Many of our articles are excerpts from podcast episodes on the network. Below is a list in descending order of release.
![The Brooklyn Five College basketball team of 1945](https://sportshistorynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/COLLEGE_SCANDAL-300x216.jpg)
College Sports Betting Scandals in History
Today, over 30 states have legalized online sports betting, all with college sports teams, and thousands of college-age students are
![John "Paddy" Driscoll (Chicago Cardinals)](https://sportshistorynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Paddy_Driscoll-237x300.jpg)
Paddy Driscoll’s Almost Perfect Season
Back at the beginning of the National Football League in 1920, one of the smallest men in the circuit drew
![Depicting how sports gambling goes way back to Ancient times. This is showing Gladiator games](https://sportshistorynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Designer-300x300.jpeg)
Historical Sporting Events That Helped Shape the Sports Betting Industry
The sports betting industry is massive. A multi-billion-dollar industry. So big, in fact, that some events have completely shaped the
![](https://sportshistorynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Sports_Gambling-300x171.jpg)
How Gambling Grew Closer To Sports in the USA — A Historical Overview
The intertwining of gambling and sports in the United States has a rich and complex history. Over the decades, these
![Table tennis or ping pong player](https://sportshistorynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/table-tennis-ping-pong-passion-sport-preview-300x200.jpg)
Top Five Matches in Table Tennis History
“Ping Pong” has a rich and fascinating history that is over a century old. Popularly known as Table Tennis, especially
![John Davis](https://sportshistorynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/john-davis-300x239.jpg)
John Davis: An American Weightlifting Legend
When I first started competing in Olympic Weightlifting in 1981, I wanted to learn about the sport’s history and the