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Jake LaMotta (left) and Sugar Ray Robinson in a slugfest for the world middleweight title on February 14, 1951. It was their 6th and final fight, which became known as the 'St. Valentine's Day Massacre'. Captured in Martin Scorsese's "Raging Bull", the film is ripe for a sequel.
‘Raging Bull’ is Begging for a Sequel
In 1980, Martin Scorsese released “Raging Bull”, a Hollywood screen production that was nominated for 8 Academy Awards more
UNC's Michael Jordan takes the game-winning shot at the 1982 NCAA Final with 17 seconds remaining. A defining moment in his career, Jordan was transformed from "Mike" to "Michael".
1982, A Star-Studded NCAA Final
When it comes to game-winning shots, few can match Michael Jordan’s buzzer-beater-jumper at the 1989 playoff contention between the Chicago Bulls more
Charles Finley (right) and his cousin, Carl Finley, in an undated photo. With Charlie's forceful personality and Carl's steady hand, they built the A's into a powerhouse baseball dynasty.
An Insider’s View of the Oakland A’s
“Controversy, chaos, and change” is how Nancy Finley remembers the Oakland A’s under the ownership of her flamboyant uncle, Charles Finley. more
Cold Ice
Slicing through the ice with as much speed as his powerful thighs could summon, Sergei Livchek outskated the last defender more
A Passion for Sports and a Gift for Selling
“I was very adept at creating big ideas for the sports department,” says Ira Ellenthal. At a restaurant close to his home in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, more
Jackie Robinson greeting California Senator and Vice-Presidential candidate Richard Nixon after winning Game 5 of the 1952 World Series. Robinson would endorse Nixon as the Republican candidate in the 1960 Presidential elections, but later abandon the party in favor of the Democrats.
Owens, Louis, Robinson & the Republican Vote
Before the civil rights era of the 1960s, the Republican party of Abraham Lincoln still carried substantial weight with black voters. more
Members of the Brooklyn Cyclones stretching at their field in Brooklyn, New York. The Cyclones were the first professional baseball team to return to Brooklyn after the Dodgers left in 1958.
The Brooklyn Cyclones, Two Decades On
Steve Cohen, Vice-President of the Brooklyn Cyclones, was there when tickets first went on sale in the Spring of 2001. “I remember the line more
Vince Lombardi after his team, Green Bay Packers, defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 in 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 match was little more than an inconsequential game more
Carol Heiss at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley where she won the gold medal in figure skating. Overall, she claimed 20 gold & silver medals between the Olympics, World, North American, and National Championships.
Gold Medalist, Carol Heiss, Recalls Her Skating Years
She was the first female skater to land a double axel in competition. Carol Heiss, with her captivating smile and All-American appeal, took silver at the 1956 more
Greg Pryor at Comiskey Park. A member of the 1985 World Series championship team (KC Royals), he is also the only player who played at the notorious Disco Demolition (1979) and Pine Tar games (1983).
Anecdotes From a World Series Champion
“Son, if you don’t take our offer, I am going to put you right on top of my dumbass list!” Those were George Steinbrenner’s words to Greg Pryor more
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