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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about yachting and whether they are true or false. YACHTING URBAN LEGEND: Two-time America’s Cup winner Peter Blake was killed by pirates The America’s Cup is a challenge that first began when the New York Yachting Club entered a yacht that defeated fourteen […]

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about polo and whether they are true or false. POLO URBAN LEGEND: A female polo player pretended to be a man for twenty years so as to play professional polo. Polo originated in Persia/Iran, some time between 600 BC and 1 AD, and […]

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about baseball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the football urban legends featured so far. BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: The very first grand slam hit in the major leagues was a two-out, bottom of the ninth, […]

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about baseball and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the football urban legends featured so far. BASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: Leo Durocher said “Nice guys finish last.” Leo Durocher (1905–1991) was a baseball player (a three-time All […]

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With the release in two weeks of my new book, Was Superman a Spy? and Other Comic Book Legends Revealed (see the sidebar to pre-order a copy!), I thought it would be neat to have a site here (and at Entertainment Legends Revealed) where I can discuss other legends revealed! The way this will work […]