Wayne Gretzky explains why he almost picked baseball over hockey

Wayne Gretzky is inarguably the greatest hockey player of all time, and is arguably - based on his stats - the most dominant athlete of all time. But if Gretzky had gotten his way, he never would have played a second in the NHL. As it turns out, he preferred baseball as a kid.

Gretzky joined "The Dan Patrick Show" on Thursday and explained the passion he had for the sport growing up.

Gonzaga, Villanova, Kansas on top of AP poll after wild week

Gonzaga is No. 1 for a second straight week in The Associated Press college basketball poll following a week in which all but four of the top 10 teams lost at least one game.

The Bulldogs (24-0), the only remaining unbeaten team in Division I, received 59 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday. Villanova (22-2) moved from fourth to second after receiving the other six No. 1 votes.

Falcons store removing ‘Super Bowl champions’ gear from shelves is saddest video of the week

When it comes to depressing moments in sports, it’s hard to beat the Colts’ “AFC Finalist” banner. However, things can always be worse.

Last night, the Falcons’ chances of winning Super Bowl 51 were so high that the franchise’s first ever Lombardi trophy seemed like a guarantee at one point of the game. With 21 minutes to go, Atlanta had a 99.8 percent chance of beating New England. The Patriots’ miraculous comeback, however, thwarted those chances and instead created one of the saddest moments in recent sports history.