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TSN Archives: Inside Pickerington, Ohio's modern-day football factory
Jack Sawyer put Pickerington, Ohio, back on the map, but this small suburb has been been producing NFL players for a while. A republication of our story from 2018.
TSN Archives: ‘Death Penalty’ Effects Reach Far Beyond SMU Campus (March 3, 1987, issue)
The Sporting News' analysis after SMU football received the NCAA's so-called "death penalty" asked larger questions that in hindsight were never really answered. Here's the story from the March 9, 1987, issue.
Remembering the coldest playoff games in NFL history (TSN Archives)
'The Ice Bowl' (1967) and 'The Freezer Bowl' (1982) are the two coldest playoff games in NFL history, and Sporting News was at both.
Fernando Valenzuela, 'Fernandomania' and The Sporting News (May 23, 1981, issue)
Rookies Fernando Valenzuela and Tim Raines graced the cover of TSN as 'Fernandomania' was taking hold not just in LA but around all of MLB. Here's the story that accompanied the cover.
TSN Archives: Valenzuela Dons NL Rookie Pitcher Crown (Nov. 28, 1981, issue)
Fernando Valenzuela captured Angelenos' hearts in 1981 and won over postseason awards voters after a summer of "Fernandomania" in his rookie year.
TSN Archives: Fernando Valenzuela, beer and the birth of a legend (Feb. 21, 1981, issue)
The Sporting News led with beer consumption over pitching prowess when it introduced readers to Fernando Valenzuela in the Feb. 21, 1981, issue. A few months later, his pitching had ignited "Fernandomania."
TSN Archives: 'Disco Demolition Night' backfires on July 12, 1979
On July 12, 1979, the White Sox's "Disco Demolition Night" between games of a doubleheader at Comiskey Park blew up in the team's face. The Sporting News was there 45 years ago today.
TSN Archives: A biting commentary on Mike Tyson (July 7, 1997, issue)
On June 28, 1997, Mike Tyson bit off a chunk of Evander Holyfield's ear during their heavyweight title fight. It was news of the weird, legendary Sporting News columnist Dave Kindred wrote in the issue dated July 7.
10-cent Beer Night: The day Cleveland flat lost its head (June 4, 1974)
Six days after the Rangers and Cleveland had brawled in Arlington, on June 4, 1974, the teams were fighting FOR each other after beer-fueled fans triggered an on-field melee at Municipal Stadium, and The Sporting News was there.
TSN Archives: The Great One says goodbye (April 18, 1999)
On April 18, 1999, Wayne Gretzky played his final game in the NHL, a 2-1 overtime loss to the Penguins. The Sporting News' longtime hockey writer Larry Wigge put the Great One's career in perspective in the next issue.
TSN Archives: Where the spotlight belongs (Oct. 16, 1995, issue)
A jury acquitted O.J. Simpson of murder charges on Oct. 3, 1995. In the issue of The Sporting News immediately after the verdict, editor-in-chief John Rawlings wrote to readers, explaining why TSN would have no coverage of the Simpson verdict.
TSN Archives: The Other Side of O.J. (June 27, 1994, issue)
The O.J. Simpson saga played out before the nation's eyes in June 1994 and left us shocked, dazed and grasping for answers. Here's The Sporting News' cover story.
TSN Archives: The bell tolls for O.J. (June 27, 1994, issue)