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Different Summer Olympic Sites
1896:Athens,Greece (same in OTL)
1900:London,United Kingdom
1904:St. Louis (same in OTL)
1908:Rome,Italy
1912:Munich,German Empire
1916:Not Held due to Great War
1920:paris,France
1924:Los Angeles,US
1928:Budapest,Hungary
1932:Barcelona,Spain
1936:Rome,Italy
1940 and 44:Not held due to WWII
1948:London,United Kingdom (Same in OTL)
1952:Stockholm,Sweden
1956:Athens,Greece
1960: Detroit,United States
1964:Seoul,South Korea
1968:Lyon,France
1972:Cario,Egypt
1976:Los Angeles,United States
1980:Budapest,Hungary
1984:Madrid,Spain
1988:paris,France
1992:Toyko,Japan
1996:Athens,Greece
2000:Lima,Peru
2004:Johannesburg,South Africa
2008:Sydney,Australlia
2012:Rome,Italy
2016:Chicago,United States
2020:London,United Kingdom
2024:Seoul,South Korea
2028:Buenos Aires,Argentina

I would like to see some Alternate Olympic Logos form this universe.
 
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Royality (MLB Alt. WS Champs)

1977:Kansas City Royals [1]

[1] Just 8 years into the MLB,the Kansas City Royals have made it to the World Series.After a crazy game five which ended after a George Brett game winning HR in the 11th,the Royals were pitted as the underdogs against the LA Dodgers.But they won the first two games,dropped game three,won game four,but the Dodgers won game five.An amazing show by George Brett won the title for the Royals winning the game 6-2 and the series 4-2.
MVP:George Brett (Kansas City)
 
Stanley Cup Playoffs

1980: Philadelphia Flyers[1]
1981: New York Islanders[2]


[1]
Linesman Leon Stickle's offsides call wipes out an apparent New York Islanders goal in game 6. That bullet dodged seems to deflate the Islanders and buoy the Flyers. Bill Barber scores what ultimately becomes the game-winning goal at 19:09 of the third period.

The last-minute-of-play goal in game 6 that forced a seventh game seemed to take a significant toll on the Islanders' morale. In that seventh game, Reggie Leach and Brian Propp each potted two goals with Bill Barber and Rick MacLeish contributing. Goaler Phil Myre kept the Islanders off the board until Dennis Potvin managed to get one in at 6:39 of the third period, but that was too little, too late. Myre held on to record a 6 - 2 win, and the Flyers had their third Cup.

[2] Stinging from their loss in the 1980 Cup Final, the Isles returned with a vengeance in the 1981 Stanley Cup Playoffs, reeling off fifteen straight wins. Isles goalie Billy Smith cop his first Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, with a 15-0 record and a 1.75 GAA.
 
World Series: Killing a Dynasty

1958: Milwaukee Braves [1]
1959: Chicago White Sox [2]

[1] The Braves are able to pull off a 5-4 victory against the near unstoppable New York Yankees.
[2] After pulling off a nail-biting victory against the Dodgers in Game 6,the Go-Go Sox win the first World Series for the South Siders since 1915.

The 1915 world champions were the Boston Red Sox, who defeated the Phillies in 5 games. The White Sox won in 1917.
 
[1] 1919 Chicago White Sox: Buck Weaver, upon learning of the possible move to throw the 1919 World Series, told Chick Gandil et. al., "You're crazy. It'll never work. Instead, we win this for ourselves and hold out as a group in the spring--tell Comiskey to shove his cheapskate contracts. If he pays up, we got what we want; if not, he trades us--and we get what we want and he screws himself out of a winning team." Weaver's notion carries the day and the 1919 White Sox win the championship over Cincinnati, five games to two.
 
[1] 1919 Chicago White Sox: Buck Weaver, upon learning of the possible move to throw the 1919 World Series, told Chick Gandil et. al., "You're crazy. It'll never work. Instead, we win this for ourselves and hold out as a group in the spring--tell Comiskey to shove his cheapskate contracts. If he pays up, we got what we want; if not, he trades us--and we get what we want and he screws himself out of a winning team." Weaver's notion carries the day and the 1919 White Sox win the championship over Cincinnati, five games to two.

Here's an idea for 1920: The Pale Hose make the trade for Babe Ruth that they almost did in OTL, sending Joe Jackson to Beantown.
 
The Bets Never Paid Off
[1] 1919 Chicago White Sox: Buck Weaver, upon learning of the possible move to throw the 1919 World Series, told Chick Gandil et. al., "You're crazy. It'll never work. Instead, we win this for ourselves and hold out as a group in the spring--tell Comiskey to shove his cheapskate contracts. If he pays up, we got what we want; if not, he trades us--and we get what we want and he screws himself out of a winning team." Weaver's notion carries the day and the 1919 White Sox win the championship over Cincinnati, five games to two.
[2] 1920 Chicago White Sox: In one of the greatest trades of all time,the then-pitcher Babe Ruth gets sent to the White Sox for the World Series MVP Shoeless Joe Jackson.This had great effects on both teams:both got winning records,but the White Sox won the AL Pennant behind Babe's 25 HR's.In the World's Championship Series against the NL champions Brooklyn Dodgers the Sox won their second straight world title 5 games to two.
 
Modern Times (Post-1980) Winners of the Indianapolis 500

1980
Tim Richmond (United States)
Team Chaparral Chapparal 2K - Ilmor/Chevrolet RI2 (1)
1981
Gordon Johncock (United States)
Patrick Racing Wildcat 81R - Cosworth DFX
1982
Rick Mears (United States)
Team Chaparral Chaparral 2L - Chevrolet Indy V8
1983
Pedro Rodriguez (Mexico)
Morales Racing / Garretson Developments Lightning 83 - Buick WE4R (2)
1984
Rick Mears (United States)
Team Chaparral Chaparral 2N - Chevrolet Indy V8 Evolution
1985
Danny Sullivan (United States)
Team Penske Penske PC14 - Chevrolet Indy V8 Evolution II
1986
Bobby Rahal (United States)
Truesports Racing March 86C - Ford / Cosworth DFS
1987
Al Unser Sr. (United States)
Team Penske Penske PC17 - Chevrolet RM1.4
1988
Johnathan Palmer (United Kingdom)
Bayside Competition March 88C - Chevrolet RM1.5 (4)
1989
Emerson Fittipaldi (Brazil)
Team Penske Penske PC18A - Chevrolet RM2.1
1990
Arie Lyeundyk (Netherlands)
Doug Shierson racing Lola T90/00 - Ford / Cosworth XB
1991
Willy T. Ribbs (United States)
Porsche System North America Porsche 988I (5)
1992
Al Unser Jr. (United States)
Galles Racing Galmer G92 - Chevrolet RM3 (6)
1993
Bobby Rahal (United States)
Scuderia Ferrari North America Ferrari 680I (7)
1994
Paul Tracy (Canada)
Team Penske Penske PC23A - Ilmor / Mercedes 500I (8)
1995
Jacques Villenueve (Canada)
Players Team Green Reynard 95I - Honda IHE3 (9)
1996
Mario Andretti (United States)
Newman-Haas Racing Lola T96/00 - Ford / Cosworth XD (10)
1997
Alex Zanardi (Italy)
Target Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard 97I - Honda IHE5
1998
Tony Stewart (United States)
Vision Motorsport Riley and Scott Mk VIIA - Chevrolet RE1-4 (11)
1999
Ayrton Senna (Brazil)
Team Penske Penske PC27C - Ilmor / Mercedes IC114 (12)
2000
Greg Moore (Canada)
Team Penske Penske PC28A - Ilmor / Mercedes IC115 (13)
2001
Al Unser Jr. (United States)
Galles Racing Team Lotus Lotus 122A - Renault RS16I (14)
2002
Sam Hornish Jr. (United States)
Team Penske Penske PC32A - Mercedes IC119
2003
Michael Andretti (United States)
Andretti Autosport Reynard 03I - Honda IHE8 (15)
2004
Tony Stewart (United States)
Vision Motorsport Riley and Scott MI/04 - Chevrolet REI-8A
2005
Casey Mears (United States)
PacWest Racing Enterprises Reynard 05I - Honda IHE11
2006
Lewis Hamilton (United Kingdom)
Stewart / Tyrrell Grand Prix Engineering Stewart / Tyrrell F55I - Ford / Cosworth XM2 (16)
2007
Helio Castroneves (Brazil)
Team Penske Penske PC38A - Toyota R12
2008
Dan Wheldon (United Kingdom)
Panther Motorsports Lotus 125 - Ford / Cosworth XR1A
2009
Jimmy Vasser (United States)
KV Racing Technology Lola B09/00 - Honda IHE15 (17)
2010
Tony Stewart (United States)
Vision Motorsport Riley and Scott MI/09 - Chevrolet REA1-11
2011
Helio Castroneves (Brazil)
Team Penske Penske PC44 - Toyota RV8C2
2012
Sarah Fisher (United States)
Sarah Fisher Racing / Walker Racing Lotus 135 - Renault RS24I (18)
2013
Graham Rahal (United States)
Scuderia Ferrari North America Ferrari FC/13 (19)
2014
Danaya Washington (United States)
Andretti Autosport Reynard AR14A - Honda RA814A (20)
2015
Daniel Riccardo (Australia)
Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard AR15 - Chevrolet REA1-15 (21)

(1) Tim Richmond takes Jim Hall's revolutionary Chaparral 2K chassis to win the Indy 500 in its first race and Richmond's first Indy 500. Richmond never gets AIDS here, but viral hepatitis makes his health difficult later in life, but he recovered from that to have a long career in Indycar, NASCAR and IMSA.

(2) Pedro Rodriguez comes out of retirement to take one of the biggest races he never won and stamps his image on the Borg Warner.

(3) Ongais' career-ending accident saw Al Unser take over Ongais' car for the Indy 500, and he takes advantage of Mario Andretti's appalling luck at Indianapolis to win his third Indy 500.

(4) Dr. Johnathan Palmer takes a timeout from his Formula One racing and his dedicated pursuit of advancements in driver safety to take his fourth shot at the Indy 500, and he comes away with a unlikely victory. Palmer to this day holds the record for starting furthest back in the field by the car which won by starting 31st.

(5) Derrick Walker and Porsche North America give Willy T. Ribbs a chance to prove the Porsche 988 is a real car and he didn't waste it a lick. Joie Ray was only too happy to see his best student take home his own Borg Warner trophy.

(6) When you win by 0.032 seconds in the Indy 500, you make a name for yourself instantly. When your last name is Unser and the guy you beat's last name is Villeneuve, that legend becomes bigger. Gilles Villeneuve missed out on the Indy 500 by less than the width of his front wing, but Ferrari got the last laugh....

(7)....when he and Bobby Rahal handed everyone else their asses in 1993. The Ferrari 680Is of Rahal, Villeneuve and Richmond started first, second and third in the 1993 Indy 500 and despite being challenged hard by Nigel Mansell, the Andrettis, Nelson Piquet and Al Unser Jr, the Prancing Horses pulled off the first 1-2-3 sweep by a manufacturer at Indianapolis since Lotus did it in 1964.

(8) In an oh-so-Team Penske move, Roger's team exploits a loophole in the rulebook to create the short-pushrod, high-boost, 1000-plus horsepower Ilmor-Mercedes 500I engine. He brings it to Indy for Little Al, Emmo and Paul Tracy, and thanks to a failed turbo for Emmo and handling problems for Little Al, Paul Tracy runs nearly unchallenged to win the Indy 500. Needless to say the rest of the field was not impressed, but rules changes for 1995 make it possible for the 500I to stay competing, though at the cost of allowing their rivals rather more power. Game on, Roger....

(9) Gilles never won Indy, but Jacques made his name by managing to get two laps back in the 1995 Indy 500 and put the Players' Green car into victory lane at the Indy 500. A McLaren Formula One seat beckoned after that performance....

(10) Mario finally beats the curse, and does it in a way that gives it a great big single-digit salute by battling from 19th on the grid to take the lead from Paul Tracy with 16 laps to go, and then having it go better still by Michael also dispatching Tracy to give the Andrettis a 1-2. Mario, who had officially announced his retirement two years earlier, suddenly wasn't retired from racing any more....

(11) Some wonder if Tony Stewart should have been a Formula One legend as Jeff Gordon was, but the first of Stewart's Indy 500 wins is often said by him to be his sweetest, and Stewart got one of his passes for the lead by passing Senna on the outside through Turns One and Two. Let me restate that - He passed Ayrton Senna. On the outside of Turn One and Two at Indianapolis. Yes, really.

(12) Senna won this Indy 500, but even he'd admit that the real stars should have been Ukyo Katayama, Greg Ray and Dale Earnhardt, all three of which had excellent days in the first Indy 500 for all three. Senna's win at Indy came the same year as he finally got his sought-after Indycar title, but few people can forget him and 'Kamikaze Ukyo' going at it in the dying laps of the 1999 Indy 500, or Ukyo charging into victory lane to congratulate Senna, resulting in an embrace between the two former Formula One rivals.

(13) Greg Moore was one of the most amazing men to ever race an Indycar, and the 2000 Indy 500 was his first race back after the crash at California Speedway in October of 1999 that left him in a coma. He had a point to prove, and boy did he make it. Starting on the front row, leading 141 of the 200 laps and winning by nearly a half lap makes a statement.

(14) Al Unser Jr. made an amazing comeback with his old boss Rick Galles after the end of his time with Penske in 1998 and 1999, with his gloss-black, electric-blue and bright-green Powerade-sponsored #31, and he topped that off by showing up his replacement at Penske, Sam Hornish Jr, to win his second Indy 500.

(15) Seven years after his father broke his curse in the Indy 500, Michael Andretti broke his curse in his eighteenth Indy 500 and his first as a team owner. Michael was only too happy as the 2003 Indy 500 went his way thanks to an uncharacteristic mistake by Helio Castroneves and Team Penske, a blown engine for Scott Pruett and gearbox trouble for Dario Franchitti gifted Michael his Indy 500.

(16) Lewis Hamilton spoke often of wanting to see what American racing was like, and Jackie Stewart's fond memories of Indy led him to take a stillborn Caterham Indycar design, rework it for his purposes and his F1 team's screwing V10 engines and allow Lewis and Jeff to go run Indy. Nobody really expected Hamilton to win, mind you....but then again, it was the third time a man of color had claimed Indy for a team with a point to prove, perhaps it was written, so to speak. In addition to his Indy 500 win Lewis absolutely dominated the 2006 GP2 series and won his class at Le Mans, and Formula One beckoned after his awesome 2006 season. Lewis didn't forget Indy, though, and while he would not defend his win in 2007, Indianapolis would see much more of him....

(17) Jimmy Vasser might be the luckiest Indy 500 winner ever, as he'd be the first to admit that saw the leader in front of him suffer disaster not once but twice - first Kurt Busch suffered a rear suspension failure which pitched him into the Turn Three wall and then Tony Kanaan suffered gearbox trouble while leading the race with ten laps to go. Vasser, who was known throughout his career as a true gentleman, made a point of inviting both Busch and Kanaan to victory lane to salute their efforts, and said on camera to Jack Arute to both of them "I should have finished third....these guys will win themselves a 500 one day. I'm sure of it."

(18) With her own team behind her, her eight-month-old twin daughters watching with their dad from the pits and with all of Indianapolis rooting for her, Sarah Fisher put her Lotus-Renault on the second row and then battled through the long, crazy day that was the 96th Indy 500. Six-car pileup on the first lap? Check. 100-degree heat to make life miserable? Yep. Two guys running over rabbits on the track? Happened to Justin Wilson and Adrian Fernandez. Huge fire in the pits? Somehow AJ Allmendinger got away with this unscathed, though he's gonna owe Nigel Mansell beers for the rest of his life. A pass attempt on the final lap that went south for the passer? Brad Keselowski isn't ever gonna forget that. Through it all, Fisher took her small team all the way. And how awesome was the victory celebrations? Fisher gives Keselowski a ride back to pits, so Brad goes and carries her daughters over to victory lane because Dad has just fainted in the pit box. Classic Indianapolis.

(19) Ferrari took 20 years to relive their 1993 triumph, and it all the sweeter when they did, and a Rahal won it for them again....but this time, Bobby was on the pit box, playing the proud Dad (right down to the tears in his eyes) as his son the Indy 500 for the Scuderia. Bobby Rahal was quite happy to admit that the 2013 win was the "Greatest Day of My Life", and he held that view when Jack Arute and Bon Varsha pressed him about it.

(20) Immensely-talented rookie driver comes to Indianapolis with one of the best teams in the business, lays down the fastest lap in ten years in practice, outduels five other drivers (including two Indy 500 winners) and dodges a driver spinning in Turn One after a botched pass attempt (Scott McLaughlin somehow kept it off the fence, and finished sixth) on the way to being only the second rookie winner in a generation. Oh, and did we mention this driver is a dark-skinned and more than a little attractive woman? Attention doesn't often leave wins like this one....

(21)....Or this one. Daniel Riccardo and Formula One teammate Shane Van Gisbergen were both rookies to Indianapolis as they were to Formula One in 2015, but at the end of the day it didn't matter. Ganassi preparation, excellent Reynard chassis, powerful and reliable Chevrolet engines and Ganassi's trump card Continental tires was all the Aussie phenom needed to claw his way to a win in the Indy 500. It wasn't like he had it easy, though - second-place finisher Tony Kanaan and third-place Greg Moore made him work hard for it, the three of them leading 92 of the 200 laps of the 2015 Indy 500. Riccardo's massive smile and infectious personality rapidly made him a star in North America as well as in his native Australia....
 
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