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#6 Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona) | Grand Canyon National Park experienced the largest decrease in total attendance from 2019 to 2020 among all national parks in America. Arizona's iconic national park welcomed 2,897,098 visitors in 2020, which was 3 million less visitors than 2019.

Most- and least-visited national parks in 2020

May 14, 2021 at 1:28 p.m.

#10 Joshua Tree National Park (California) | There were 2.4 million people who visited Joshua Tree National Park in 2020. That's 589,005 less visitors than the California national park welcomed...

Serena Williams | Tennis star Serena Williams won the 2017 Australia Open while two months pregnant with her daughter Olympia. The 23-time Grand Slam champion hasn't won a Grand Slam title since giving birth, but she has finished runner-up in the 2018 Wimbledon, 2018 U.S. Open, 2019 Wimbledon and 2019 U.S. Open.

These amazing pro athletes are also mothers

May 6, 2021 at 3:23 p.m.

Serena Williams | Tennis star Serena Williams won the 2017 Australia Open while two months pregnant with her daughter Olympia. The 23-time Grand Slam champion hasn't won a Grand Slam...

Cleveland Browns: Johnny Manziel | Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Johnny Manziel was a highly anticipated draft prospect out of Texas A&M. The Cleveland Browns drafted Manziel with the 22nd overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft. During his two seasons with the Browns, Manziel started eight games and finished with a 2-6 record. The Browns cut Manziel after the 2015 season.

Each NFL team’s biggest draft bust

April 25, 2021 at 8:14 a.m.

Arizona Cardinals: Matt Leinart | The Arizona Cardinals drafted Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Matt Leinart with the 10th overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft and signed him to a five-year,...

The most and least valuable MLB teams

April 15, 2021 at 12:22 p.m.

Methodology | Sportico calculated each MLB team's 2021 value based on publicly available information, financial records and interviews with team insiders. Due to the coronavirus pandemic interrupting the 2020 season,...

Presidents throwing the first pitch | The ceremonial first pitch is a baseball tradition that marks the beginning of the game. The first president to throw out the ceremonial first pitch was then-Governor William McKinley in 1892. The presidential first pitch on opening day was started by President William Howard Taft in 1910 at the Washington Senators' opening day. But the first pitch looked different back then — it was thrown from the grandstands and not from the pitcher's mound. The first president to throw from the pitcher's mound was Ronald Reagan at the Wrigley Field in 1988.

MLB traditions that make the game unique

April 6, 2021 at 11:02 a.m.

Why do we stretch during the seventh inning? Why is a strikeout a "K"? And not that we're complaining, but why are the Red Sox so attached to "Sweet Caroline"?...

Deb Haaland was a second-term U.S. representative for New Mexico when Biden nominated her for secretary of the interior. Not only is Haaland the first Native American to hold the position of Secretary of the Interior, but Haaland is also the first Native American cabinet secretary in U.S. history. Haaland was confirmed 51-40 by the Senate.

Meet President Joe Biden’s cabinet-level officials

March 30, 2021 at 2:36 p.m.

Biden had a long history with Antony Blinken, which led to his nomination for secretary of state. Blinken was deputy secretary of state during the Obama administration and was national...

These successful companies were founded by women

March 25, 2021 at 9:26 p.m.

Burt's Bees | The story of Burt's Bees began when founder Roxanne Quimby moved to Maine and lived in a cabin in the woods. Quimby worked for local beekeeper Burt...

University of Illinois | After the 2020 season, Illinois stars Kofi Cockburn and Ayo Dosunmu had a decision to make. They were both projected first-round picks in the upcoming NBA Draft. However, instead of entering the draft, Cockburn and Dosunmu returned to Champaign. Now, the Illini are a No. 1 seed for the first time since 2005.

Storylines every broadcaster will mention during the 2021 NCAA Tournament

March 17, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.

University of Virginia | Virginia withdrew from the semifinals of the ACC Tournament after a positive COVID-19 test within its program. The positive test sent the entire team into a...

Mackey Arena was built in 1967 as Purdue Arena and renamed in 1972 after former athletic director Guy Mackey. The Boilermakers played their first two games of the 1980 NCAA Tournament at Mackey Arena and advanced to the Final Four, which was the last time Purdue played a Final Four game.

These historic venues are hosts of the 2021 NCAA Tournament

March 15, 2021 at 5:11 p.m.

Indiana Farmers Coliseum will host first- and second-round games. Indiana Farmers Coliseum is the current home of the IUPUI Jaguars and East Coast Hockey League's Indy Fuel. The venue is...

Althea Gibson became the first Black athlete to win the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. Gibson went on to win five Grand Slam titles.

Women who broke barriers in sports

June 14, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

The first woman to play on the PGA Tour was Babe Zaharias. She qualified for the 1945 Los Angeles Open and made the 36-hole cut before she was eliminated in...

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