A generation of Europeans came to the NBA with skill and promise at the turn of the century, only to be thwarted by bigger, stronger competition stateside – that is, until Dirk Nowitzki took on the mighty Spurs in the 2006 playoffs.

It had been 108 years since the Chicago Cubs had last won the World Series. And now, after trailing 3-1 in the series, the Cubs were one game away from ending the drought. But against the Cleveland Indians – a franchise with their own long title drought – it would take everything the Cubs had and more to win Game 7 of the 2016 World Series.

After winning five Stanley Cups with the greatest dynasty in the history of modern hockey, Mark Messier risked his legacy to accomplish the impossible: winning in New York City.