Birgit Fischer is the greatest kayaker ever to paddle a boat. First introduced as a demonstration sport at the 1924 Paris Games, Flatwater [now known…
Joe Garagiola grew up on Elizabeth Street, across from Yogi Berra. After Cardinals’ broadcaster Jack Buck moved onto the block early in his broadcasting career,…
Grant Scott Fuhr is one of the most clutch goaltenders ever to play ice hockey. Born in Spruce Grove—a small town 30 minutes west of…
The Big Red Machine dominated baseball’s National League in the 1970s. The Cincinnati Red Stockings were the first professional baseball team in America, becoming one…
Robert Matthew Hurley has won 28 state championships as a high school basketball coach. Born in the Greenville section of Jersey City, New Jersey, July…
The Breeder’s Cup is the richest turf festival in the world. The Breeder’s Cup World Championships is a series of Grade I [the highest class,…
Number Two turns 41 today. Juan Pablo Montoya Roldan was born in Bogota—Columbia’s capital and largest city–on this date in 1975. His father Pablo was…