Jerry Rice played for the Seahawks in 2004. Illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; Otto Greule Jr / Getty Images Editor’s note: This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering leadership, ...

1907 — Jim Thorpe makes his Carlisle (Pa.) debut dazzling a crowd of 22,800 in a 26-6 defeat of No. 4 Penn at Philadelphia’s Franklin Field. Thorpe rushes, returns kicks and does all the kicking in ...

Five years of work to reclaim the mountainside scar in northwest Colorado Springs is complete. Tens of thousands of native plants are now growing on the re-landscaped slope of the former Pikeview ...

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is still adjusting to the sight of Micah Parsons in a Green Bay Packers uniform. Jones was live on NBC on Sunday when Parsons jogged onto the field at AT&T Stadium for ...

1920 — Yankees slugger Babe Ruth sets then-MLB home run season record at 54. 1923 — Gene Sarazen beats Walter Hagen 1 up to capture the PGA championship. 1941 — Joe Louis knocks out Lou Nova in the ...

1920 — Yankees slugger Babe Ruth sets then-MLB home run season record at 54. 1954 — Willie Mays makes his over-the-shoulder catch of Vic Wertz’ long drive to center field and pinch-hitter Dusty Rhodes ...

1920 — A Chicago grand jury indicts eight members of the Chicago White Sox on charges of fixing the 1919 World Series, known as the “Black Sox Scandal.” White Sox owner Charles Comiskey immediately ...