Stories from the long memory of college sports.
One piece every Friday. The seasons that weren't. The athletes you never heard of. The games that only the radio remembers.
First to the Floor
The untold history of women's college basketball. Before March Madness, before the WNBA, there was a gymnasium in Northampton, a Lithuanian immigrant with a brand-new rulebook, and the first college basketball game in American history. The men came two years later.
Play Ball — And Keep Scoring
How college baseball stayed true to its high-scoring roots. From a 73–33 final in 1859 to the aluminum bat era, the college game has never stopped hitting.
They Just Showed Up
Before Title IX. Before women's teams existed. Some women didn't wait for the door to open — they found another way in. The untold story of Dorothy Anderson, Cyndy Meserve, and the pioneers who showed up before anyone thought to invite them.
The College Kid Connection
From Penn to Montevideo, from Hartford to Los Angeles, from Saint Louis to the 2026 World Cup — college soccer has always played a part in America's biggest moments.
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