Fenway Park's Rich History Defined with 100 Facts to Celebrate 100-Year Anniversary

With Fenway Park prepared to celebrate its 100th Anniversary on Friday when the Red Sox take on the Yankees, here are 100 interesting facts about the oldest ballpark in the United States. 1. On Opening Day in 1912, Fenway Park's original capacity was 35,000. 2. Fenway was designed by architect James McLaughlin. 3. Construction began in September 1911 on a landfill for $650,000. 4. The Red Sox ...

Want a lesson in finance? Follow the bouncing soccer ball

The club is currently ranked No. 5 on Forbes Magazine’s list of the richest soccer clubs in the world, with a value of $1.2 billion.

Ten Nashville parks you might not have known about — and shouldn't miss

Parks and Recreation by Betsy Phillips You've hiked the Warners, ridden your bike through Shelby and sunned yourself on the lawn at Centennial. You know Nashville's crown jewel parks, and now… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Sunday Morning Line with Len Hayward

Recommend this story? n It's always hard to stick your toe in the waters when it comes to changes to athletic facilties for school districts.

Introducing the State of Soccer Analytics

The perception of soccer analytics in the public imagination began to crystallize (in part, these things can never be pinned down on a single event) with the release of Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski’s popular book, Why England Lose, released in North America as Soccernomics in 2009. The book purported to do the same thing [...]