On January 15, 1967, the Green Bay Packers played the Kansas City Chiefs in the first ever Super Bowl. The game, which took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, marked the beginning of what would evolve into a...
Chances are you’ve heard the story of Abner Doubleday, a man from Cooperstown, New York who invented baseball in 1839. As the story goes, Doubleday became a Civil War hero while his invention swept through the country with growing...
Long considered America’s national pastime, baseball took off in New York during the 1860s and remains quite popular today. Over time, baseball has spread throughout the world, creating numerous international leagues.
Mexico and several...
The amount of engineering, time, and funding put into the racecars we know today is incredible. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is a multi-million dollar organization. Born from the Daytona Beach land speed...
The Kentucky Derby is more than just a distinguished horse race. The Kentucky Derby has been held in the United States since 1875, but its origins date back much further. Unlike most famous sporting events, it has been...
There’s no doubt that college basketball is exciting to watch. Whether it’s the pride that washes over you when your alma mater scores a point or the adrenaline rush during the final seconds of a particularly intense...
Boston: Home to clam chowder, cream pie, lager, baked beans and boxing. The Northeast center rose to prominence as a boxing hub way back in the late 1800s, and has since birthed some of the ring’s greats....
In the beginning, Super Bowl halftime performances consisted mostly of marching bands and professional extreme stunt acts. But with their yearly audience rapidly increasing, the National Football League (NFL) recognized the need for bigger and better halftime...
When you think of Los Angeles, Hollywood inevitably pops up first. California’s City of Angels is a company town, and their business is show business. So naturally, the movie industry, with all its glam and stars, spills...
American history is stuffed with feuds, grudge matches, and vendettas. Among the more friendly (and less bloody) are found in American sports, college football specifically. And in the Deep South, the oldest and most colorful rivalry is...
