So that question begs for two answers. The very first Olympic games were 776 BC in Olympia, Greece. There was one event, a sprint race to honor Zeus. and it wasn't until people were crashing out on it ...

Lacrosse is a uniquely American sport. We spoke with sports reporter Scott Price about his book, "The American Game: History and Hope in the Country of Lacrosse," for our series, Race Matters. PBS ...

It was autumn, 1982. Bob Waters, a famously curmudgeonly old boxing writer younger then than I am now, still was displeased with Newsday’s nice, relatively new digs in Melville. He explained why to a ...

The Indiana Hoosiers are the 2026 College Football Playoff national champions. Let that sink in for a moment. I can just hear ...

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