1.In the early 1900s, Paris-based tailor Franz Reichelt claimed to have invented a wearable parachute. He believed in his invention so much, in fact, that he sought to test it by leaping off the ...

Black don’t crack.” “It is not that racist ideas and largely fake data are present in the literature,” Newman would later ...

Ah, the good old days when the life expectancy rate was, like, 34 because of this kind of stuff. 2.This is a picture of a meeting of the New York chapter of the "Fat Men's Club" circa 1930: Group ...

The NCAA tournament’s second weekend brings a heightened level of pressure for every coach and every player fortunate enough to participate in it. For some, though, the stakes are just a little bit ...

1994 — Wayne Gretzky ties Gordie Howe’s NHL record of 801 goals. 1996 — Todd Eldredge becomes the first American in eight years to win the gold medal at the World Figure Skating ... behind Alex Groza ...

According to basketball analyst Jeff Goodman, Del Conte vetted Miller two years ago before Terry helped orchestrate that ...

From shattering Olympic records to breaking barriers, these women have been influential in changing the world of women's ...

1893 — The first women’s collegiate basketball game is played at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. In this game, each basket is worth 1 point and the freshman class defeats the ...

After the shocking to some, disappointing to most news of late Tuesday that Richard Pitino is moving on from his post as head coach of the UNM Lobo men's basketball team to coach at Xavier University ...

Interest and investment in women's sports have been on the rise. Stars like A'ja Wilson and Ilona Maher are inspiring younger generations of female athletes. Katie Ledecky is the most decorated ...

Mountain Stage has now been on the air more than 40 years. There will be both local and nationally known musicians in Rochester. Among artists will be Loudon Wainwright III, a singer-songwriter ...

Forget the Hamptons or South Florida: Some of America’s best beaches are on this unlikely strip of the Gulf Coast, covering ...