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21 Super Facts About the Carolina Panthers

There's a hidden symbol in their logo.

The Only Recording of Super Bowl I Is Collecting Dust in Storage

According to the owner, the NFL refuses to buy it.

21 Super Facts About the Denver Broncos

Denver's current mayor will be rooting for the Broncos—after all, he used to be their mascot.

An All-Female British Crew Just Rowed Across the Pacific Ocean

They're the first team of women to achieve the feat.

9 Figure Skating Moves From a 1921 Ice Skating Manual

A step-by-step photographic guide to hitting the ice, courtesy of an early skating champion.

8 Trail-Blazing Female Firsts In Sports

Take a look at a few historic female firsts across the sporting spectrum.

The Man Who Broke The World Record For Pole Vaulting—35 Different Times

In the late '80s and early '90s, Ukrainian pole vaulter Sergey Bubka intentionally broke world record just a centimeter at a time.

In Basketball, Why Does the Home Team (Usually) Wear White?

How Starter Jackets Came Unraveled

David Beckerman decided he was done peddling plaid golf pants. The 1966 University of New Haven graduate had been a salesman at a Duckster sporting goods store when he realized that the bland clothing on the racks held little interest for casual sports fa

14 Things You Might Not Know About Nike

The graphic designer's bill for the iconic Swoosh: $35.

Listen to Basketball Inventor James Naismith Discuss the Early Days of the Sport

The rare audio was recorded just months before Naismith's death.

9 Facts About the NHL's Winter Classic

Stacy Conradt via Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Meet the Mount Rushmore Baseball Team

The men who crafted the memorial worked hard—but they also played hard.

Running Ultramarathons May Shrink Your Brain

That’s the bad news. The good news is that the effect is temporary.

In a League of Her Own: The Girl Who Fought to Play Baseball With the Boys

In the 1970s, 12-year-old Maria Pepe changed the face of Little League forever.

Why Do Sports Teams Give Out Bobbleheads?

16 Breezy Facts About Cool Runnings

Loosely based on the unlikely true story of the Jamaican bobsled team that participated in the 1988 Winter Olympics, Jon Turteltaub's 'Cool Runnings’s legacy endures more than two decades years later.

Watch This Former Navy SEAL Break the Wingsuit Distance World Record

Stumpf travelled a total of 18.26 miles.

10 Football Passing Routes Explained

There are all kinds of rules about who lines up where and why, but we’ll stick to the basics with a description of some of the most common routes and what they look like on the field.

Famous People Who Have Run Marathons (and How They Did)

26.2 miles is a long way to go, especially when everyone knows your name.

Watch This Rock Climber Scale San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts

In this video from Stride Health, Honnold is filmed conquering a totally new kind of challenge: San Francisco’s buildings.

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Goalball: A Sport for Blind and Visually Impaired Athletes

Competitors rely on audio cues to play.

A Brief History of Marbles (Including All That Marble Slang)

If you're the type of mibster that has knuckled down with a taw and shot for an aggie duck, then you already know quite a bit about mibs. If you're among the many people who have no idea what any of that means, stick around as we explore the history of ma

Athletic Support: A History of Sports Agents

Professional football players once made $100 a game. When "Red" Grange's agent was done, Grange walked off with $100,000.

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