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The Legendary Baseball Photo That Almost Didn't Come Out Because The Stadium Was Shaking Too HardThe baseball soared into the early-morning blackness, heading toward the left-field foul pole. Tracking the flight of the ball he’d just hit, Carlton Fisk began to frantically flap his arms in an effort to will it fair. ...

The Story Behind Bob Beamon's Miracle Jump And The Only Photo That MatteredThe man who took one of the most famous photos in Olympic history wasn’t a professional photographer. Tony Duffy was on vacation at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, and with nothing more than an amateur’s bravado, he casually wandered into the Athletes’ Village—which should have been off limits to ...

What Does It Take To Get Photographers Into Sports Halls Of Fame?The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is the most idiosyncratic of the major sports halls of fame, in part because its mission is to celebrate the game of basketball in its many incarnations, as opposed to just the NBA. That independent spirit is readily apparent this weekend, when Springfie...

Here Are Some Photos Of Chris Christie Playing Softball

Chris Christie (and some other people) played in a softball game at Yankee Stadium last night. There’s video of famous people saying nice things about the NYPD, if that’s your thing, but still photography remains the best way to capture great sports memories. Here are some photos from the game....

A Tribute to Bill Eppridge

Dig SI's tribute to the late Bill Eppridge. ...

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Nice piece by Jim Dwyer in the Times on Louis Requena, a fixture of the New York sports scene for decades:...

Up Jump the Boogie

From the New York Times' Lively Morgue site:...

Seconds Out

Matt Wilson's "Second Out" series. Found via Museumuseum. ...