The urge to compete and its expression in sport goes as far back as Ancient Greece and beyond, but the 20th century marked the beginning of a new sporting golden age. Many long standing sports ...

Some are still here and some are not. All conjure up special memories of football history. Having a limited number of such ...

Starting on Sept. 7 with Classic Moments, daily vignettes reviewing the greatest sports memories of the 20th century, SportsCentury will run for 18 months with televised features on ESPN ...

On September 22, Hyperion will release ESPN SportsCentury, the definitive book on sports in the 20th century highlighted by original essays on the century's most identifiable athletes by 10 top ...

Sports betting has a long and complex history in the United States. It was largely banned for most of the 20th century, but in 2018, the Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur ...

From Colonial Camps to Modern Play In the Victorian era, British military camps functioned as unique cultural enclaves where officers sought leisure in their mess halls, and billiards became a favored ...