Sport Timeline

After several years of ongoing investigations involving doping allegations Lance Armstrong has had all medals and titles stripped from the year(s) 1998-2005. He was also banned for life from any involvement in the Tour De France, Olympic games and anything other Olympic qualifying events; other...

The first African American gymnast in Olympic history to win a gold medal in both team competitions, as well as individual competitions. She competed on the USA Olympic team in the 2012 Summer Olympics, which took place in London, England. At age 16 Gabby has become a national icon for women...

Dubbed the “Most Winningest coach in NCAA history” Pat summit steps out of the limelight. After being diagnosed with early Alzheimer’s Coach summit handed the head coaching position over to long time assistant coach Holly Warlick, after the completion of the 2011-2012-basketball season. At the...

The PAC 12 before this year was known as the PAC 10. The PAC 12 was formed July 1, 2011 after University of Colorado and University of Utah were added. The Pac-12 is one of the leading conferences in college sports with conference championships. They claim180 NCAA team titles over the past two...

The participation of women has increased since Title IX however, the media coverage between male and female athletes is still unequal and different. Women are photographed out of their athletic environment, sexualized, mostly "pretty" women are photographed and not "ugly," pregnant, or disabled...

In 1970's baseball evolutionized its play by playing with aluminum bats rather than wooden bats. Massachussetts Interscholastic Athletic Association thought about banning aluminum bats at a high school tournament and then in 2006 there was a bunch of law suits about the unfair advantage that...

After making the winning goal in the 1999 World Cup Brandi Chastain took her jersey off and showing her sports bra. This began a big controversy because she was a women.

Softball became an official Olympic sport in 1996. The USA won the gold metal in 2000 against China. The USA continues to dominate other countries. But now in they have taken the softball out of the Olympics because the USA kept taking then gold.

5 weeks before the Lillehammer’s Opening Ceremony after a practice session at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit on January 6, Nancy Kerrigan, a gold medal favorite, was whacked above the right knee with a black baton and collapsed to the floor as the attacker ran out a back door...

The USA Men's National Basketball team won the Olympic Gold Medal. It was the first time that professionals from the NBA could compete in the Olympics. They were dubbed the name "Dream Team" for their dominance throughout the entire event and all the talent that they had on one team.

The AIAW ceased operation on June 30, 1983

The U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey Team Defeats the Soviet National Team. This is one of the greatest sports moment in history.

Herb Brooks was the coach of The United States Hockey team when they defeated the Soviet team, who had won almost every world championship and Olympic tournament since...