Skateboarding, pro-style (1989)
Chris Miller, one of the hottest stars on the pro skateboarding tour, is one of the few people in the world who gets to ride a skateboard for a living. Appearing in movies and TV commercials is just part of the fun.
Basketball history: The ABA-NBA merger (1976)
Goodbye ABA! 4 teams accepted in NBA merger
Goodbye red, white and blue ball. So long three-point field goal.
The American Basketball Association ... Click to read more...
Hobey Baker making good again (1918)
This story appeared at the beginning of 1918, but by the time the year had closed out, Hobart "Hobie" Baker was dead -- killed by injuries sustained i... Click to read more...
How can you catch OJ Simpson? (1969)
25 years after this ad was published, the answer to the question in the headline would be, "If you're the police, go on a five-hour low-speed chase th... Click to read more...
Joe Namath’s “super” guarantee: Super Bowl III (1969)
No refund needed on Joe's 'guarantee'
Calls brilliant game, picks Colts apart on passes -- Super star in Super Bowl
by John G Griffin
Miami... Click to read more...
Bruce Jenner: Insurance salesman turned star athlete (1976)
Now Bruce Jenner, 26, was 1,500 meters away from the Olympic gold medal and the wildest cheers of the track-and-field competition in Montreal. And his blonde wife was terrified.
Sandy Koufax: “I’m only human” (1963)
“I’m only human”
By Sandy Koufax, As told to Milton Gross
There we were, one run ahead, as Maury Wills charged the slow grounder that could beco... Click to read more...
The punch: NBA’s Rudy Tomjanovich & Kermit Washington (1977)
On the evening of December 9, 1977, a single punch altered the way the NBA regarded fighting forever.
Joe DiMaggio’s baseball record: 56-game hit streak (1941)
Called “the most extraordinary thing that ever happened in American sports,” the streak began on May 15, 1941 when DiMaggio went 1-4 against Chicago White Sox hurler Eddie Smith.
Wilt Chamberlain’s 100 point game (1962)
While today’s players make multi-million dollar salaries and play in front of upwards of 15,000 fans a night, Chamberlain’s record-setting performance took place in front of 4,124 fans at the arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
The daily fun hour: Follow-ball race (1922)
The daily fun hour: Follow-ball race
This game is usually played with a medicine ball, but a basketball or any other sort of air-ball will serve th... Click to read more...
Babe Ruth’s baseball sideline: The cigar business (1920)
Baseball is liberal to its hired men
Babe's Pin Money
Babe Ruth gets a salary of $20,000 from the New York Yankees for his prowess as a home-run... Click to read more...
