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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
The New York Ironworkers (blue) in action against the Seattle Seawolves at the 2022 Major League Rugby Championship. It was MLR's 4th championship run as a professional league and New York's first title.
Pro Rugby Digs Its Cleats
“No other country does sports like America,” says James Semple, Head Coach of the New York Ironworkers, a professional rugby team. more
Alan Shepard, Commander of Apollo 14, practicing a golf swing on the moon (February 6, 1971). With one arm, he took 4 swings against 2 balls. The first ball traveled 24 yards and the second 40 yards.
Golfing The Moon
Some 52 years after Alan Shepard golfed on the moon, NASA is heading back to the surface of our celestial neighbor more
Marvelous Marvin Hagler in the ring against England's Alan Minter on September 27, 1980. Hagler's TKO in the 3rd round against a blood-spattered Minter would launch his reign as the undisputed middleweight boxing champion for the next 7 years.
Marvelous Hagler, One Of His Last Interviews
It’s 2 years since boxing legend, Marvelous Hagler, died at the age of 66. Sports History Weekly was one of the last publications to interview more
The City College of New York basketball team, winners of the 1950 NIT and NCAA tournament championships. The explosion of a game-fixing scandal the following year would mar their legacy and the reputation of NY as the Mecca of college basketball.
Corruption Mars College Basketball In New York
For those who wonder why the country’s largest sports market hasn’t hosted a March Madness final since 1950, the answer lies more
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