Pete Sampras’ first Wimbledon win, Richard Petty’s last NASCAR victory, and Lou Gehrig’s famous speech are just of the few of the great moments that fell on the 4th of July. You might be surprised to find out what else happened on this day in sports history.
You might be surprised by some of the great athletes whose sons managed to surpass them. Stephan Curry, Brett Hull, Barry Bonds and Richard Petty are just a few of the sports stars who made their daddy’s proud…or jealous!
- Kate Lueras
Chances are if you grew up in a coastal community with any kind of waves in the ocean, you were surrounded by the surf culture. Surfers not only commit to the sport, but they engage in their own way of life. This “club” or camaraderie that surfer…
- Marc Serota
My career began around the same time that Dan Marino was drafted into the NFL, 30th overall, at the end of the first round by the Miami Dolphins in 1983. I was there when Dan and the dolphins beat the highly favored and eventual world champion 19…
- David Meeks
National sports are back, sort of, and what unfolds over the next several months will look both familiar and like nothing we’ve ever seen. NASCAR gave us a taste of socially distant sports with its return to the track at Darlington over the we…
- Manopause Team
As COVID-19 impacts everything we know, major sports leagues are planning on their comeback without fans. Major League Baseball is contemplating restarting Spring Training June 10th and starting the season on July 1, 2020. Certainly…
- David Meeks
Don Shula, the winningest coach in National Football League history and hailed by his team as the “patriarch of the Miami Dolphins franchise for 50 years,” died on Monday at age 90, the passing of a legend who said he only wanted to be remember…
- Larry Pollack
White water rafting is a popular sport and vacation activity. Fearless men and women navigate treacherous rapids in plastic canoes for fun and that adrenaline rush. For lesser mortals and families, companies offer rafting excursions on…
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Father and son, Eli and Archie Manning, talk about what it was like growing up in a house full of jocks, being a parent vs. a grandparent and offer some advice on fatherhood in this very personal conversation.
Anyone who thinks bowling is boring, has never seen the star-studded trick shots in this astonishing video. You won’t believe the crazy things they can do with a bowling ball, 10 pins, and a little help from a lot of famous people! Who thinks of this stuff?
