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 ...

Longtime ESPN broadcaster Chris Berman is among several notable sports media figures who are candidates for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Other candidates, whose names might not be as ...

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

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 ...

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 ...