When the traveling circuits disappeared in the early twentieth century, the Opera House became the site for the Chicago-area ’ s first, however short-lived, summer stock theatre.

When Costas was first hired by NBC, Don Ohlmeyer, who at the time ran the network's sports division, told the then 28-year-old Costas that he looked like a 14-year-old ( a story that Costas would recite during an appearance on Late Night with Conan O ' Brien when O ' Brien commented about Costas ' apparent inability to " age " normally ).

When the term first surfaced circa the late 1980s / early 1990s, it was used for adult sports such as skydiving, scuba diving, surfing, rock climbing, snow skiing, water skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, mountaineering, storm chasing, hang gliding, and bungee jumping, many of which were then growing in popularity.

When Sylvester Stallone spotted Mr. T in this second airing, it is strongly believed that the interview with sports journalist Bryant Gumbel originated his famous line " I don't hate him but ... I pity the fool ", which was worked into the movie Rocky.

When not at the local YMCA or playing sports, Smith sometimes went with friends to the neighborhood lumberyard, springboarding off inner tubes and doing flips into sawdust piles ( a precursor to his famous backflips ).

When Henry first came to the throne, he had very little interest in actually ruling ; rather, he preferred to indulge in luxuries and to partake in sports.

When founded in 1984, the league was a pioneer in gender equality, offering competition in a then-unprecedented 10 women's sports.

When the network launched, Fox management, having seen the critical role that sports programming ( soccer programming in particular ) had played in the growth of the British satellite service British Sky Broadcasting, believed that sports, and specifically professional football, would be the engine that would make Fox a major network the quickest.

When Pete reached his senior year, he had already used up his four years of sports eligibility, so in the Spring of 1960, he joined the Class AA team sponsored by Frisch's Big Boy of Lebanon, Ohio in the Dayton Amateur League.

When the boy became 12 years old the schooling started to include sports such as wrestling, running, and throwing discus and javelin.

When black entertainers and sports heroes began moving to Ladera Heights in the 1970s, many other affluent blacks followed suit.

When the area is dry, the basin can be used for sports practices.

When talking about sports, there is usually a difference in meaning between the infinitive and gerund ( see the next section ).

When the ball lands near them, Ray throws it back ; a surprised Jerry then comments on his natural throwing ability ( and possible future in sports ), much to Dorothy's dismay.

When the team came from behind and won that night, Felix became the mascot of all the Logansport High School sports teams.

When Jones won all four, the sports world searched for ways to capture the magnitude of his accomplishment.

When the University plays in sports against in-state rival, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the school's name is decided by the home team.

When the NBA, MLB, NHL and NFL began selling their jerseys in stores during the 1980s, game used jerseys also became a hot item among sports memorabilia collectors.

When Diocles retired at the age of 42 after a 24 year career his winnings reportedly totalled 35, 863, 120 sesterces ($ US 15 billion ), making him the highest paid sports star in history.

When Wells returned to Britain in 1894, she brought a copy of the article with her, and openly mocked Willard and the temperance movement for its attention to the " evils " of card playing, sports and lewd dancing, while " during all the years which men, women, and children were scourged, hanged, shot and burned, the WCTU had no word, either of pity or protest.

When the sports teams moved to the new Toyota Center in 2003, the City of Houston leased the arena to Lakewood Church, a megachurch, which invested $ 75 million in renovations to convert the arena into the current configuration of seats and rooms for its needs ; the renovations took over 15 months to complete, and the renovations included adding five stories to add more capacity.

When not in use by one of Denver's sports teams, the building frequently serves as a concert venue.

When Controller of BBC Television Donald Baverstock alerted Newman of the need for a programme to bridge the gap between the sports showcase Grandstand and pop music programme Juke Box Jury on Saturday evenings, he decided that a science-fiction drama would be the perfect vehicle for filling the gap and gaining a family audience.

According to one source, " When his father refused to give him a summer job at his newspaper Oregon Journal, believing that his son should find work on his own, Buck went to the rival Oregonian, where he worked the night shift tabulating sports scores and every morning ran home the full seven miles.

When he came to Baltimore, he was leaving a team which was supposed to win the National League pennant, and he was joining what seemed to be a second division American League club.

When the plague takes a grip on the town, Grand joins the team of volunteers, acting as general secretary, recording all the statistics.

When the team debuted in 1966, the Falcons wore red helmets with a black falcon crest logo.

When the Falcons started playing in a dome, the team switched to their dark uniforms for home games but have worn their white uniforms at home a few times since switching to the dome.

When he and the other characters are trapped in a trench under heavy attack, Bertinck, who has been injured in the firefight, spots a flamethrower team advancing on them.

When pitchers are changed in the middle of an inning, and one or more errors have already occurred, it is possible to have a run charged as earned against a specific pitcher, but unearned to the team.

When MLB adopted the addition of a second wild card team, the 2012 Division Series are scheduled to use the 2-3 format due to scheduling conflicts, which will revert back to the 2-2-1 format from 2013 onwards.

When the team first emerged in the nineteenth century it represented one nation-state, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

When the club folded after the 1870 season, Wright was hired by Boston businessman, Ivers Whitney Adams to organize a new team in Boston, and he did, bringing three teammates and the " Red Stockings " nickname along ( Most nicknames were then only nicknames, neither club names nor registered trademarks, so the migration was informal ).

When a new Cincinnati club was formed as a charter member of the National League in 1876, the " Red Stockings " nickname was commonly reserved for them once again, and the Boston team was referred to as the " Red Caps ".

When his quest to keep the team in Milwaukee finally failed after the 1965 season, he changed the group's name to Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, Inc., after the minor league baseball team he grew up watching, and devoted himself to returning Major League Baseball to Milwaukee.

When the team debuted in 1968, the Bengals ' uniforms were modeled after the Cleveland Browns.

When playing teams, teammates usually sit at opposite corners of the star, with each team member controlling his / her own set of pieces.

When the team fell out of contention in mid -, Shapiro fired manager Charlie Manuel and traded pitching ace Bartolo Colón for prospects Brandon Phillips, Cliff Lee, and Grady Sizemore ; acquired Travis Hafner from the Rangers for Ryan Drese and Einar Diaz ; and picked up Coco Crisp from the St. Louis Cardinals for aging starter Chuck Finley.

When a game goes to overtime, each team is given one possession from its opponent's twenty-five yard line with no game clock, despite the one timeout per period and use of play clock.

* When the first half ends, the team which kicked to start the first half may receive a kickoff to start the second half.

When Paul refers to Priscilla and Aquila, of the seven times Priscilla and Aquila are mentioned in the New Testament, the Apostle Paul always lists them together, suggesting that he viewed them as a ministry team and also a family unit.

When Jerry Jones bought the team he inherited Schramm's Ring of Honor " power " and immediately inducted Jordan.

When the plane lands at Marseille, a French Gendarmerie assault team boards the aircraft and kills the hijackers.

When he rejected an offer from businessman Gus Mears to move Fulham to land where the present-day Chelsea stadium Stamford Bridge is situated, Mears decided to create his own team to occupy the ground.

When Shilton told Leicester he would not sign a professional contract unless he was guaranteed first team football, Banks found himself available for transfer, just a year after winning the World Cup.

When a defender successfully stops an attacking player ( who loses the ball over a line ), the play is stopped and restarted by the attacking team from the spot of the infraction or on the nine-meter line.

When things did not progress quickly toward that end, he put the team up for sale.

When Aaron traveled around Jacksonville, Florida and the surrounding areas, he was often separated from his team because of Jim Crow laws.