Steve Prefontaine had an athletic career that came to a sudden end when he died at 24—but his greatest impact was one nobody would have expected.
Olympic victory should have made Ben Johnson a legend in his sport—instead, it became one of the worst scandals in sports history.
Football is the biggest sport in America. It dominates the conversation and the ratings, and we love it. But how much do you know about the sport and its history? Well, see how many of these 20 NFL questions you can answer correctly.
In Formula One, plenty of drivers are fast. A few are legendary. And then there was Ayrton Senna—a driver whose talent, intensity, and sense of purpose made him feel almost mythical. The Brazilian superstar was famous for breathtaking drives in the rain, blistering qualifying laps, and a fierce will to win that sometimes bordered on obsession.
New Year's Day bowl games are where college football's best performers take the stage to make history.
Ted Williams was one of the greatest hitters in baseball history even as he lost a large chunk of his career to military service as a fighter pilot.
Ty Cobb was admired and feared as one of baseball's greatest players but his reputation was damaged by the outrageous allegations of his biographer.
In 1967, Muhammad Ali refused to comply with the draft order, claiming it was against his faith to fight against people who had never harmed him.
Most people remember Tonya Harding for her figure skating scandal—but that was just the start of her humiliating downfall.
Tony Gwynn was one of the greatest hitters in baseball history, whose story was the fulfillment of a childhood dream and a lifelong devotion to the game.
After a humiliating loss, George Foreman made a desperate attempt to win back fans by hosting a shocking event where he’d fight five different boxers all in the same night.
Terry Bollea, better known as “Hulk Hogan,” put wrestling on the map, whipping his Hulkamaniacs into a frenzy around the ring.
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