In 1996, ABC, again, could not have asked for more and delivered less. Grindstone and Cavonnier, in the Kentucky Derby, hit the finish line too close to call, a photo for first.

WHILE history likely will unduly flatter Howard Cosell as the signature voice of ABC Sports during its formative years and beyond, the truth, for what it’s worth, tells a different story. Jim… ...

Dennis Swanson, president of ABC Sports for the last 10 years and a 20-year veteran of the network, has retired. Robert Iger, president of Cap Cities/ABC, announced Swanson’s decision yesterd… ...

Wide World of Sports, which ran from 1961-1996, was sort of like 60 Minutes, ... That ESPNis somehow “hipper” than ABC Sports and that “hipper” means “better.”It doesn’t.

Courtesy of ABC The legendary Howard Cosell was the face of Monday Night Football, joining Don Meredith (left) and Frank Gifford (right). He passed away in 1995.

For decades, ABC Sports epitomized the ascension of televised sports, from the network’s pioneering “Wide World of Sports” to its “Monday Night Football.” But in a nod to the changing ...