Sports
Sports not only tell the story of achievement and competition but of power, politics and progress. Explore when sports made history, from the ancient Olympics to the Kentucky Derby, Jackie Robinson, Negro League Baseball, the Super Bowl and more.
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On October 30, 1974, Muhammad Ali, a.k.a. "The Greatest," beat George Foreman to reclaim the world heavyweight boxing title in a fight held in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo).
Who were the most renowned Roman gladiators? From slave rebel Spartacus to debauched emperor Commodus, they varied widely.
In a pressure-packed 1961 season, Roger Maris hit 61 home runs, outdueling his more famous New York Yankees teammate, Mickey Mantle.
The six-time MLB All-Star wasn't just a pioneering athlete. His efforts launched a cascade of civil rights advances.
The Olympic Games
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Historian Yohuru Williams dives into the history of the Olympic Games.
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March Madness is the name for the NCAA Tournament, held annually to determine national champion in Division I college basketball.
America’s favorite pastime sparked a passion that still thrives today.
Its true origins are murky. But Canada, beginning in the 19th century, gets credit for modernizing—and popularizing—the game we know today.
The use of military ski troops fueled the popularity of biathlon and mountaineering as competitive sports.
There's plenty of Olympic glory to celebrate, but U.S. athletes and organizers have also made some disappointing high-profile stumbles.
The introduction of shared housing for competing athletes transformed the modern Games.
In 1988, a team of athletes from sun-soaked Jamaica became an unlikely sensation by competing in the very winter sport of bobsledding.
NFL’s championship game owes its name to an unlikely source.
The Super Bowl is one of the most-watched sporting events in the world.
The Olympic Games first originated in ancient Greece and were revived in the late 19th century.
The French resort of Chamonix hosted the first Winter Games in 1924.
A visual history of ice dancing's path to the podium.
The first Super Bowl wasn’t exactly super. Explore ways the hastily arranged first Super Bowl differed from today’s modern-day sporting spectacle.
