Barry Bonds was nothing short of a beast. From 1997 through 2002, he lit the baseball world on fire by bashing 279 home runs. As his body...

The city of Baltimore, Maryland has been a part of the Major League Baseball landscape since the very beginning. However, by the 1920's, the memory of the great Orioles teams of the 1890's had faded away from public memory and the Charm City was no longer considered "major league" in any sport. It needed a venue that could hold crowds large enough to witness the biggest events in sports. Thus, from the rubble of Baltimore Stadium rose Memorial Stadium. This is its story. Balt

There once was a ballpark that housed many teams but no matter how hard the city tried none would commit to calling it home. Not the Braves, not the Packers nor the Brewers. But while much of its history is dotted with abandonment, Milwaukee County Stadium was "the Little Stadium that Could". This is its story. The Conception Shortly after World War II, the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin was booming. With local plans such as Allis-Chalmers recently flush with cash from the war

"I didn't want to be a catcher. It was thrust upon me, as they say in the classics." - Mickey Cochrane Wherever Mickey Cochrane went, he...

There was a period of time when both Detroit's Tigers and Lions were the standard for winning. From 1935 to 1984, the Tigers and Lions won seven championships between them. The hub of all of that winning often resided in the expansive confines of Tiger Stadium. The Conception The Tigers had been playing in an old wooden shoebox of a ballpark called Bennett Park since 1896. While they hadn't won much, they had developed a healthy following and by the 1910's decided that they w

Although it opened to little fanfare and with even fewer accommodations, Detroit's Joe Louis Arena became much more than simply "another sports arena" in the Motor City. It became an institution for toughness and grit, providing the perfect backdrop for one of the fiercest rivalries in all of sports: the Red Wings vs the Avalanche. The Conception After years of civil unrest and a crumbling auto industry, by the end of the 1970s, the city of Detroit was beginning to crumble a

Born in a San Francisco basement just months after the devastating 1906 earthquake, Joe Cronin rose to prominence in America's pastime by becoming a reliable batter, a proficient ball catcher and a longtime executive who oversaw the changing times. The Early Years Joe Cronin was born to an Irish immigrant and his wife on October 12, 1906. While his family lived in his aunt's basement for the first year of his life, they moved into San Francisco's Excelsior District in 1907 wh

Two decades before the "Miracle on Ice" captivated America, an undersized yet youthful group of college players and amateurs went to Squaw Valley, California with one thing on their mind: to win gold. Of course, nothing great comes easy and on February 27, 1960, the U.S. Hockey Team beat the USSR 3-2 in the semifinals of the Squaw Valley Olympics. Led by the indomitable West Point coach Jack Riley, Team USA wasn't even expected to get past the first couple of rounds. But this

Today, the city of Detroit is known as "Hockey Town". Built on a rich history with their beloved Red Wings, the Motor City has witnessed their team win an incredible 11 Stanley Cups over the years. But the love for their team was not born in Little Caesars Arena or even the storied Joe Louis Arena, but in a grand arena meant specifically for civic pride. This is the story of Olympia Stadium. The Conception Largely due to the rise of the Ford automobile plant, the city of Detr

For 65 years, Chicago Stadium was a beacon of hope for the Windy City. No matter how the job market or political climate looked or the wars fought overseas, Chicago Stadium could always be counted on to hold events that could be the calm before the storm, a respite in a trying time in someone's life. This is its story. The Conception The end of the 1920s was a time filled with change in America. The roar of the decade had died down as the Great Depression picked up steam and

While Dick Vermeil is widely known as a hard-working coach who won a Super Bowl with the St. Louis Rams back in 1999, few know of his...

The Green Bay Packers have not always called Lambeau Field "home". There was a time when they used the local East High School and its adjoining City Stadium for practices and games. It was an era when the NFL was still learning to fly and things such as luxury suites and season ticket sales were decades away from even being thought of. City Stadium joined East High School's landscape in 1925, a full 69 years after the school was founded. The Packers had tired of playing at Be

NFL rosters are filled with players who never make the Pro Bowl yet provide invaluable insight and playmaking ability week in and week...

Just across a lawn from each other at the University of Pennsylvania resides two of America's oldest sports venues: Franklin Field and the Palestra. Over the past century, each has hosted countless memorable moments while transporting fans back to a time when the stands were positioned right on top of he action and before giant video boards. Franklin Field With athletics becoming a bigger deal in the college landscape, the University of Pennsylvania decided to build an athlet

This weekend, the San Francisco Bay Area is hosting the NBA All-Star Game for the first time in a quarter century. It was a much...

Very few men in NBA history have utilized a cross-over dribble as effective as Tim Hardaway. After years spent honing his skills on...

For a short while, Run TMC was the preeminent offense in the NBA. Run by its namesake's Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin, it...

For the past 50 years, the Superdome has interwoven itself within the culture of New Orleans. Having risen at a time when the rest of the landscape was evolving, it's seen much of the Big Easy's rich history, such as hosting eight Super Bowls and hosting a lot of very big games in college football. Most importantly, it was there when the city needed it most. The Concept Ever since he was awarded an NFL franchise back in 1966, Saints owner John Mecon Jr. made it his mission to

Ever since becoming the Kansas City Chief's starting quarterback, Patrick Mahomes has seized the opportunity to be the NFL's next great quarterback. In just seven short years, he's won three Super Bowls and has been named the league's MVP twice. As hard as it may be to imagine, there was a time in his life when winning the championship didn't come quite as easily. Let's take a look back at his career as a Whitehouse High School Wildcat. 2011 -Sophomore Year Young Patrick Ma

Can the history of the National Football League be authentically told without talking about Mike Holmgren? That is the question that has...