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Following my father's death in 1991, I discovered a simple locked box that had been my dad’s when he was young. more
Authors, Mark and Matthew Jacob, are out with a new book, ‘Globetrotter: How Abe Saperstein Shook Up the World of Sports’. more
The toughest sport on dirt is planting its western roots in America’s biggest city. “Who ever thought there would be a PBR team in Brooklyn?” more
On December 15, 1930, tea mogul Thomas Lipton stepped into New York’s City Hall to collect a trophy. Mayor Jimmy Walker more
“College football began with the Northeast schools and Yale had the best athletes,” says Rich Marazzi, author of two books on the subject more
In January, 1977, William 'Slew' Hester, President of the United States Tennis Association (USTA), was flying into LaGuardia Airport more
This article is a republished tribute to Chet Coppock, a renowned sports broadcaster and personality who sent us the nostalgic piece more
Pre-Castro Cuba had all the ripe conditions for a major league baseball franchise: tradition, talent, affiliations, and Latin America’s more
In ‘Once Upon a Wheel', a 1971 documentary hosted by Hollywood icon Paul Newman, the famed actor likens the racetrack to “a theater more
In late April of 2017, I had the good fortune to be introduced by Ray Frosti, a mutual friend, to 1974 National League Cy Young Award winner more
“The river never stops flowing and you can’t call time out,” says Joe Jacobi, slalom champion who won gold at the 1992 Olympics more
Held outside Europe and the United States for the first time, the 1956 Summer Olympics took place in late November more
Nearly 2 decades after the end of WWII and a dozen years after the Americans ended their occupation of Japan, the island nation more
Remembered for his athleticism and accomplishments on the court, Pat Cash was one of the most prominent tennis figures of the 1980s. more
Noted baseball historian and author, David Krell, is out with a new book, The Fenway Effect: A Cultural History of the Boston Red Sox more
As a stadium manager, I’m painfully aware of all sorts of odd happenings that can delay a game. I thought I had seen it all more
Teodor Nastu didn’t tell his wife he was defecting when he arranged for an official trip to Greece from his native Romania in 1982. more
Sixty-four years ago, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, and Jack Nicklaus did battle at the feet of the Rocky Mountains more
Not many sports writers are still hunched at the keyboard after more than 4 decades of covering their local and regional teams. more
If Vic Jacobs never followed the corporate handbook for sports journalism, it’s because he never bothered owning one. more
St. Louis University (SLU) ruled college soccer from the late 1950s through the early 1970s, winning 10 Division I titles more
Some 86 years ago, the New York Journal proclaimed James Smith Ferebee, a flamboyant 32-year-old stockbroker more
Over 2,500 dogs representing 12 countries and every U.S. state are set to parade at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center more
On May 2nd,1970, spectators at the Kentucky Derby saw something they’ve never witnessed before - a female jockey more
One of the most valuable and storied NBA franchises hasn’t won a national championship in over 50 years. more
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