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.
Hopeful they can be the first American League team in decades to win 20 games in a row, the A's get off to a great start on September 4, 2002.
Billy Beane (portrayed by Brad Pitt) and Paul DePodesta (played by Jonah Hill and called "Peter Brand" in the Moneyball film), bring to life the story...
The Oakland A's enjoyed a remarkable 20-game winning streak between August and early September of 2002.
In August of 2002, the Oakland A's began a 20-game winning streak.
WARNING: THIS VIDEO CLIP CONTAINS EXCITED COMMENTS FROM PLAYERS WHO JUST COMPLETED A 20-GAME WINNING STREAK.
Moneyball, the film, is loosely based on Moneyball, the book, by Michael Lewis.
This video is a clip from Morgan Freeman's interview with Tavis Smiley.
Offshore Powerboat Racing can be a very dangerous sport.
In 1999, at the Deerfield Beach Offshore Race, TalkStory's Team Lazzara crashes two days after a hurricane stirred-up the seas.
Given their extremely large engines, and the speeds at which offshore powerboats can travel, it is easy for these machines to develop problems.
The ancient Olympics began in about the eighth century, B.
So highly regarded were winning athletes, in the ancient Olympic games, that their names were used in the Greek calendar.
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