November 8, 2010
After the death of George Steinbrenner, people asked whether a lower-key approach by the New York Yankees owner could have accomplished just as much. Research suggests that you need a balance between drive and domination. Steinbrenner’s hero—surprise!—was Gen. George Patton.
August 13, 2010
Turned down in his bid for a National Basketball Association franchise in 1961, Harlem Globetrotters owner and coach Abe Saperstein formed his own league: the American Basketball League. The league folded after only 18 months, but one of Saperstein’s innovations—the three-point shot—caught on …