‘Rocky’ and every sports-themed movie that won an Oscar at the Academy Awards
For as many popular sports-themed movies that have been made, they haven’t performed as well at the Academy Awards as one might expect. Only […]
Sports stars on sandwiches featuring Michael Phelps on double-decker fried egg and cheese
Sandwiches have fueled at-home sports spectating since the advent of the television, and the language used by sports commentators subconsciously feeds the hunger. In […]
TheOdd1sOut: Robert James Rallison shares his thoughts on sports in viral animation
For every sports star there are legions of benchwarmers. There are even larger legions of folks entirely lacking in athletic prowess that become fans […]
Watch Danny MacAskill front flip his bike into the ocean after riding atop Gran Canaria’s rooftops
Late in 2015, GoPro released a video of trial rider Danny MacAskill skillfully hopping his mountain bike about the colorful rooftops of Las Palmas […]
Pictorial history of baseball cards covers 150 years of diamond dandies on cardboard
The great history of baseball cards is celebrating its Sesquicentennial anniversary and today, led by Starr Cards, its future has never been brighter. We […]
Hungarian swimming phenom Kristof Milak shatters Michael Phelps’ 200m fly world record
Legendary swimmer Michael Phelps first broke the 200 meter butterfly world record on March 20, 2001 when he swam the event in 1:54.92 at […]
Bill Russell, Larry Bird headline Boston Celtics all-time top five players by Win Shares
Bill Russell, who stymied opposing offenses while leading the Boston Celtics to 11 NBA championship titles, is the franchise’s all-time leader in Win Shares […]
Special needs athlete Michael Kelley gets his own basketball card after varsity jacket drama
In 2015, Wichita East student-athlete Michael Kelley made national news when he was compelled by the high school’s principal to remove his varsity letter […]
Kings of Instagram: Floyd Mayweather Jr, Mike Tyson, Anthony Joshua tops among boxers
Had Instagram been around since the advent of professional boxing, there is no doubt that Muhammad Ali would be the greatest in terms of […]
Westside Barbell is the Shaolin Temple of powerlifting and Louie Simmons is its senior monk
If one is serious about learning kung fu, he will make a pilgrimage to Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, China, but if one wants to […]
Flashback Friday: 10-year-old Alzain Tareq and 30-year-old Michael Phelps throw pool parties
On a hot Friday in August of 2015, Alzain Tareq managed to make an equally-big splash in the pool as Michael Phelps — at […]
Luke Appling headlines Chicago White Sox all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964, Luke Appling — nicknamed “Old Aches and Pains” — was a stellar infielder who spent […]