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This season was the last time that the Sacramento Kings made the playoffs until 2023. The Kings held the longest playoff drought in NBA playoff history at 16 years. With the MLB's Seattle Mariners qualifying for the playoffs in 2022, the Kings held the title for the longest active playoff drought among the four major North American sports leagues until 2023.
The 2006 Detroit Lions season was the franchise's 77th season in the National Football League (NFL). The season began with the team trying to improve on their 5–11 record in 2005; however, they regressed and finished with a 3–13 record. The Lions started the 2006 season losing their first five games and six of their first seven.
The Detroit Lions have played their home games at Ford Field since 2002. [1]The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan.The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC). [2]
The Lions have played the Rams more than any other non-divisional team with 89 total matchups over the years dating back to 1937. In the 2023–24 playoffs, the Rams and Lions met for their first postseason matchup since 1952. The Lions won 24–23 in Matthew Stafford's first game back in Detroit since being traded to the Rams. [67]
A new league dress code was put into effect at the beginning of the year by commissioner David Stern.; The Miami Heat win their first NBA championship in franchise history. . They become the third franchise (joining the 1969 Boston Celtics and 1977 Portland Trail Blazers, later joined by the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers and 2021 Milwaukee Bucks) to win the NBA Finals after losing the first two ga
The following is a detailed list of results and scores from National Football League (NFL) games aired on NBC under the game package NBC Sunday Night Football. The list includes both regular season and post-season game results, both produced by NBC Sports, from the 2006 NFL season to the present.
NBA season and playoffs: 2006 NBA Finals: Miami Heat 4, Dallas Mavericks 2. MVP: Dwyane Wade. 2006 NBA draft; 2006 NBA All-Star Game; EuroLeague (Europe-wide): CSKA Moscow defeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 73–69 in the final; Croatian League: Cibona defeated Zadar 2–1 in the best-of-three finals; French League: Le Mans defeated Nancy 93–88 in the ...
The 2006 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2005–06 season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Dallas Mavericks were favored to win the championship over the Miami Heat . [ 1 ]