Seven Games, Not Fifty-Five Runs
TSP OriginalThe Yankees won the arithmetic of the 1960 World Series. The Pirates won four games, including one on the final swing.
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Original reporting on the people, moments, arguments, and forgotten details that made sport what it is.
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Lead Stories
Three definitive TSP Originals, presented with the prominence they deserve.
The Dutch Leonard Affair
TSP OriginalTwo old letters, a wager, and the scandal baseball chose not to see.
Before Chicago Knew What It Had
TSP OriginalMichael Jordan’s first days as a Bull made draft-night caution obsolete.
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The Complete Archive
Profiles, long reads, and forgotten nights—one story, one place, no repetition.
Curtis Joseph
TSP OriginalNobody drafted him. Over nineteen NHL seasons, Cujo won 454 games.
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The Leadership of Dr. J
TSP OriginalJulius Erving and the Nets turned three seasons into a model of star leadership.
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Iron Men
TSP OriginalHow the NBA games-played record changed hands—and changed meaning.
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One Night at the Garden
TSP OriginalLew Alcindor, Wilt Chamberlain, and rookie Willis Reed shared one remarkable bill.
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When the Greatest Fought Superman
TSP OriginalThe oversized comic that allowed Muhammad Ali to outbox the Man of Steel.
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The Greatest, Delivered
TSP OriginalMuhammad Ali’s image, legacy, and the story behind a commemorative stamp.
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