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St. George’s Club cricketers, 1861.

The Battle Between Baseball and Cricket for American Sporting Supremacy

We could have had a very different World Series.

Daniel Crown October 19, 2017

Surfing at the finals of Red Bull Unleashed.

Dolgarrog, Wales

Surf Snowdonia

Britain's only artificial surfing lake is nestled in the beautiful mountains of Wales.

Museu CR7.

Funchal, Portugal

CR7 Museum

A shrine-like museum entirely dedicated to soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

Josh Kantor at one of his many keyboards.

The Very Modern Life of an Old-Timey Baseball Organist

Powered by technology and enthusiasm, Fenway Park's Josh Kantor pulls out all the stops.

Cara Giaimo October 6, 2017

Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe after a victory for their major league team, the Brooklyn Dodgers, in 1949.

1,400 Baby Chicks and the Integration of Professional Baseball

In 1946 in Nashua, New Hampshire, catcher Roy Campanella made history in more ways than one.

Ashawnta Jackson October 3, 2017

School now on the site of the old ballpark.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Site of the Jefferson Street Ballpark

The humble field where the first Major League Baseball game was played.

Spanish tennis player Lili de Alvarez shows off her divided skirt at the North London Tennis Tournament in Highbury, London.

How the Skort Went From Rebellious Garment to Athleisure Staple

The skort has always been a divisive piece of clothing—literally.

Tanya Basu September 21, 2017

The mural, painted at Yarraville in 2003 by Peter McMahon.

Yarraville, Australia

The Trugo Mural

The artwork celebrates Trugo, a odd yet beloved local sport played only around Melbourne.

The Codger Pole.

Colfax, Washington

The Codger Pole

A town's monument to a touch-football victory 50 years in the making.

Geysir Glíma Statue.

Geysir Glíma Restaurant

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

The Notorious B.I.G.'s Childhood Basketball Courts Have Been Renamed in His Honor

The change has been in the works for years.

Cara Giaimo August 4, 2017

Caught: An 80-Pound Catfish With Less-Than-Great Equipment

It's not about the fishing rod.

Eric Grundhauser July 28, 2017

Two seats in the form of boxing gloves with Brendan's advice between.

Sheffield, England

Brendan's Glove Garden

A fitting tribute to a beloved local boxing coach that's produced four world champions.

The competition has just started and the competitors are off!

Övertorneå N, Sweden

The Unofficial Mosquito-Catching World Championship

A Swedish town came up with an out-of-the-box way to eliminate the bloodthirsty insects.

Football jerseys

Chicago, Illinois

National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame

Honoring Italian greats from Joe DiMaggio to Rocky Marciano.

Smoking the Fool, the prelude to the contest.

The Haxey Hood

One of England's oldest ongoing games is basically a town-wide scrummage that aims to push a leather tube into a local pub.

Village sign detail, Witcham.

Witcham, England

World Pea Shooting Championship

The best place to acquire pea shooting fame.

The view down Monmouth Street in Newport, Kentucky, 1946.

How Newport, Kentucky, Lost the Title of 'Sin City'

Before there was Vegas, there was another American hot spot for bad behavior.

Eric Grundhauser July 12, 2017