The most famous television sportscaster of the 1970s was Howard Cosell, a nasal-toned, staccato blast of magniloquent pomposity who became the face and voice of ABC’s biggest prime-time shows, like ...

NEW YORK -- As a young boy, Colin Cosell would climb into Poppa's lap and listen to that famed voice, the nasal, New York tone booming to sports fans all over the country. The sound of Howard Cosell ...

Billy Crystal told a funny story to Stephen Colbert on Monday about guest-hosting “The Tonight Show” back in the 1980s and having to deal with a “looped” and sobbing Howard Cosell. (Watch the video ...

A chance encounter between ABC football announcer Frank Gifford and John Lennon led to one of the most interesting moments in sports television history 50 years ago this Monday, when the former Beatle ...

Then-commissioner Pete Rozelle approached ABC about a Monday night Prime Time showcase for NFL football and Arledge delivered ...

The top women’s tennis player in the world will take on one of the most polarizing men in the sport next month. According to ...

When Cosell speaks, people listen. No, I am not talking about Howard Cosell, though I do remember watching a multitude of sporting events hosted by Howard Cosell of ABC Sports in the 1970s. Many are ...

Howard Cosell has been back in the news. This year of towering national patriotism and disgraceful financial scandal presents an interesting time in which to remember him. I invited Howard Cosell to ...

I met Muhammad when I was 6 years old,” Yolanda Ali remembers. “I knew then that there was something special about him. Just ...