Willie Mays Made The Catch, And That Was Only The Start Of His Play
Today in 1954, Willie Mays made one of the most amazing plays in baseball history. And yet, Mays was so great that some researchers say The Catch wasn't even his greatest catch!
Eleonora Sears, A Pioneer In Basically All The Sports
Today in 1881, Eleonora Sears was born in Boston. She would go on to be one of the most versatile and accomplished athletes of the early 20th century, excelling in dozens of sports, from tennis and squash to boxing and auto racing.
Trischa Zorn, The Swimming Great With 55 Paralympic Medals
The benchmark for Paralympic gold: 55 medals by a single athlete, swimmer Trischa Zorn.
When Countries Stayed Out Of The Olympics, They Held Their Own Olympic-Style Games
Several times the Games have been canceled, and at other times, boycotts have led some countries to hold their own alternative competitions.
Germany Schaefer, The Baseball Player Who Stole First Base
Today in 1911, a very strange thing happened in a baseball game: a guy on second base ran backwards and stole first base, the base he'd just been on. Here's his very unusual story.
“Eric The Eel” Won An Olympic Heat With The Slowest Time In The Field
Sometimes the Olympic athletes who don’t win are the ones who make big impressions. Eric Moussambani was a hit at the 2000 Summer Games despite finishing well behind the rest of the competitors in his event.
Could Juggling Be The Next Big Olympic Sport?
Competitive juggling is a sport that requires skill, concentration, technical mastery and creativity. And there's a push to bring it to the Summer Games someday.
Women Couldn’t Compete In The Ancient Olympics, So They Held The Heraean Games Instead
In ancient Greece, the Olympics were for men only. But from what we can tell, women representing 16 city-states would come together every four years to weave a robe for Hera, the queen of the gods, and hold a footrace for single women.
Two Olympians Turned A Silver And A Bronze Into “Medals Of Friendship”
Whenever the Olympic Games take place we see athletes giving their all to win gold and glory - but we also see great examples of competitors who show character and kindness toward each other. Here’s the story of two of those athletes, who ended up winning the only half-silver, half-bronze medals in Olympic history.
The 1904 Men’s Marathon Was The Weirdest Olympic Race Ever
The men's marathon at the 1904 Olympics could have won a gold medal for biggest trainwreck in Summer Games history. Here's how dirt, dehydration, dogs and more helped make this as bizarre a run as they get.