Sports Betting- A Dark Industry Moves Into Light
Mobsters, crooked athletes, gambling addicts, and all-around unsavory characters. It sounds like the narrative of an old Hollywood script, but they all played roles in some of the most notorious cases of illegal gambling in American sports.
Last week the Supreme Court struck down a 26-year old law that kept sports betting illegal outside Nevada.
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The Rise, Fall, And Rise Again Of American Soccer
Major League Soccer (MLS) and its team owners are scoring big this year. In March, a minority sale of the Orlando City FC valued the franchise at $490 …
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Northern Dancer- The Grand Daddy Of ‘Em All
Winner of the 1964 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, Northern Dancer’s achievements on the racetrack were just a footnote next to his accomplishments in the breeding shed. …
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Greatest Comeback In Stanley Cup History
The 1942 Stanley Cup Final between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings had all the thrilling drama of a championship series, plus more. …
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A 42-Year Old Rookie Takes the Mound
When “Satchel” Paige signed with the Cleveland Indians 70 years ago, an editorial column in The Sporting News chided team owner Bill Veeck for making a farce of the national pastime. …
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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. …
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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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THIS WEEK
SOCCER May 21, 2008- Manchester United defeat Chelsea 6-5 on penalty kicks at the UEFA Champions League tournament. Played in Moscow, it was the first All-English Final in the history of the European Cup. The two rivals drew a 1-1 tie with respective scores from Christiano Ronaldo and Frank Lampert before going into penalty shootouts.
MOTOR RACING May 24, 1998- Eddie Cheever, Jr. wins the Indianapolis 500 in a time of 3:26:41, or 3 seconds ahead of second place Buddy Lazier, winner of the 1996 chase. An American who grew up in Italy, Cheever also raced in Formula One where he participated in more championship races than any other American, though he failed to win any.
GOLF May 22, 1988- Sherri Turner wins the 34th LPGA Championship, shooting 281 (-7) at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Center in Mason, Ohio. A week later she moved on to win the Corning Classic and was later named Female Player of The Year. Though, her career winning streak faded early and the South Carolina native would end up collecting only 3 LPGA titles at retirement.
HOCKEY May 25, 1978- The Montreal Canadiens defeat the Boston Bruins 4-2 for the Stanley Cup. Under the leadership of coach Scotty Bowman, the Canadiens clinched their 3rd straight championship on the ice and also repeated their takedown of the Bruins from the previous year. Defenseman Larry Robinson took home the MVP award.
