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Flashback: George Plimpton's 1963 tryout with Detroit Lions inspired book, movie
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo Sports· 10 months ago“I decided finally to pack the football.” So begins the first chapter of writer George Plimpton’s...
The all-time April Fools' Day joke that may just matter to your credibility
Kitsap Sun via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDo you remember the name Sidd Finch? Unless you were an avid baseball fan in 1985, you probably...
Column: A new baseball season brings back Updike, Brashler and Plimpton
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo Sports· 3 months agoSo far, not so good this baseball season for those toiling on the South and North Sides and we who...
Ernie Clark, former Detroit Lions and Michigan State football standout, dies at 86
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo Sports· 3 months agoFormer Detroit Lions and Michigan State linebacker Ernie Clark died Sunday at his residence in...
How the Paris Review Overtook The New Yorker in the Smarty Pants Merch War
SPY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoOur editors independently select the products we recommend. We may earn a commission on items bought...
Biblioracle: Top 5 hockey books, because where else is a Chicago sports fan to turn?
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo Sports· 8 months agoI am trying to remember a darker time in my 50-plus years of Chicago sports fandom. The Cubs fell victim to a nearly 1969-like late summer swoon. The Bulls stood pat on a team that barely made ...
The best player* to wear each of NFL's 101 jersey numbers ... and, yes, we cheated on a few
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoThe NFL offseason is in that yearly lull between peak action on the free agency/trade market and the...
SMU freshman Christian Clark aces Cypress Point’s famed par-3 16th and it’s all caught on video
USA TODAY Sports - Golfweek via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoThere are hole-in-ones and then there is making a hole-in-one at one of the great cathedrals for...
Atari Buys Intellivision Brand, Ending ‘Longest-Running Console War in History’
Variety via Yahoo News· 1 month agoFor fans of old-school games, it’s kind of like Coke acquiring Pepsi: Atari, which produced one of...
Eagles reportedly propose for the NFL to bring No. 0 jersey back
Yahoo Sports via AOL· 1 year agoWith available jersey numbers dwindling, the Philadelphia Eagles would like to see a return to the...