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False Icons In Sport
Sport has always served as a narrative into which one projects their individual hopes and fantasies - and often their prejudices and world view. However, for those who comment on athletics for a living the narrative around certain figures rarely evolves. Specifically with those figures...
Today in Sports History: July 8th
(Williams and DiMaggio, side-by-side. File photo courtesy of AP) 7/08/1941 - Williams' homer wins All-Star Game The 1941 All-Star Game was notable for bringing the Yankees' Joe DiMaggio and the Red Sox' Ted Williams together on the same team. The two Hall of Fame outfielders were rather friendly...
An Intimate Look At Ted Williams Through 'The Lost Interview'
Lost Interview, along with DK Productions, Inc., was courteous enough to overnight us an exclusive copy of The Lost Interview of The Great Ted Williams -- never before seen footage of a 1997 interview featuring Ted Williams (conducted by Bob Lobel). We here at Over The Monster want to use this...
Today in Sports History: January 14th
(Bart Starr lines up from center. Photo courtesy of Sports Illustrated) 1/14/1954 - Joe and Marilyn tie the knot One of the most famed celebrity marriages of all time occurs as Joe DiMaggio, the former outfielder for the New York Yankees, and famed actress Marilyn Monroe elope. The honeymoon did...
Today in Sports History: July 16th
(Joe singles off the tribe's Al Milnar to get to 56 straight. Photo courtesy of AP Photos) 7/16/1941 - DiMaggio extends hitting streak to 56 Yankees slugger Joe DiMaggio gets three base hits in a game against the Cleveland Indians. It extended his consecutive-games-with-a-hit streak to 56 games, a...
Today in Sports History: May 15th
(The Clippers moved to L.A. on this day in '84. Photo by Noah Graham, Getty Images) 5/15/1912 - Cobb beats up hecklerTy Cobb left the game of baseball as the most respected player in the sport. He retired with more hits, runs, stolen bases, and a higher batting average than anyone in history, and...
Kevin Butler's 60-Yard Field Goal to Beat the Clemson Tigers: An Open Letter to My Son on the 25th Anniversary of a Great Georgia Bulldogs Victory
Dear Thomas, As I write this, you are in first grade. You are a good student, a creative young man, and a more athletic fellow than I was at your age. We like watching sports together, just like your grandfather and I did when I was a boy (and we still do today), and I have thoroughly enjoyed...
Ryan Zimmerman Hits In 29-Straight, Washington Nationals Hit 3 HR's In Loss To San Francisco Giants, 11-8.
HEADLINE: THE KIDS CALL IT THE STREAK!!!! • Ryan Zimmerman Singles In First AB Against Big Unit, Extends Hit Streak To 29 games. The Washington Nationals' 24-year-old third baseman, their Face of the Franchise©, their '05 1st Round pick, their 5-year/$45 million dollar man, has...
