Held outside Europe and the United States for the first time, the 1956 Summer Olympics took place in late November

Nearly 2 decades after the end of WWII and a dozen years after the Americans ended their occupation of Japan, the island nation

Remembered for his athleticism and accomplishments on the court, Pat Cash was one of the most prominent tennis figures of the 1980s.

Noted baseball historian and author, David Krell, is out with a new book, The Fenway Effect: A Cultural History of the Boston Red Sox

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

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.

Sixty-four years ago, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, and Jack Nicklaus did battle at the feet of the Rocky Mountains

Not many sports writers are still hunched at the keyboard after more than 4 decades of covering their local and regional teams.

If Vic Jacobs never followed the corporate handbook for sports journalism, it’s because he never bothered owning one.

St. Louis University (SLU) ruled college soccer from the late 1950s through the early 1970s, winning 10 Division I titles

Some 86 years ago, the New York Journal proclaimed James Smith Ferebee, a flamboyant 32-year-old stockbroker

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

On May 2nd,1970, spectators at the Kentucky Derby saw something they’ve never witnessed before - a female jockey

One of the most valuable and storied NBA franchises hasn’t won a national championship in over 50 years.

“I always needed someone to pull me along”, says Bill Rodgers about his early years. The veteran long-distance runner, who still holds

At age 23, Marty Appel became the youngest PR Director in Major League Baseball history, working for the New York Yankees

“I was very adept at creating big ideas for the sports department,” says Ira Ellenthal. At his home in Old Greenwich, Connecticut,

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