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* Maravich's contemporary, Julius "Dr. J" Erving, paved the way for flashy basketball players with devastating dunks in the NBA. People like Clyde Drexler, Dominique Wilkins, Kobe Bryant, UsefulNotes/MichaelJordan, UsefulNotes/LeBronJames, and Magic Johnson all owe something to the path he paved.
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* Maravich's contemporary, Julius "Dr. J" Erving, paved the way for flashy basketball players with devastating dunks in the NBA. People like Clyde Drexler, Dominique Wilkins, Kobe Bryant, UsefulNotes/KobeBryant, UsefulNotes/MichaelJordan, UsefulNotes/LeBronJames, and Magic Johnson UsefulNotes/MagicJohnson all owe something to the path he paved.
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* UsefulNotes/WayneGretzky's 1988 trade to the Los Angeles Kings ignited the NHL's interest in expanding into the Sun Belt. At the time, the Kings were the only NHL team in the Sun Belt out of 21 franchises; as of 2021 there are ten[[note]]Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Carolina Hurricanes, Dallas Stars, Florida Panthers, LA Kings, Nashville Predators, San Jose Sharks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Vegas Golden Knights[[/note]] out of 32.
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* UsefulNotes/WayneGretzky's 1988 trade to the Los Angeles Kings ignited the NHL's interest in expanding into the Sun Belt. At the time, the Kings were the only NHL team in the Sun Belt out of 21 franchises; as of 2021 the 2023–24 season there are ten[[note]]Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Coyotes (quasi-relocating outside the Sun Belt to Salt Lake City in 2024–25), Carolina Hurricanes, Dallas Stars, Florida Panthers, LA Kings, Nashville Predators, San Jose Sharks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Vegas Golden Knights[[/note]] out of 32.
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* The NCAA tournament expanded noticeably in the next few years, going from 48 to 52, 53, and then 64 teams by 1985. However, by 1989 there was serious talk of downsizing the tournament and eliminating automatic bids for smaller conferences. But two games in that year's tournament ended that talk for good. On Thursday, March 16, the Southeast Region's 16th seed, East Tennessee State, led top seed Oklahoma for the majority of the game (leading by 17 at two different points), but fell 72-71, missing a desperation halfcourt heave at the buzzer. Not to be outdone, on Friday, March 17, the East Region's 16th seed, UsefulNotes/IvyLeague member Princeton, similarly took top seeded Georgetown to the wire, with a chance to win on the game's final possession before Georgetown's future Hall of Famer Alonzo Mourning blocked two Tiger shots to allow the Hoyas to escape with a 50-49 win. In particular, Princeton's near-upset has been called "the game that saved March Madness", since it was broadcast in a key Friday night prime time slot on ESPN and attracted a huge audience (the Oklahoma–ETSU game was a Thursday afternoon matchup that ESPN aired on late night tape delay). The games not only ended any plans to downsize the tournament, but are also credited with convincing Creator/{{CBS}} to sign a new contract to televise the tournament, and two years later to take over first-round TV coverage from Creator/{{ESPN}}.
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* The NCAA tournament expanded noticeably in the next few years, going from 48 to 52, 53, and then 64 teams by 1985. However, by 1989 there was serious talk of downsizing the tournament and eliminating automatic bids for smaller conferences. But two games in that year's tournament ended that talk for good. On Thursday, March 16, the Southeast Region's 16th seed, East Tennessee State, led top seed Oklahoma for the majority of the game (leading by 17 at two different points), but fell 72-71, 72–71, missing a desperation halfcourt heave at the buzzer. Not to be outdone, on Friday, March 17, the East Region's 16th seed, UsefulNotes/IvyLeague member Princeton, similarly took top seeded Georgetown to the wire, with a chance to win on the game's final possession before Georgetown's future Hall of Famer Alonzo Mourning blocked two Tiger shots to allow the Hoyas to escape with a 50-49 50–49 win. In particular, Princeton's near-upset has been called "the game that saved March Madness", since it was broadcast in a key Friday night prime time slot on ESPN and attracted a huge audience (the Oklahoma–ETSU game was a Thursday afternoon matchup that ESPN aired on late night tape delay). The games not only ended any plans to downsize the tournament, but are also credited with convincing Creator/{{CBS}} to sign a new contract to televise the tournament, and two years later to take over first-round TV coverage from Creator/{{ESPN}}.
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* The 1955 Le Mans disaster, an explosive wreck at the UsefulNotes/TwentyFourHoursOfLeMans in which 84 people died when [[SpectatorCasualty a racecar went flying into the stands]], forced professional motorsport bodies to start taking safety seriously, not least of all because many nations across Europe threatened to ban auto racing entirely[[note]]Switzerland ''did'' ban most motor racing due to the crash—specifically, racing that involved direct on-course competition between vehicles. (Races against the clock, such as hillclimbs and rallies, were not banned.) That ban is still in effect today, though an exemption was made for electric cars and Formula E has held races there[[/note]] unless they could guarantee that another, similar disaster wouldn't happen again. Pit lanes were redesigned to make it easier to slow down for them, spectator terraces were moved back from the track with a wide ditch separating them, and safety devices for reducing the impact of crashes were designed, most notably "Fitch barrels" filled with sand (named for John Fitch, an American driver at the 1955 Le Mans who watched the crash unfold, which caused him to retire from racing and become a safety advocate).
* Jim Hall's Chaparral Cars revolutionized auto racing and vehicular aerodynamics in TheSixties. The Chaparral 2E Can-Am racer, debuting in 1966, boasted a massive, adjustable rear spoiler that demonstrated just how great an impact downforce could have on a car's performance by allowing it to take corners at much higher speeds, and when problems with the tall spoiler both causing drag and breaking off came up, Hall designed the 2J in 1970 around ground effects. While its particular solution -- a massive internal fan that sucked the car to the ground -- was [[ObviousRulePatch quickly banned]] by all motorsport governing bodies (not to mention [[TheAllegedCar unreliable]]), the basic idea of building high-performance cars around using aerodynamics to keep them glued to the road stuck, and has informed their design ever since.
* The impact of the 1973-74 oil crisis left a deep mark on automobiles in general, one that naturally extended to motorsport. In the US, it killed the Can-Am series, the main form of road course racing in the US, as automakers became a lot less enthusiastic about supporting a series known for gas-guzzling supercars with few restrictions in a time when viewers were waiting in long lines to purchase gasoline for their own vehicles. Other racing series had to take a number of measures to reduce fuel consumption; the 12 Hours of Sebring and 24 Hours of Daytona were canceled that year, while UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} mandated that engines be no bigger than 358 cubic inches (a rule that's still in place today) and cut race lengths by 10%.
* Jim Hall's Chaparral Cars revolutionized auto racing and vehicular aerodynamics in TheSixties. The Chaparral 2E Can-Am racer, debuting in 1966, boasted a massive, adjustable rear spoiler that demonstrated just how great an impact downforce could have on a car's performance by allowing it to take corners at much higher speeds, and when problems with the tall spoiler both causing drag and breaking off came up, Hall designed the 2J in 1970 around ground effects. While its particular solution -- a massive internal fan that sucked the car to the ground -- was [[ObviousRulePatch quickly banned]] by all motorsport governing bodies (not to mention [[TheAllegedCar unreliable]]), the basic idea of building high-performance cars around using aerodynamics to keep them glued to the road stuck, and has informed their design ever since.
* The impact of the 1973-74 oil crisis left a deep mark on automobiles in general, one that naturally extended to motorsport. In the US, it killed the Can-Am series, the main form of road course racing in the US, as automakers became a lot less enthusiastic about supporting a series known for gas-guzzling supercars with few restrictions in a time when viewers were waiting in long lines to purchase gasoline for their own vehicles. Other racing series had to take a number of measures to reduce fuel consumption; the 12 Hours of Sebring and 24 Hours of Daytona were canceled that year, while UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} mandated that engines be no bigger than 358 cubic inches (a rule that's still in place today) and cut race lengths by 10%.
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* The 1955 Le Mans disaster, an explosive wreck at the UsefulNotes/TwentyFourHoursOfLeMans in which 84 people died when [[SpectatorCasualty a racecar went flying into the stands]], forced professional motorsport bodies to start taking safety seriously, not least of all because many nations across Europe threatened to ban auto racing entirely[[note]]Switzerland ''did'' ban most motor racing due to the crash—specifically, racing that involved direct on-course competition between vehicles. (Races against the clock, such as hillclimbs and rallies, were not banned.) That ban is still remained in effect today, until 2022, though an exemption was made for electric cars and Formula E has held races there[[/note]] unless they could guarantee that another, similar disaster wouldn't happen again. Pit lanes were redesigned to make it easier to slow down for them, spectator terraces were moved back from the track with a wide ditch separating them, and safety devices for reducing the impact of crashes were designed, most notably "Fitch barrels" filled with sand (named for John Fitch, an American driver at the 1955 Le Mans who watched the crash unfold, which caused him to retire from racing and become a safety advocate).
* Jim Hall's Chaparral Cars revolutionized auto racing and vehicular aerodynamics in TheSixties. The Chaparral 2E Can-Am racer, debuting in 1966, boasted a massive, adjustable rear spoiler that demonstrated just how great an impact downforce could have on a car's performance by allowing it to take corners at much higher speeds, and when problems with the tall spoiler both causing drag and breaking off came up, Hall designed the 2J in 1970 around ground effects. While its particular solution-- — a massive internal fan that sucked the car to the ground -- — was [[ObviousRulePatch quickly banned]] by all motorsport governing bodies (not to mention [[TheAllegedCar unreliable]]), the basic idea of building high-performance cars around using aerodynamics to keep them glued to the road stuck, and has informed their design ever since.
* The impact of the1973-74 1973–74 oil crisis left a deep mark on automobiles in general, one that naturally extended to motorsport. In the US, it killed the Can-Am series, the main form of road course racing in the US, as automakers became a lot less enthusiastic about supporting a series known for gas-guzzling supercars with few restrictions in a time when viewers were waiting in long lines to purchase gasoline for their own vehicles. Other racing series had to take a number of measures to reduce fuel consumption; the 12 Hours of Sebring and 24 Hours of Daytona were canceled that year, while UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} mandated that engines be no bigger than 358 cubic inches (a rule that's still in place today) and cut race lengths by 10%.
* Jim Hall's Chaparral Cars revolutionized auto racing and vehicular aerodynamics in TheSixties. The Chaparral 2E Can-Am racer, debuting in 1966, boasted a massive, adjustable rear spoiler that demonstrated just how great an impact downforce could have on a car's performance by allowing it to take corners at much higher speeds, and when problems with the tall spoiler both causing drag and breaking off came up, Hall designed the 2J in 1970 around ground effects. While its particular solution
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* The launch of [=FanDuel=] in 2009 marked the end of the American professional leagues' long-fought effort to keep gambling out of sports. Ever since the [[ThrowingTheFight Black Sox scandal]] in 1919, the leagues saw gambling as a threat to the integrity of sports that risked discrediting them if they were associated with it, and in the days when legal gambling was limited to just UsefulNotes/LasVegas (and, later, Atlantic City and {{Native American Casino}}s), enforcing this taboo was as simple as refusing to put any teams in Vegas and punishing any players, coaches, and teams who got in bed with the gambling industry. The internet, however, broke down that firewall. Even before the Supreme Court's 2018 ruling in ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy_v._National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association Murphy v. NCAA]]'' that overturned federal prohibitions on sports betting in the US outside a few states,[[note]]The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992, which ''Murphy v. NCAA'' overturned, exempted Nevada and the sports lotteries conducted in Delaware, Montana, and Oregon due to the GrandfatherClause. With PASPA declared unconstitutional, as of September 2023 37 states and the District of Columbia have legalized sports betting.[[/note]] [=FanDuel=] and other sites like it, most notably its main competitor [=DraftKings=] (launched in 2012), used a [[LoopholeAbuse legal loophole]] surrounding UsefulNotes/FantasySports to offer what was effectively sports betting by another name, all of it completely legal. As the leagues' efforts to maintain prohibitions on gambling turned [[HopelessWar increasingly futile]] as state after state legalized it, casinos and sportsbooks went from the pariahs of the American sports world to purchasing stadium naming rights and partnering with teams, leagues, and the sports press. The impact of this has been deeply controversial. While gambling has brought new revenue to the sports industry, a number of vocal critics argue that this partnership has also brought the [[TheGamblingAddict social ills of gambling]] into the mainstream, on top of allegations that players and coaches are [[HistoryRepeats once again]] throwing games to cash in on bets, or even that [[https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2023/08/21/nfl-players-sound-off-on-viral-rumor-that-league-is-rigged entire leagues]] operate under {{kayfabe}}.
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* The launch of [=FanDuel=] in 2009 marked the end of the American professional leagues' long-fought effort to keep gambling out of sports. Ever since the [[ThrowingTheFight Black Sox scandal]] in 1919, the leagues saw gambling as a threat to the integrity of sports that risked discrediting them if they were associated with it, and in the days when legal gambling was limited to just UsefulNotes/LasVegas (and, later, Atlantic City and {{Native American Casino}}s), casino}}s), enforcing this taboo was as simple as refusing to put any teams in Vegas and punishing any players, coaches, and teams who got in bed with the gambling industry. The internet, however, broke down that firewall. Even before the Supreme Court's 2018 ruling in ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy_v._National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association Murphy v. NCAA]]'' that overturned federal prohibitions on sports betting in the US outside a few states,[[note]]The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992, which ''Murphy v. NCAA'' overturned, exempted Nevada and the sports lotteries conducted in Delaware, Montana, and Oregon due to the GrandfatherClause. With PASPA declared unconstitutional, as of September 2023 37 states and the District of Columbia have legalized sports betting.[[/note]] [=FanDuel=] and other sites like it, most notably its main competitor [=DraftKings=] (launched in 2012), used a [[LoopholeAbuse legal loophole]] surrounding UsefulNotes/FantasySports to offer what was effectively sports betting by another name, all of it completely legal. As the leagues' efforts to maintain prohibitions on gambling turned [[HopelessWar increasingly futile]] as state after state legalized it, casinos and sportsbooks went from the pariahs of the American sports world to purchasing stadium naming rights and partnering with teams, leagues, and the sports press. The impact of this has been deeply controversial. While gambling has brought new revenue to the sports industry, a number of vocal critics argue that this partnership has also brought the [[TheGamblingAddict social ills of gambling]] into the mainstream, on top of allegations that players and coaches are [[HistoryRepeats once again]] throwing games to cash in on bets, or even that [[https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2023/08/21/nfl-players-sound-off-on-viral-rumor-that-league-is-rigged entire leagues]] operate under {{kayfabe}}.
