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What are the most common playoff matchups in NBA history?
As the 2026 NBA Playoffs tip off on Saturday, here’s a look back at the most frequent postseason matchups in league history.
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When was the last time each NHL team had a 100-point season?
With the 2025-26 NHL season officially in the books, here’s a look at the last time each team in the league reached a universal benchmark of success.
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Looking back on the first playoff game I attended, 17 years later
While I’ve been fortunate to attend several MLB, NBA and NHL playoff games over the years, it all began with a wild game on a Thursday night in Chicago, 17 years ago today.
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The Rubber Match 250: What to expect moving forward
With The Rubber Match reaching its 250th post, I take a look back at almost eight months of daily writing on this website, and what I hope to accomplish on here in the future.
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Retro rewind: Ranking the 5 hubworlds of Crash Team Racing
In what will likely be the final ranking involving the 1999 kart racer, I take a look at the feature that made Crash Team Racing what it was – the immersive hubworlds within the single-player story mode.
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When was the last time each MLB team had a 40-save closer?
Long known as the high-leverage role out of a given team’s bullpen, reaching 40 saves in a season requires a combination of elite performance and lucky circumstances.
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Retro rewind: How I got caught up in the cultural phenomenon of Guitar Hero
Rhythm games dominated the gaming world in the late 2000’s and impressively infiltrated mainstream pop culture in the process – and I loved every bit of it.
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When was the last time each NHL team had a player win the Hart Trophy?
The NHL’s equivalent of a Most Valuable Player award, many of the sport’s greatest players of all-time have taken home the honor on multiple occasions.
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Retro rewind: An ode to the CRT TV
Though long obsolete by conventional standards, the CRT TV remains an essential for our collection – and it isn’t just about the games.
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When was the last time each MLB team had a player reach 40 stolen bases in a season?
Though the days of Rickey Henderson’s dominance are long gone, rule changes instituted in 2023 have led to a noticeable uptick in stolen bases across the league.
