Fun to watch and fun to play, sporting activities have always had a key role in public life. These sports-related stories take us back to the ancient Olympics and forward to the days of a "Moneyball" approach to baseball.
Surfing Was A Big Part Of Hawaiian History
In the spirit of Arthur Ashe's humanitarian efforts, the Arthur Ashe Courage Award was born.
The third race of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes - named after his father, August Belmont, Sr., who originally funded the event - is run every J...
It's the Masters! Who planned this beautiful golf course? How did it come about? When Bobby Jones envisioned that Berckmans' Place (near Augusta, Geor...
Back in the day when American newspapers cost a nickel, and the price of Southern cotton was still noted at the top of the front page, Bobby Jones had...
In ancient Greece, artists used vases in the same way as painters use canvases today. We therefore see great works of art, which survive from the anc...
What did ancient people see when they arrived at Olympia to participate in the ancient Olympics or to worship at the Altis Sanctuary?Experts have piec...
When he was unable to run the entire race, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Derek Redmond did something even better.
Considered to be one of the greatest mountain climbers in the world, George Mallory was invited to climb Mount Everest after the end of World War I.
To celebrate the birth of his son with Queen Catharine, Henry VIII holds a jousting tournament at Westminster on February 12, 1511.
Herman Boone was the head coach of the 1971 Titans football team.
Not long before he dies, Jackie Robinson writes the story of his life.
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