Lessons in sport: Did you recognize Joe Namath’s finger from Super Bowl III?
How good are you at deciphering visual sports puzzles? Instagram user @lessonsinsport renders stark graphics that hint at legendary sports figures (like the image [...]
MLB Name Game starring Gary Nolan Ryan Howard Earl Clark Griffith
Nolan Ryan may be best known for leading Major League Baseball in no-hitters (7), career strikeouts (5,714) and seasons played (27), but he also [...]
Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts notches perfect game at World Series of Bowling in Reno
Until this past weekend, the only baseball player to record a perfect game in World Series history was Don Larsen. Now he's been joined [...]
No ifs, ands, or butts: Giving the derriere its due in baseball, basketball, football, hockey and more
Outside of Brazil's annual Miss Bumbum contest, and the occasional quixotic art film, derrieres are rarely mentioned in the mainstream press. This is true [...]
Jeff Bagwell headlines Houston Astros all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
For the Boston Red Sox, Jeff Bagwell, like Babe Ruth, is "one who got away." For the Houston Astros, the Boston-born slugger is not [...]
What if Justin Verlander could throw at 90 percent the speed of light?
Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander has been on quite a tear since being secured from the Detroit Tigers just before the trade deadline, but [...]
Graveyard Greats: Hunting down tombstones of Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and other baseball legends
Halloween, aside from being a confluence of candy and costumes, marks the passing of the baseball season. With the crispness of fall in the [...]
Pee Wee Reese headlines Los Angeles Dodgers all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
While Jackie Robinson may be the most famous player to ever don a Dodgers uniform, it is shortstop Pee Wee Reese that is the [...]
World Series history quiz
The first World Series was held in 1903 and there has been one contested every year since with only two exceptions: 1904 and 1994. [...]
World Series of Wackiness: Dude Perfect hits baseball trick shots outta the park
When it comes to trick shots, Texas-based Dude Perfect has covered the gamut of exotic sports from Nerf archery to roller tennis, but now [...]
Starr Cards Infographic: Chasing Rickey Henderson’s MLB record for most runs scored
Most reasonably-seasoned baseball fans can recite the career MLB leaders in home runs (Barry Bonds), RBIs (Hank Aaron) and hits (Pete Rose), but far [...]
Blake Griffin’s “Tearaway Pants” and the best poetry from each sport
If Blake Griffin weren't known as a hoopster, his name would be perfectly suited for a slam poet's stage persona — a mashup of [...]