Sports
Physical Fitness: America Goes Crazy
People around the world think Americans are crazy. They think we are, on the whole, too extreme, that once we get something in our heads, we don’t let go. Witness fitness: Americans are the most gung-ho, the most passionate, about staying in shape, and our full array of health clubs and spas — not to [...]
FIFA World Cup: The Home Continent Advantage
Only three times in 14 World Cup competitions (through 1990) has a country from outside the host continent won the Cup — and on two of those occasions, a South American team won in Mexico. Five times, the host country has won the Cup: Uruguay in 1930, Italy in 1934, England in 1966, West Germany [...]
1958 Colts vs. Giants: Football’s Game of the Century
The 1958 sudden-death National Football League title game between the Baltimore Colts and the New York Giants has been called pro football’s “Game of the Century.” The championship clash, played at Yankee Stadium in front of 64,185 lucky fans, was tied at 17 after 60 minutes of play. The two teams were about to embark [...]