On this date in 1968, Arthur Ashe became the first Black tennis player to be ranked number one in the U.S. Born in Richmond, Virginia, Ashe began playing tennis at 7-years-old on segregated courts.

Dec. 12 1937 — Rookie Sammy Baugh throws second-half touchdown passes of 55, 78 and 33 yards to overcome a 14-7 Chicago lead and give the Washington Redskins a 28-21 victory over the Chicago Bears for ...

Connors’ defeat to Ashe triggered a run of heartbreaking losses at SW19. Between 1975 and 1981, Connors lost one quarterfinal ...

Rick Barry believes the 1975 Warriors pulled off the greatest upset in NBA history with a 4-0 sweep over the Washington Bullets. Kelly Sullivan / Getty Images SAN FRANCISCO — On the night the Golden ...

Exclusive: Neville's essay film "Breakdown: 1975" features a murderers' row of talking heads, from Martin Scorsese to Ellen Burstyn, to track how the culture of the mid-'70s led to some of our best ...