How Pickleball Became America's Fastest-Growing Sport
Move over, tennis! There is a new recreational sport in town — pickleball. In 2023, the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) deemed it the fastest-growing sport i...
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Rare Babe Ruth Rookie Card Sells For $7.2 Million!
A 109-year-old Babe Ruth card fetched $7.2 million at an online auction on November 17, 2023. This is the most paid for an item belonging to the famed player and the thir...
Simone Biles Becomes The Most Decorated Gymnast Of All Time!
Any doubt that Simone Biles is the greatest gymnast in history was erased at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. The 26-year-old phenom...
Larry Connor And His Alpha 5 Project Team Set New HALO Formation Jump Record
American businessman Larry Connor is no stranger to breaking records. In 2022, he became the first person to travel to the deepest part of the ocean — the Mariana Trench...
Coco Gauff And Novak Djokovic Make History At US Open Tennis Finals
The 2023 US Open Tennis Championship, which took place in New York over the past weekend, was historic for both the women's and men's singles winners. 19-year-old Coco Ga...
USWNT Chases Third Consecutive World Cup Title
The US Women's National Soccer Team (USWNT) has been a dominant force in world soccer for the past three decades. The impressive team boasts four World Cup titles and fou...
Meet Chloe Ricketts, The NWSL's Youngest Player
Chloe Ricketts has just become the youngest player to join a US National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) team. On March 21, 2023, the high school sophomore from Dexter, Mich...
March Madness, Explained
The NCAA Division I men's and women's basketball championships are the most widely-watched collegiate sporting events in the United States. The popular tournaments turn e...
16-Year-Old Mia Brookes Is The Youngest-Ever Snowboarding World Champion
On February 27, 2023, British teenager, Mia Brookes, became the youngest-ever snowboarding world champion. The 16-year-old achieved the feat after winning the gold in the...
Feast Your Way Through Super Bowl Sunday!
On February 12, 2023, about 193 million Americans will tune in to watch Super Bowl LVII. The National Football League's Championship game between the Philadelphia Eagles...
Rare Mickey Mantle Rookie Card Sells For Record $12.6 Million!
A 1952 Mickey Mantle rookie baseball card sold for a record $12.6 million on August 27, 2022. It's the most ever paid for any sports item or memorabilia. The record previ...
US Soccer Star Carson Pickett Sees No Obstacles, Just Opportunities
On June 28, 2022, Carson Pickett made history as the first athlete with a limb difference to play on the US women's national soccer team (USWNT). The 28-year-old, who fil...
Rafael Nadal Makes More History At The French Open
Rafael Nadal has once again proved he is the "King of Clay." On June 5, 2022, the tennis phenom defeated Casper Rudd in three decisive sets to win a record-extending 14th...
Amputee Ultra-Runner Sets New Record With 104 Marathons In 104 Days!
Most of the athletes that participated in the 126th Boston Marathon on April 18, 2022, probably took some time to recuperate before embarking on another exhausting run. B...
Daring Red Bull Stunt Doesn't End As Planned
Energy drink company Red Bull is famous for sponsoring daring stunts. However, the April 24, 2022, mid-air "plane swap" by a pair of experienced pilots and skydiving mast...
Three American Athletes Looking To Leave Their Mark At The 2022 Winter Paralympics
The 2022 Paralympic Winter Games kicked off on March 4, 2022, with a memorable opening ceremony at Beijing's National Stadium. The nine-day sporting event, which ends on...
Super Bowl 56 Is This Sunday!
The countdown to Super Bowl LVI — the National Football League's championship game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals— has begun. On February 13, 202...
Athletes To Watch At The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
The XXIV Winter Olympic Games officially kicked off with an opening ceremony at Beijing's National Stadium, aka " the Bird's Nest," on February 4, 2022. The two-hour, 20-...
Ashleigh Barty And Rafael Nadal Make History At Australian Open
This year's first Grand Slam tennis tournament — the Australian Open — ended with historic wins for both the women's and men's singles champions. On January 29, 2022, 25-...
Seven Thrilling Olympic Events Debuting At The 2022 Beijing Games
The XXIV Olympic Winter Games will officially start with a grand opening ceremony at the National Stadium in Beijing, China, on February 4, 2022. The two-week-long sporti...
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Torch Relay Has Begun!
The 2020 Summer Olympics torch relay is finally underway. The Olympic flame, which was kindled in Olympia, Greece, on March 12, 2020, and transported to Japan on March 20...
Super Bowl LV Will Be One For The Record Books
The countdown to Super Bowl LV (55) has begun! On February 7, 2021, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will battle it out for the coveted Vince Lombardi...
Ironman Chris Nikic Proves That No Dream Or Goal Is Unachievable
The next time you find an excuse to abandon your aspirations, think of Chris Nikic. On November 7, 2020, the 21-year-old Maitland, Florida, resident made history as the f...
Maya Gabeira Shatters Her Own World Record For Largest Wave Surfed By A Woman
Most people would shudder at the idea of getting caught up in a 73.5-foot wave. But for Brazilian pro-surfer Maya, it presented the perfect opportunity to break her 2018...