A Defunct Team And The Greatest Sports Deal Ever
50 years ago this month, the upstart American Basketball Association (ABA) played its first championship series. A colorful and dynamic league, the ABA was launched in 1967 and within ten years succeeded in forcing a merger with its rival, the NBA.
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A Stockbroker, A Wager, And The Great Golf Marathon
Eighty years ago, the “New York Journal” proclaimed James Smith Ferebee, a flamboyant 32-year old stockbroker from Chicago, the ‘Hercules of Golf’. Yet today, few fans and even golf historians know his name or …
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A Bronx Kid Takes Aim At The Babe’s Record
At the start of the baseball season 80 years ago, few people imagined that Detroit Tigers’ Hank Greenberg would come close to matching the most hallowed sports record at the time, …
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America's Legacy At Formula One- Engines, Not Drivers
Now that Formula One is in the hands of American billionaire John Malone, it remains to be seen whether the media mogul can ignite interest among Americans in the world's premier auto …
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Stuck In the 20th Century, The Mile Is Due For A New Record
Roger Bannister’s death earlier this month at the age of 88 reminded us of another era when running the mile under 4 minutes was the track athlete’s elusive …
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College Hoops And A New York Legacy
For those who wonder why the Big Apple hasn’t hosted an NCAA basketball Final since 1950, the answer might lie in a game-fixing scandal that for years had left an indelible mark on college …
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Hollywood's Favorite Athlete- The Boxer
Since Hollywood debuted the Academy Awards in 1929, only three Best Pictures went to sports related movies: (2004) “Million Dollar Baby”, (1981) “Chariots of Fire”, and (1976)“Rocky”. …
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When Rugby Lost Out To Football
There was a time when rugby might have become America’s contact sport and Monday morning office chats might have mused around tries, scrums and drop-kicks …
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The Last Bare-Knuckle Champion
John L. Sullivan, the celebrated 19th century fist fighter who embodied the spirit of a fighting Irishman, died one hundred years ago in Abington, Massachusetts. …
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THIS WEEK
MOTOR RACING April 20, 2008- Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300, becoming the first ever female driver to win at an Indy car race. In 2005, the Wisconsin native was named Rookie of The Year for the Indianapolis 500 and the Indycar series after taking three pole positions. She is the most successful woman in American open-wheel racing.
FOOTBALL April 18, 1998- At the NFL draft, QB Peyton Manning is the first pick by the Indianapolis Colts. Coming out of the University of Tennessee, Manning was the school’s all-time leading passer and also held the most victories in the SEC. He would go on to win 2 Super Bowl championships- XLI with the Colts and 50 with the Broncos.
BASEBALL April 20, 1988- The Baltimore Orioles set the worst record in MLB for a season start, going 0-14. They would lose the next 7 games before finally turning a game. Manager Cal Ripken was fired after posting 0-6 and replaced by Hall of Famer, Frank Robinson. The Mid-Atlantic franchise closed out the year at 54-107.
RUNNING April 17, 1978- Bill Rodgers wins the 82nd annual Boston Marathon, crossing the finish line with a time of 2:10:13. It was the second victory for the Connecticut native who would go on to claim two more consecutive marathons in “Beantown”. The long distance running master also won the NYC Marathon 4 straight years in a row from 1976-79.
