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During the 1980s, Great Britain’s Margaret Thatcher identified 3 profound ills that plagued her country: the IRA, striking miners, and football hooligans. more
It’s no secret that horse racing has lost ground to online gambling and alternative sports betting, not to mention cultural shifts more
Who said young sports lovers can’t rise to spiritual loftiness? Decades before he became Pope Francis (2013-25), young Jorge Mario Bergoglio more
On April 30, 1939, Lou Gehrig played his last baseball game. Two years later, the greatest Captain the New York Yankees had ever produced more
The Story of the Masters fills what had been a gap in golf literature. While many books were written about the famed tournament, few provided more
One of the most storied rivalries in sports history became so ingrained in popular culture that it was even recreated as a Broadway show more
Two questions arose after star pitcher, Rube Waddell, missed the 1905 World Series: Did he skip the Fall Classic because he injured his more
On the morning of March 29, 1984, the city of Baltimore woke up to the news that its professional football team was gone. more
“The kids were cruel and it was hurtful. I got picked on a lot,” says Muggsy Bogues in conversation with Rmag. At 5’3, Bogues was the shortest player more
On the night of May 25th, 1965, photographers John Rooney of the Associated Press and Neil Leifer of Sports illustrated snapped similar pictures more
Forty years ago, Libby Riddles became the first woman to conquer the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, the world’s most prestigious canine mushing more
In November, 1959, America’s reigning amateur ice hockey champions, the Brockton ‘Wetzells’ of Massachusetts, accepted an invitation to play more
Even the New York Times couldn’t resist giving it a screaming headline on their SportsMonday front-page: ‘Petty Wins Daytona After Leaders Crash more
Awash by the floodlights at Miami’s Orange Bowl, Benny Babula leaned forward at the waist and contemplated the 22 yards between him and the goal post. more
On the morning of February 15, 1961, Sabena flight 548 was making its long approach into Zaventem Airport in Brussels, Belgium. more
Fresh from his 1974 US Open victory against Australia’s Ken Rosewall, Jimmy Connors came off the court at Forest Hills and told his manager, “Get me Laver!” more
In the early 1970s, the New York Cosmos were an unremarkable, semi-professional soccer club playing a game that most Americans never cared for. more
Before racking up over 1,000 tackles and winning Super Bowl XXIX, Gary Plummer was an undrafted nose tackle-turned-linebacker who played more
In 1980, the intersection of sports and politics came to a bizarre head. Faced with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, President Jimmy more
The Polish press called it ‘Kentomania!’, an American basketball player who filled arenas beyond capacity and dazzled audiences more
“Her legacy is everywhere you look,” says Glenn Stout, author of ‘Young Woman and the Sea’. In the late 1990s, Stout was working with David Halberstam more
The game had everything - great teams, players, coaches, passionate fans, spectacular touchdowns, five lead changes, and a thrilling conclusion! more
In the late 1940s, German brothers Adolf and Rudolf Dassler parted ways in a bitter sibling quarrel. more
One of the greatest NFL quarterbacks of the 1980s, Joe Theismann came out of Notre Dame as a Heisman Trophy contender and an All-American in both football and academia. He spent 12 years with the … more
Beloved, respected, and even idolized, Ayrton Senna was one of the world’s leading drivers on the Formula One circuit when he met death on the track more
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