“I always needed someone to pull me along”, says Bill Rodgers about his early years. The veteran long-distance runner, who still holds

At age 23, Marty Appel became the youngest PR Director in Major League Baseball history, working for the New York Yankees

“I was very adept at creating big ideas for the sports department,” says Ira Ellenthal. At his home in Old Greenwich, Connecticut,

If you never heard of the US Sumo Open, then you’re not alone. This Spring, the 1,500-year-old Japanese sport, which enjoys

After 30 years of calling games on TV and radio, Ian Eagle is taking over from Jim Nantz at CBS as the lead voice for the NCAA Final Four

“Growing up in Park City, Utah, there wasn’t much to do other than ski if you were a sporting kid,” says Ted Ligety

“Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated,” Arnold Palmer used to say. With 7 major titles and 62 victories on the PGA Tour

85-year-old Hal Bock spent 4 decades at The Associated Press (AP), penning articles on 30 World Series, 30 Super Bowls, 11 Olympics

“I think this team we have is going to do very well,” says Charles Austin of the U.S. Track & Field squad prepping for the Paris Olympics

Sports Illustrated (SI), the literary institution that weaved sports into the fabric of American culture for 3 generations, is turning 70 years

Officially called the “AFL-NFL World Championship Game”, the first Super Bowl was little more than an inconsequential game

Iona Sports Media Professor Mike Damergis talks with Super Bowl '86 & '90 champion, Mark Collins

She was the first female skater to land a double axel in competition. Carol Heiss, with her captivating smile and All-American girl appeal

Iona Sports Media Professor Mike Damergis talks with 5x Pro-Bowler and NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, Chuck Foreman

Shep Messing spent 7 seasons as goalkeeper in the North American Soccer League, sharing the pitch with legends such as Pele,

A living legend in the world of tennis, Australia’s Margaret Smith-Court won the first of her 24 Grand Slams before John F. Kenndy

Sean Logan, an attorney who played lacrosse for the Naval Academy before entering the Marine Corps, said this of his high school football coach

Sitting ringside at Madison Square Garden (MSG) were boxing’s royalty: Sugar Ray Robinson, Ezzard Charles, and Jersey Joe Walcott.