Jackie Robinson West was playing baseball for one reason: to win.
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Babe Didrikson: the greatest Olympian
On a steamy track in Evanston 80 years ago, Babe Didrikson qualified for the Olympics in unparalleled style.
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The good old days: not as good as they tell you
“In truth, the journalism era of [Ring] Lardner, Grantland Rice, and Damon Runyon was long on storytelling, short on actual probing, and done with a very selective use of facts. Figure it this way: The White Sox tossed the 1919 World Series, but it was not until almost a year later that the details were […]