Throwback Thursday
TBT: Bob Barker Hosts 'Monday Night Raw'
The guest-host gimmick was one of the worst things in 'Monday Night Raw' history, but Bob Barker bucked the trend in a big way.
Throwback Thursday: Transgender Tennis Trailblazer Renée Richards Takes on the U.S. Open
In 1976, transgender athlete Renée Richards sued the United States Tennis Association in order to compete in the women's draw at the U.S. Open, a landmark case that still resonates.
Throwback Thursday: Ray Chapman, the Only Major League Baseball Player Killed By In-Game Injury
The 1920 death of Ray Champan, who was hit in the head by a pitch, played a significant role in ushering in MLB's Live Ball Era.
Throwback Thursday: How a French Feminist Staged Her Own Games and Forced the Olympics to Include Women
When the IOC wouldn't allow women to fully compete at the Olympics, French feminist Alice Milliat staged the now-forgotten Women's World Games, ultimately winning a major victory for female athletes.
Throwback Thursday: Everything You Think You Know About Jesse Owens at Hitler's 1936 Nazi Olympics Is Wrong
It is an accident of history that we can still watch and appreciate Owens's famous race because of a Nazi sympathizer.
Throwback Thursday: Pumpsie Green Comes To Boston, Or Crossing The Line And Standing Still
When Elijah "Pumpsie" Green joined the Red Sox in 1963, they became the last MLB team to break baseball's color line. That's not the end of the story, but you knew that.
Throwback Thursday: The Ump Who Got Suspended For Spitting On A Player, And The Problem Of Discipline
Umpire George Magerkurth and second baseman Billy Jurges both spit on each other during an argument. The strange part was that both of them got suspended for it.
Throwback Thursday: The Kentucky Colonels Appoint All-Female Board of Directors
In 1973, the new owner of the Kentucky Colonels appointed his wife and nine other women to run the American Basketball Association franchise. Sexism predictably followed. So did fan enthusiasm and a league championship.
Throwback Thursday: The End Of Whitey Herzog, And A Way Of Baseball
Whitey Herzog's teams perfected a maddening and distinctive style of baseball that has mostly vanished from the face of the earth. He was an original, too.
Throwback Thursday: "The Rick Camp Game," A Sloppy, Silly, Fireworks-Aided 19-Inning Classic
On July 4, 1985, the Mets and Braves faced off. The postgame fireworks didn't go off until well after 4 a.m. on July 5. What happened in between is legendary.
Throwback Thursday: When Andy Hawkins Threw a No-Hitter and Lost Anyway
The New York Yankees of the 1980s were an exercise in expensive mediocrity. When Andy Hawkins threw a no-hitter in Chicago and lost in 1990, it defined the era.
Throwback Thursday: Mike Schmidt Wigs Out in Philadelphia
In 1985, Philadelphia Phillies legend Mike Schmidt unloaded on the city's notoriously tough sports fans, and then brokered a detente by wearing sunglasses and a wig on the field.