For decades, Mount Rushmore was a large hill and tourist attraction in South Dakota. Then, fans and media turned it into the Mount Everest of sports, the most visited final four of all-time greatness.

The value of NFL teams and the wealth of their owners has shot through the stratosphere in the last two decades. It was just 20 years ago that you could still get an NFL team for a bargain basement ...

Owning a pro sports franchise doesn’t make you a good person. The most powerful men and women in sports aren’t the ones you see on the field of play. Look up in the owner’s box — that’s where the true ...

Not every sport played at the Olympics is meant for the mainstream, and some of them are downright weird. Let’s begin with one clarifying thought. When we say something is weird, it doesn’t mean it’s ...

These high school basketball prodigies scored more points in high school than anyone. Basketball scorers start young. These prodigies are so unique that when we catch them early on, it’s always more ...

Metrics have reset the bar for Cooperstown, and a few of those who fall short may surprise you. Remember when baseball was a simple game? Yeah, me, too. Then metrics reared its decimal point and ...

These swimmers won gold in every 100-meter freestyle event since the modern Olympics started in 1896. Speed wins in swimming. And at the Olympics, swimmers don’t get much faster than in the 100-meter ...

NBA franchises rise and fall based on the decisions they make on draft day. The greatest dynasties in NBA history have to start somewhere. That somewhere is always the NBA draft. Franchises rise and ...

These charming minor league parks offer major league fan experiences that go far beyond the action on the field. Any diehard baseball fan will attest that there’s no experience quite like an afternoon ...

Major League Baseball has no shortage of famous fans. And they love their baseball teams as much as we do. Celebrities are just like us. They are human after all. Although they’re a little higher ...

What makes a great high school basketball coach? Is it longevity? Overall wins? State championships? All across the U.S., high school basketball coaches have taken their own, individual paths to ...

They were good football players. But were they all-time greats who deserve a place in the NFL Hall of Fame? The Pro Football Hall of Fame requires four to eight candidates to be inducted each year.