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On May 2nd,1970, spectators at the Kentucky Derby saw something they’ve never witnessed before - a female jockey
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5/4/24
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One of the most valuable and storied NBA franchises hasn’t won a national championship in over 50 years.
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4/28/24
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“I always needed someone to pull me along”, says Bill Rodgers about his early years.
The veteran long-distance runner, who still holds
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4/21/24
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At age 23, Marty Appel became the youngest PR Director in Major League Baseball history, working for the New York Yankees
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By Adam Kluger
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4/14/24
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“I was very adept at creating big ideas for the sports department,” says Ira Ellenthal. At his home in Old Greenwich, Connecticut,
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4/7/24
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If you never heard of the US Sumo Open, then you’re not alone. This Spring, the 1,500-year-old Japanese sport, which enjoys
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3/31/24
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After 30 years of calling games on TV and radio, Ian Eagle is taking over from Jim Nantz at CBS as the lead voice for the NCAA Final Four
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3/23/24
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“Growing up in Park City, Utah, there wasn’t much to do other than ski if you were a sporting kid,” says Ted Ligety
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3/17/24
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“Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated,” Arnold Palmer used to say. With 7 major titles and 62 victories on the PGA Tour
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3/10/24
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85-year-old Hal Bock spent 4 decades at The Associated Press (AP), penning articles on 30 World Series, 30 Super Bowls, 11 Olympics
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3/2/24
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“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
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2/24/24
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Sports Illustrated (SI), the literary institution that weaved sports into the fabric of American culture for 3 generations, is turning 70 years
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By Gill Schor
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2/18/24
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Officially called the “AFL-NFL World Championship Game”, the first Super Bowl was little more than an inconsequential game
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2/11/24
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Iona Sports Media Professor Mike Damergis talks with Super Bowl '86 & '90 champion, Mark Collins
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2/7/24
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She was the first female skater to land a double axel in competition. Carol Heiss, with her captivating smile and All-American girl appeal
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2/4/24
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Iona Sports Media Professor Mike Damergis talks with 5x Pro-Bowler and NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, Chuck Foreman
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1/28/24
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Shep Messing spent 7 seasons as goalkeeper in the North American Soccer League, sharing the pitch with legends such as Pele,
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By Adam Kluger
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1/21/24
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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
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1/14/24
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Sean Logan, an attorney who played lacrosse for the Naval Academy before entering the Marine Corps, said this of his high school football coach
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By Jonathan Yates
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1/7/24
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Sitting ringside at Madison Square Garden (MSG) were boxing’s royalty: Sugar Ray Robinson, Ezzard Charles, and Jersey Joe Walcott.
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12/24/23
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Devon Harris was co-founder of the Jamaica national bobsled team, an upstart squad of warm weather athletes
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12/12/23
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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”
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12/10/23
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Not many athletes have a National Hall of Fame Museum named after them, but Dan Gable stands in a class of his own.
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12/3/23
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"It was a victory of innocents," says Dennis McNally, the Grateful Dead's publicist, as he recalls the historic event in conversation
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11/26/23
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Iona Sports Media Professor Mike Damergis interviews Sammy White, former Vikings WR and 1976 Rookie of the Year.
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11/22/23
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