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100-year-old Diane Friedman breaking the world record for her age group in the 100m dash at the Michigan Senior Games (August, 2021). Her time was 36.7 seconds.
Let The Senior Games Begin!
Come July 7th this year, thousands of athletes will converge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to compete at the 19th edition of the National Senior Games. more
Corey Peabody (left) racing his 'Lynx Healthcare' hydroplane to victory at the 112th annual running of the Gold Cup, the oldest trophy in motor sport racing.
Chasing The Gold Cup In Hydroplanes
“There’s nothing like the Unlimited,” says Corey Peabody, defending champion of the American Power Boat Association (APBA) Gold Cup more
Wooden lockers at the Van Cortlandt Park Golf Course, the oldest public golf course in America. The room served as the backdrop to a scene in the film 'Wall Street', starring Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen.
In The Bronx, Oldest Public Golf Course In America
Situated between 2 elevated subway lines in the north Bronx, Van Cortlandt Park is home to the country’s oldest public golf course. more
Thomas Lipton aboard one of his racing yachts. An avid sailor, the tea tycoon competed 5 times at the America's Cup and lost each challenge. The beloved yachtsman was later awarded with a special cup and declared 'greatest loser'.
The World’s Most Beloved Loser
On December 15, 1930, tea mogul Thomas Lipton stepped into New York’s City Hall to collect a trophy. Mayor Jimmy Walker made the honors more
Alydar running neck and neck with his rival, Affirmed, at one of the 1978 Triple Crown races. In 1990, Alydar was euthanized at his home in Calumet Farm under suspicious circumstances surrounding the financial collapse of its owner.
Death of A Racehorse. Or, Was It Murder?
“I was not convinced it was an accident,” says Fred Kray, a retired animal lawyer. “As an attorney, I thought there were too many coincidences." more
Vintage car collector Howard Kroplick with his 1909 ALCO-6 Racer, which won the 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup and participated in the first Indianapolis 500 race (1911).
Recalling Long Island’s Vanderbilt Cup Races
“Chain your dogs and lock up your fowls!” Those words were printed on notices across Long Island, New York more
Sudan's 7-foot, 7-inch Manute Bol playing for the University of Bridgeport in 1984-85. The following year, he would be the tallest player and first African to be drafted into the NBA.
From War-Torn Sudan To The NBA
The New York Times wrote in his obituary (6/19/2010): “…he wore size 16½ sneakers and had the spindliest legs ever to protrude from a pair of more
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