The 1975 Match Race between Ruffian and Foolish Pleasure was ballyhooed as the "Battle of the Sexes" as the unbeaten filly Ruffian battled Kentucky Derby-winning colt Foolish Pleasure on national television from Belmont Park by CBS.
Ruffian had never trailed at any point in her racing career, and when you watch the race (warning), it appeared that she was beginning to move away from Foolish Pleasure when she broke down.
Ruffian was buried in the Belmont Park infield until recently, when her remains were transferred to her birthplace, Claiborne Farms in Kentucky, due to the renovations at Belmont.
The Athletic writes about Grimsby Town, the English League Two (fourth tier) squad, who stunned Manchester United in the Carabao Cup at home recently.
The fishing town in England's northeast has been through hard times of late, and their Mariners' upset on penalty kicks of Manchester United ranks pretty high on the list of upsets.
What I like about the two English in-season tournaments is that you see those small teams get their chance at the big-time squads, and if the draw falls right, as it did here, the major team may have to go to the small-time environment, which is a major deal to the people in that town.
It's what makes the English cup tournaments special, and it's what the NBA can never replicate with their attempt at an in-season event.
The Athletic also writes of the current whereabouts of former Cleveland Indians slugger Albert Belle.
Belle didn't attend the thirtyish anniversary of the Indians' 1995 American League championship and is happily living in Arizona.
The mercurial Belle was never the happiest player or a media darling, which cost him the 1995 MVP in a 144-game season that saw Belle become the first player ever to hit fifty homers and fifty doubles in a season.
Belle's career ended at thirty-three in 2000 with a damaged hip condition, and he was on his way to the Hall of Fame until the injury.
One more from the Athletic as they reflect on the nostalgia version of the NFL Today for the program's 50th anniversary.
Brent Musberger (the only living member of the original cast) will be in the studio, and the hosts will be dressed in nostalgia wardrobes, accompanied by the iconic theme song and retro graphics.
I'm looking forward to this as much as any sports program of its type in years, and they should have never stopped using the theme song!
The Athletic discusses the city of Quebec City and its waning hopes of having a team return to its city.
While the NHL had legitimate reasons for allowing the Nordiques to move to Denver in 1995 (an aging arena and poor ownership), the league hasn't been fair to Quebec City since, telling them that if they built a new arena, they would be likely to land a team, which the city did.
Instead, they passed them over when Las Vegas was given a team and was placed on the back burner while Seattle got its house ready for their bid.
I know it's a business, but the league should not have strung them along for the last fifteen years and saved the city and its residents the cost of a new arena.
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