April 5th, 1925. Asheville, North Carolina. Yankees spring training camp. Ruth does not show up for morning practice. Teammates are worried. Ruth never…
When it comes to international basketball blowouts, the narrative is often predictably simple: superior talent eventually wears down the opposition, leading to an…
Who is Babe Ruth’s real family? Nobody knows for certain. [snorts] His father, George Herman Ruth, Senior, his mother, Catherine, both from Baltimore,…
For eight agonizing months, the basketball world was forced to endure a quiet void, a noticeable absence of the electrifying pace, audacious deep-range…
Essex Fels, New Jersey. The Sylvester home. October 8th, 1926. Friday morning. An 11-year-old boy lies in bed. His name is Johnny Sylvester.…
Babe Ruth Was In Tokyo When Former Samurai Said ‘Your American Game Is Foolish’ — What Happened Next
November 2nd, 1934, Tokyo. Outside Maji Jingu Stadium, 8:00 in the morning, an elderly Japanese man stands in front of Babe Ruth, former…
On a Tuesday afternoon in March of 1962, a 30-year-old farmer named Earl Dunlap walked into the First National Bank of Kuster County,…
Detroit, Michigan. Naven Field, August 18th, 1924. Monday afternoon. Second base. Two outs. Ruth is sliding. Tai Cobb is coming. Both want the…
On a Monday morning in March of 1968, a 22-year-old farmer named Danny Jarvis drove his Farm All H into the parking lot…
On a July evening in 1974, somewhere around 9:00, a farmer named Russell Creed started his tractor and drove out to his fields…