Shirley Povich was the Dean of American sportswriters. As a columnist for The Washington Post for more than seventyfive years he was an eyewitness to the most thrilling moments in American sports including: the legendary 1927 Dempsy-Tunney long count ;...
Chris von der Ahe knew next to nothing about base?ball when he risked his life s savings to found the franchise that would become the St. Louis Cardinals. Yet the German-born beer garden proprietor would become one of the most important--and...
What does it take to win the Kentucky Derby? The breeder of the 2001 Derby winner shows us that while a fast horse is necessary a sense of humour and a boundless capacity for absurdity and humiliation are absolutely essential.
