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Ted Ligety holding up the Stars & Stripes after sweeping gold in the Giant Slalom event at the 2014 Winter Olympics. He is the only American male to ever win 2 Olympic gold medals in alpine racing.
Ted Ligety, Master of the Giant Slalom
“Growing up in Park City, Utah, there wasn’t much to do other than ski if you were a sporting kid,” says Ted Ligety more
Tiger Woods and Arnold Palmer sharing a laugh after Woods won the 2013 Arnold Palmer Invitational, his 8th and last victory at the celebrated PGA Tour event.
Arnie's Invitational
“Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated,” Arnold Palmer used to say. With 7 major titles and 62 victories on the PGA Tour more
Rod Gilbert, the NY Rangers' all-time greatest scorer, shown on ice during his playing days in the 1960s-70s. Long-time sports reporter, Hal Bock, co-authored his autobiography.
An AP Veteran Recalls the Old NY Rangers
85-year-old Hal Bock spent 4 decades at The Associated Press (AP), penning articles on 30 World Series, 30 Super Bowls, 11 Olympics more
Charles Austin clearing 7'10 in the high jump to win gold at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. His Olympic record still stands after 28 years.
Charles Austin, Journey to the Top
“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 more
Launched in the summer of 1954, Sports Illustrated magazine embodied the gold standard in American sports journalism for 3 generations.
Sports Illustrated at 70
Sports Illustrated (SI), the literary institution that weaved sports into the fabric of American culture for 3 generations, is turning 70 years more
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Vince Lombardi after his team, Green Bay Packers, defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 in the 'AFL-NFL World Championship Game', which became Super Bowl I (January 15, 1967).
The First Super Bowl...Less Than Super
Officially called the “AFL-NFL World Championship Game”, the first Super Bowl was little more than an inconsequential game more
The Sports Sitdown- Former NY Giants Super Bowl champ, Mark Collins
Iona Sports Media Professor Mike Damergis talks with Super Bowl '86 & '90 champion, Mark Collins more
Carol Heiss at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley where she won her first gold medal in figure skating. She would later claim 20 gold & silver medals at the Olympics, World, North American, and National Championships.
Figure Skating Gold Medalist, Carol Heiss
She was the first female skater to land a double axel in competition. Carol Heiss, with her captivating smile and All-American girl appeal more
The Sports Sitdown- Former Vikings RB, Chuck Foreman
Iona Sports Media Professor Mike Damergis talks with 5x Pro-Bowler and NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, Chuck Foreman more
Shep Messing on the field with Pele, his soccer teammate during their time together with the New York Cosmos (1976-77).
Shep Messing, Pele’s American Goalkeeper
Shep Messing spent 7 seasons as goalkeeper in the North American Soccer League, sharing the pitch with legends such as Pele, more
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Australia's Margaret Court in action at the Wimbledon semi-finals in 1970, the year she captured the calendar Grand Slam.
Dialing Back the Years with Margaret Court
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 more
Coach Buddy Hepfer in front of the trophy display case at Arundel High School where he built the successful football and wrestling programs.
Surviving Buddy Hepfer’s Double Sessions
Sean Logan, an attorney who played lacrosse for the Naval Academy before entering the Marine Corps, said this of his high school football coach more
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Joe Louis (left) and Rocky Marciano at the Madison Square Garden fight that saw the end of one boxing legend and the beginning of another (October 26, 1951).
As One Boxing Era Ends, Another Begins
Sitting ringside at Madison Square Garden (MSG) were boxing’s royalty: Sugar Ray Robinson, Ezzard Charles, and Jersey Joe Walcott. more
The 1988 Jamaica national bobsled team posing beachside with their training push-cart. Standing second from right is Devon Harris who would also compete at the 1992 and 1998 Winter Olympics.
Devon Harris, Jamaica Bobsled Team
Devon Harris was co-founder of the Jamaica national bobsled team, an upstart squad of warm weather athletes more
Army's Glenn Davis eludes Navy tacklers at the 1944 Army-Navy game. Army won 23-7 and the two academies would never meet again for the college football championship.
As War Rages Abroad, Army & Navy Face Off
The Allies were on their offensive drive towards Germany, General Douglas MacArthur was back in the Philippines, and the Army-Navy “Game of the Century” more
Wrestling gold medalist, Dan Gable, at the 1972 Olympics in Munich. A champion in high school and college, he would go on to a successful coaching career that spanned over 2 decades at the University of Iowa.
Dan Gable, “I Was Born into Wrestling”
Not many athletes have a National Hall of Fame Museum named after them, but Dan Gable stands in a class of his own. more
Bronze winners at the 1992 Olympics, the Lithuanian basketball team accept their medals wearing Grateful Dead tie-dyes.
Olympic Basketball and The Grateful Dead
"It was a victory of innocents," says Dennis McNally, the Grateful Dead's publicist, as he recalls the historic event in conversation more
The Sports Sitdown- Former Minnesota Vikings, Sammy White
Iona Sports Media Professor Mike Damergis interviews Sammy White, former Vikings WR and 1976 Rookie of the Year. more
The Sports Sitdown- Former NY Giants, Kareem McKenzie
Iona Sports Media Professor Mike Damergis talks with 2x, New York Giants Super Bowl Champ, Kareem McKenzie more
Mike Lyons spearheads 'The Quiet Storm Defense' as the nose tackle for Morgan State University (circa 1979). That year, the Bears went 9-2-0 and won the MEAC championship.
Recalling Morgan State’s ‘Quiet Storm Defense’
On November 15, 1979, the Washington Post wrote: “Morgan State is the leading passing team in the MEAC but more
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Kyle Wyman (#33) of Harley Davidson's Screamin' Eagle Racing Team negotiating a turn at the 2023 'King of the Baggers' series.
Harley-Davidson, Back in Road Racing
“It’s been an incredible journey with Harley to bring bagger racing to the forefront of motorcycle racing in the U.S.,” says Kyle Wyman. more
Runners crossing the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge at the start of the New York City Marathon in 1981.
Chasing New York City's Marathon Sunday
The numbers speak for themselves: 50,000 runners, 5 starting waves, 250 gallons of Gatorade concentrate, and 1,500 portable toilets. more
Ozzie Newsome during his playing days with the Cleveland Browns (1978-90). As a tight end, he revolutionized the position and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999.
Ozzie Newsome, The ‘Wizard of Oz’
“My time finally arrived and I’m going to enjoy every minute of it. Other than the birth of my son, nothing compares to this." more
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The Sports Sitdown- Former Denver Broncos, Karl Mecklenburg
Iona Sports Media Professor Mike Damergis interviews Karl Mecklenburg about his incredible career in the NFL with the 1980s Broncos. more
A fan is lowered upside down by his friends to retrieve a ball. Until 'Reuben's Rule' was born, spectators risked being arrested for keeping a foul ball.
When Keeping a Foul Ball Meant Risking Arrest
In 1998, the Philadelphia Phillies named 87-year old Robert Cotter 'Fan of the Century' and presented him with an more
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