Sports History

Chilling Professional Sports Images From History Explained

March 15, 2023

Any sports fan worth their salt will tell you that statistics and final scores are only half a story when it comes to our greatest pastimes. The most interesting ...

41 Eerie Details of Aaron Hernandez Mystery

March 10, 2023

In 2012 Aaron Hernandez had everything he ever wanted. He was engaged to a beautiful woman, he scored a touchdown in the Super Bowl, and he had one of the most expensive contrac...

Chilling Professional Sports Images From History Explained

March 8, 2023

Any sports fan worth their salt will tell you that statistics and final scores are only half a story when it comes to our greatest pastimes. The most interesting ...

Chilling New Details Surface Revealing Secret Double Life Of NFL Superstar Turned Criminal

March 3, 2023

In 2012 Aaron Hernandez had everything he ever wanted. He was engaged to a beautiful woman, he scored a touchdown in the Super Bow...

60 Photos That Capture A Different Side Of Sports History 

November 29, 2022

Any sports fan worth their salt will tell you that statistics and final scores are only half a story when it comes to our greatest pastimes. The most interesting...

What You Didn't Know About Rosey Grier, Football Player, Actor, National Hero, And All-Star Nee...

August 26, 2022

Rosey Grier in 2014 in New York City. (Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images) Honestly, Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier probably has a su...

The Origins Of Curling, That Olympic Sport We Only Watch Every Four Years

February 17, 2022

John Landsteiner, John Shuster, and Matt Hamilton of Team United States compete in curling at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, C...

Chilling New Details Surface Revealing Secret Double Life Of NFL Superstar Turned Killer

January 24, 2020

In 2012 Aaron Hernandez had everything he ever wanted. He was engaged to a beautiful woman, he scored a touchdown in the Super Bowl,...

The History Of Cheerleading: It Was All-Male Until The 20th Century

August 24, 2019

Yale male cheerleaders performing a routine, circa 1925. Source: (Photo by George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty Images) Today, cheerleading is very much a...

The Rough And Brutal History Of Rugby

June 28, 2019

One of the best-loved games, particularly in England, is rugby. A cousin of American football, rugby a rougher, tougher sport than soccer. Rugby got its start as a rule-less mob ...

60 Photos That Capture A Different Side Of Sports History

June 20, 2019

Any sports fan worth their salt will tell you that statistics and final scores are only half a story when it comes to our greatest pastimes. The most interesting ...

9+ Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Babe Ruth

May 30, 2019

American baseball player George Herman Ruth (1895 - 1948) known as Babe Ruth. Source: (MPI/Getty Images) He is George Herman Ruth, Jr., but you probably know him be...

The Black Sox Scandal: Baseball’s Saddest Day

April 19, 2019

Baseball, America’s favorite pastime, has endured some scandals in its long history, from player’s strikes to steroid use. But the most shocking and disheartening baseb...

Crazy Baseball Superstitions From The History Of The Sport

March 25, 2019

Infielder Jason Giambi of the New York Yankees slides into second base against the Boston Red Sox March 17, 2008 at Legends Field in Tampa, Florida. Source: (Ph...

The Fascinating History of Dodgeball

March 12, 2019

A player clutches a ball while dodging three others at the Elite Dodgeball National Championships at Boston University on Aug. 17, 2017. (Photo by Stan Grossfeld/The Boston Globe via...

Milk and Racing: The Indy 500’s Strange Obsession With Milk

February 28, 2019

Scott Dixon drinks the ceremonial winner's milk over in victory lane in celebration of winning the 2008 Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway i...

The Madden Curse: Where Gaming, Football, and Superstition Collide

January 16, 2019

Gaming fans sample EA Sports Madden NFL 13 game on the second day of the E3 video game extravaganza in Los Angeles on June 6, 2012. Source: (FREDERIC J....

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