In 1981, the longest professional baseball game in history played out - for eight hours on a freezing Rhode Island night.
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Sumo-Sized History and a Trans-Pacific Cocktail
This week back in 1993, Chad Rowan became the first foreign-born athlete in 2000 years to reach yokozuna – the highest rank in sumo wrestling.
Losing for a Living, and Yet ‘The Eternal Optimist’
This week in 1971, The Washington Generals, the hapless basketball counterpart to the Harlem Globetrotters, won their only game. Toast the biggest losers in sports history with a drink that keeps (hoop) hope alive.
Tonya Harding and the High ‘Price of Gold’
Nanette Burnstein's new documentary, "The Price of Gold," digs behind the headlines of the infamous 1994 conflict between figure skaters Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan.
The Most Famous Punch Bowl in Sports History
In 1892, a certain Lord Stanley of Preston purchased the most notorious punch bowl in sports history. Learn about some of the (in)glorious moments in the lifespan of Stanley's "Cup," and then fill it with this sweet Canadian cocktail.