From Lord & Taylor To ‘House Of Sport

From Lord & Taylor To ‘House Of Sport

© Lane Turner/Globe Staff The Lord & Taylor store on Boylston Street was closed at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Dick's Sporting Goods has leased 118,000 square feet of space for a new "experience" concept called the Sports House. Prime real estate in the Back Bay will soon move from Balenciaga to Beat Houses. … Read more

Slap Fighting, A Brutal Sport, Has Left The World Of Boxing Confused And In Shock. It’s ‘literally Organized Brain Damage,’ One Exec Said.

Slap Fighting, A Brutal Sport, Has Left The World Of Boxing Confused And In Shock. It’s ‘literally Organized Brain Damage,’ One Exec Said.

The boxing world is in awe of Dana White's continued Power Slap adventure. The premise of Slap is simple. Be prepared for a powerful strike that you cannot defend against. Hall of Famer Lou DiBella called it "systematic brain damage." The extreme sport of slapping, which originated in Russia, recently gained popularity in the United … Read more

Hertha Berlin Unexpectedly Fires Bobic As Head Of Sport

Hertha Berlin Unexpectedly Fires Bobic As Head Of Sport

© (Michael Sohn / Associated Press) FILE – Berlin sporting director Fredi Bobic before the German Bundesliga match between Hertha and Wolfsburg on August 21, 2021 in Berlin. Hertha sacked sporting director Fredi Bobic after losing 2-0 to Union Berlin. City derby on Saturday, January 28, 2023 (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File) (Michael Sohn/Associated Press) Hertha … Read more

On This Day In History, Jan. 23, 1957, WhamO Produces First Frisbees, Reshaping Leisure, Sport

On This Day In History, Jan. 23, 1957, WhamO Produces First Frisbees, Reshaping Leisure, Sport

Rachel McCord plays Frisbee on July 30, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. Dubbed the "flying saucer," the original Frisbee was introduced in 1948 by Southern California entrepreneur Fred Morrison. A dog pulls out a frisbee at La Grande-Plage in Biarritz, southwestern France, October 18, 2022. A group of protesters marched outside the General Accounting Office … Read more