John Florio

For the most fragile New Yorkers and those who care for them, turning 23 brings enormous consequences.

Carlis Robinson remembers the white shingle house on Mistletoe Street, especially the friends, the laughter a…

When a single case of smallpox arrived in Manhattan in 1947, a severe outbreak was possible. A decisive civil…

A famed Black artist is beaten by two police officers in Midtown Manhattan and falsely charged. It sounds lik…

For the white-robed, playing a black team was a gift-wrapped photo op, a chance to show that the Klan was par…

One hundred years ago, on May 9, 1920, St. Louis residents, on foot and in cars, paraded their way along Nort…

One hundred years ago, on Feb. 13, 1920, Rube Foster — the outsize owner of the Chicago American Giants — wal…

We're at Fenway Park, sitting with Raquel Ferreira in the team's executive suite adjacent to the press box. T…

Perhaps you’ve heard of Antoinette “Toni” Harris. Earlier this year, the 23-year-old became what is believed …

James “Cornbread” Thomas and Joseph “Strokey” Armstrong are sitting in Thomas’ living room and talking about …

Fifty years ago, on Oct. 2, 1968, Cardinals ace Bob Gibson stood on the mound at Busch Stadium in St. Louis f…

Eighty years ago, on the night of June 22, 1938, Joe Louis walked across the infield grass at Yankee Stadium,…

Fifty years ago, on Thursday, April 4, 1968, the sun began to set on Memphis, Tennessee. At the downtown Lorr…

"Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings." At 1 AM on Sunday, January 7, the bell came in the form o…

On December 1, the Nike Pro Hijab landed in the sports section at Macy's. It can now also be found on Nike's …

Red Hook may look like a neighborhood out of time — a semi-industrial patch of broken cobblestone streets, va…

Last month, at Nashville's Fairgrounds Speedway, the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) held its first …

On April 15, 1947, Ed Silverman, a reporter for Sports-Week magazine, took the subway from his apartment, on …

When the boxer Orlando Cruz issued a press release on October 3, 2012, announcing to the world that he is gay…

The world's best trick shooters have an unparalleled eye for geometry. "I first saw trick shots on ESPN in 20…

In February 2017, the Women's World Chess Championship will be held in Iran. The U.S. champion will not be th…

Angrier players and more home runs are on the way if summer heat keeps breaking records.

On Friday night, at Albert Park, in San Rafael, California, the Sonoma Stompers ran onto the pitching mound, …

After the Olympics, both winners and losers are prone to emotional crashes.