Baseball heroes are born in pressure situations. Although it’s a team sport, at-bats are so a one-man show in the batter’s box. It’s the hitter’s time to shine, and the best always seem to find a way ...

Sports feature heroes and villains, and we wouldn’t love the games without the latter. Stories are never quite as fun without the compelling character in the black hat. Passions are greater, upsets ...

Players come and go. Coaches come and go. Even fans come and go. But owners can last forever with franchises being passed on from generation to generation and staying within families for decades. That ...

For decades, Mount Rushmore was a large hill and tourist attraction in South Dakota. Then, fans and media turned it into the Mount Everest of sports, the most visited final four of all-time greatness.

Long-distance running is not just about marathons anymore. In recent years, ultramarathons have emerged. Ultramarathons are for people who want to push the limits. They range from 30 miles to the last ...

The value of NFL teams and the wealth of their owners has shot through the stratosphere in the last two decades. It was just 20 years ago that you could still get an NFL team for a bargain basement ...

Plenty of players have not lived up to expectations, or they are held in higher regard than they should be. These are the most overrated players in NBA history. Any great NBA career begins with ...

Owning a pro sports franchise doesn’t make you a good person. The most powerful men and women in sports aren’t the ones you see on the field of play. Look up in the owner’s box — that’s where the true ...

Major League Baseball has no shortage of famous fans. And they love their baseball teams as much as we do. Celebrities are just like us. They are human after all. Although they’re a little higher ...

The greatest cricket teams of all time took the world by storm. Cricket has grown a lot since originating in England during medieval times. Today, the game has 2.5 billion fans. That makes cricket the ...

The most successful leadoff hitters reflect a merger of different times and philosophies. For the better part of baseball history, the leadoff spot in a batting order was reserved for spray hitters ...

Small towns have produced some of the most epic high school football stories of all time. There’s something special about growing up in a small town. The traditions. The bonds. The community. And, if ...