Two great races, both members of The Ultimate Sports List, take place this weekend in the upper Midwest. But the two races couldn’t be any more different. In Akron, Ohio, the 73rd All-American Soap Box Derby (ranked #144 on TUSL.com) will roll down Derby Hill on Saturday, July 24. Over 500 racers, ages 8-17, will compete, many in cars built in their garages with their fathers. 15,000 fans will roar their approval. In Chicago, Illinois, the 102nd Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac (ranked #131 onTUSL.com) will launch beneath the glimmering Chicago skyline, also on ...
Forbes 50 Features 28 TUSL.com Teams
Forbes Magazine released its list of the 50 most valuable sports teams in the world, and 28 teams, including 8 of the top 10, have direct ties to The Ultimate Sports List. The teams are listed below,with their TUSL.com events in parenthesis. Manchester United (#45 Manchester United vs. Liverpool at Old Trafford) Dallas Cowboys (#81 Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins) New York Yankees (#59 Yankee Stadium, #42 New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox, #8 World Series, #37 AL Championship Series) Washington Redskins (#81 Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins) ...
You Never Forget Your 1st TUSL.com Event
It was the summer of 1970, and I was nine years old. The Big Red Machine had arrived on the scene, and Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Tony Perez and crew were tearing up the National League. The Reds had closed their old ballpark – Crosley Field – at the end of June and moved their show downtown to Riverfront Stadium, which would soon be hosting the MLB All Star Game. And I was pestering my Dad on a daily basis as to whether he had – or would be able to score – some tickets. At the ripe old age of nine, I had already begun my list of the world’s ...