WEBHow Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football. Closely related to two ancient English sports—rugby and soccer (or association football)—American football originated at universities in North America ...

WEBSep 6, 2012 · Look back at football’s brutal beginnings and President Theodore Roosevelt’s quest to save the sport from abolition.

WEBOn March 6, 1457, King James II, who was the King of Scots from 1437 until his death in 1460, in an Act of Parliament banned citizens from playing football and golf. Scotsmen had allegedly been...

WEBLook back at the National Football League’s humble origins in an Ohio auto dealership and its inaugural 1920 season.

WEBYou may have heard that a young man named Abner Doubleday invented the game known as baseball in Cooperstown, New York, during the summer of 1839. Doubleday then went on to become a Civil...

WEBThe word soccer comes from a slang abbreviation of the word association, which British players of the day adapted as “assoc,” “assoccer” and eventually soccer or soccer football.

WEBThe Greeks loved footraces, particularly the stadion, which was named after an ancient unit of measurement and corresponded to the 200-meter sprint in modern track, according to Stephen Gaylord...