 8, 2021 at 12:06 p.m.

Stacker compiled data on all feature-length sports movies to come up with a Stacker score—a weighted index split evenly between IMDb and Metacritic scores. To qualify, the film had to...

Stacker compiled data on all 1990s TV shows in English with over 7,500 votes on the Internet Movie Database, and ranked the top 100 according to IMDb user score (as of Jan. 28, 2021), with ties broken by votes.

100 best TV shows from the ’90s

May 25, 2022 at 12:04 p.m.

Stacker compiled data on all 1990s TV shows in English with over 7,500 votes on the Internet Movie Database, and ranked the top 100 according to IMDb user score (as...

From Muhammad Ali to Tiger Woods, we look back at the record-breakers, barrier breakers, and gold medalists who have shaped Black American sports over the past century. Stacker counts down Black sports history from the year you were born.

Black sports history from the year you were born

May 24, 2022 at 12:56 p.m.

From Muhammad Ali to Tiger Woods, we look back at the record-breakers, barrier breakers, and gold medalists who have shaped Black American sports over the past century. Stacker counts down...

Antes: Chicago Bulls. Más conocidas por ser las camisetas que se usaron en la temporada de novato de Michael Jordan, las camisetas de los Bulls de mediados de la década de 1980 eran famosas por las letras del guión en el pecho. Los números en la parte inferior eran otro toque único, que generalmente se ve en las camisetas de béisbol. Antes de la llegada de Jordan, Artis Gilmore (en la foto) formó cuatro equipos All-Star para los Bulls con estos hilos.

Camisetas históricas de la NBA antes y ahora

December 22, 2020 at 4:06 p.m.

Las camisetas de baloncesto han hecho declaraciones de moda durante 70 años. Utilizando los sitios web del equipo y las principales fuentes de noticias, Stacker examina camisetas icónicas de la...

Then: New York Jets | They're not fur coats, but the green-and-white jerseys worn by Joe Namath were still pretty sleek. This jersey style was worn as the Jets skyrocketed their way to the top of the AFL and won Super Bowl III. The team reintroduced an updated version of this layout in the late 1990s.

As Washington finds new logo, here are the iconic NFL jerseys of then and now

July 22, 2020 at 1:50 p.m.

Stacker digs through 100 years of NFL jerseys, dissecting how each team evolved in their fashion sense, using primary news sources and team history.

Dallas Cowboys | They like to call themselves "America's Team," but Cowboys is their official name. This came to be after the Cowboys were originally going tobe called the Rangers. But the existence of a baseball team with the same name led to change to avoid confusion. Since then, Dallas has been one of the NFL's most successful franchises, winning five Super Bowls.

As Washington drops moniker, here’s the story behind every NFL team name

July 16, 2020 at 12:08 p.m.

There are Lions, and Bengals, and Bears, oh my! But how did teams in Detroit, Cincinnati, and Chicago become known as such? Stacker tells the stories behind every NFL team...

#5. PROTECTIVE SERVICE | - Workers with under 7 hours of sleep: 39.2%
- 95% confidence interval: 35.6%–43.0%
- Occupations most sleep-deprived:
--- #1. Firefighting and prevention workers: 45.8%
--- #2. Law enforcement officers: 39.8%
--- #3. Other protective service workers: 37.7%

Firefighters often work 24-hour shifts on duty, with the next 48 to 72 hours off. That said, hours can be extended in case of major fires such as wildfires. Border patrol agents sometimes work under rough weather conditions, while FBI or Secret Service agents can be called on for extensive travel on short notice.

These are the most sleep-deprived professions

March 3, 2021 at 8:59 a.m.

With almost 10 million Americans working 60 hours per week, Slumber Yard looks at the most sleep-deprived professions, as classified by the CDC.

Los Angeles Lakers | This is a perfect example of a relocated team's nickname not making much sense. Originally based in Minneapolis, the Lakers were named after the Minnesota state nickname of being "The Land of 10,000 Lakes." However, with a lack of lakes in Los Angeles, despite the alliteration, the choice to stay with Lakers is somewhat flummoxing.

Stories behind every NBA team name

June 17, 2020 at 3:02 p.m.

What's in a name? In the NBA, a mix of local history, nods to tourism, and even simply rhyming reasons have all been methods for franchises to choose their nicknames....

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