This weekend, with both the NLCS and ALCS in full swing, it’s a good time to celebrate the 100th anniversary of baseball theme songs. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts presents a tribute to the sport and the musicians who love it, among them Charles Ives and William Schuman. Watch now…
The Sports Museum of America is the first museum to pay tribute to the history and excitement of all sports. Watch Thirteen/WNET President Neal Shapiro interview Sports Museum Founder & CEO Philip Schwalb.
In the 1970s, female East German athletes came from nowhere to dominate international sport. But behind their success lay a horrifying secret. “Doping for Gold” reveals the truth behind the biggest state-sponsored doping program the world has ever known.
Isiah Thomas is just one of a long line of New York sports characters who have fallen on both sides of the hero/villain divide. George Steinbrenner, Walter O’Malley, Patrick Ewing, and Roger Clemens inspire many a heated debate on the back page of the paper or at the end of the bar.
Narrated by Vincent Pastore (’Big Pussy’ from The Sopranos!), this great episode of New York Voices (aired June 2003) delved into the paragons and pariahs of New York sports.
