Newman's Own: An Actor Embraces Pro Racing
Among the sports figures who made it on the big screen in Hollywood, film icon Paul Newman stands on his own as an accomplished actor who was also a successful race car driver. Sportsmen Johnny Weissmuller (swimming), Chuck Norris (martial arts) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (body building) parlayed their athletic careers to movies, but Newman went the other way
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When It Comes To Sport, This Island Punches Above Its Weight
It is an article of faith for many New Zealanders that their country ‘punches above its weight’ in sport. Rugby union, where the All Blacks and Black …
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Locker Rooms Open Up To Female Journalists
Few landmark court decisions come down in the world of sports but 40 years ago this month, a federal judge ruled that women reporters …
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"A Good Guy In A Mean Sport"
If modern boxing ever produced a gentleman champion, then Floyd Patterson would wear that belt. Forty-six years ago this month, the shy and private ring …
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The Day Sport Venues Changed In Oklahoma
On December 4, 1972, the weather was a chilly 26 degrees. Traffic was backed-up on Lewis Avenue and spanned more than 3 miles. The impressive …
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"I Can't Die, It Would Ruin My Image"
Decades before Jane Fonda sent millions of American women into their living rooms with her pop-in exercise videos, Jack LaLanne was busy …
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Recalling Pre-Season Football, The Old School Days
With pre-season football upon us, I yearn for the days, now buried deep in the scrapbook, when the beloved old man George Halas and the Bears …
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The US Open Finds A New Home
In January, 1977, William “Slew” Hester, President of the United States Tennis Association (USTA), was flying into LaGuardia Airport when he spotted the old, disused Singer Bowl under a blanket of snow. …
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Greatest Athlete of All-Time? A Case for "The Babe”
It's impossible to settle the question of who was the greatest athlete of all time, though it certainly makes for a lively and interesting debate. …
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THIS WEEK
FOOTBALL October 12, 2008 The Arizona Cardinals beat the Dallas Cowboys 30-24 in overtime. The Cards started off the game with a 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and ended it with a blocked punt recovery for 3 yards. They wrapped up the season 9-7 and eventually made the Super Bowl, but were taken down by the Steelers 27-23 for the crown.
BASEBALL October 14, 1998 The San Diego Padres defeat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 to win the National League title. They went on to face the NY Yankees at the World Series but lost the championship after being swept 4-0. Founded in 1969, the Padres never won a World Series but were National League champs twice, in 1984 and 1998.
HORSE RACING October 13, 1988 Jockey Mike Venezia is killed in an accident at Belmont Park after he is thrown off his horse and trampled by a trailing horse. Venezia rode 2,313 winners in his career and was President of the Jockeys’ Guild from 1975-81. In December, 1964, he won 6 races in just a single day at Aqueduct Racetrack.
AUTO RACING October 8, 1978 American race car driver Mario Andretti wins the F1 Driver’s World Championship. Andretti claimed 6 of the 16 Formula One races that season and today remains the last American to lift an F1 trophy. The Italian-born racer is only one of two drivers to have won the F1, Indycar, NASCAR, and World Sportscar Championship.
