Jul 27, 2026
For more than 40 years, the Chicago Charities College All-Star Game occupied a singular place on the annual football calendar. Each summer, the nation's top graduating college players took on the reigning NFL champions before packed crowds at Chicago's Soldier Field and a national television audience. Played 42...
Jul 20, 2026
Ford Frick's name may be familiar to baseball fans, but his story — and his impact on the game — have largely faded from view. Yet for more than four decades, Frick occupied a front-row seat to some of the most transformative moments in baseball history, first as a journalist and publicist, then as National...
Jul 13, 2026
For generations, the city of Memphis chased something bigger than a winning football team. It chased major league status.
When the USFL arrived in 1984, the Memphis Showboats became far more than a spring football franchise. For one unforgettable moment, they embodied a city's belief that it belonged on the...
Jul 6, 2026
The original USFL produced its share of unforgettable franchises. None was more entertaining — or more unbelievable — than the San Antonio Gunslingers.
On the field, they were gritty, competitive and remarkably resilient. Off the field? Pure chaos.
Bounced paychecks. A front office operating out of a...