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“You will never beat the Californians!” Those were Wally Parks’ words to Don Garlits after the 23-year-old won his first official drag race
Parks was …
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9/4/22
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Sixty-two years ago, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, and Jack Nicklaus did battle at the foot of the Rocky Mountains
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8/28/22
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Thirty years ago, America was enamored with a new outdoor activity that was quickly becoming the fastest growing sport in the country.
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8/21/22
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Kurt Mullen stood with his arms folded around his chest and a whistle dangling from his lips. He was watching the pack of runners circling the track
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8/14/22
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In 1991, the iconic Grateful Dead music band helped sponsor Lithuania’s national basketball team, a talented but financially-strapped squad
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8/7/22
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Held outside Europe and the United States for the first time, the 1956 Summer Olympics took place in late November and early December in the far-flung
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7/31/22
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Before there was Jack Johnson in the boxing ring, or Jesse Owens on the running track, there was Major Taylor on the bicycle.
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7/24/22
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In 2013, when Phil Mickelson hoisted the Claret Jug on a breezy day at Muirfield Golf Links, it wasn’t just a celebration of individual achievement.
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7/17/22
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“The river never stops flowing and you can’t call time out,” says Joe Jacobi, slalom champion who won gold at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.
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7/10/22
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While the Queen of England recently celebrated her Platinum Jubilee, another very British institution is marking a milestone.
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By Richard Naughton, tennis historian
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7/3/22
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