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| Categories | Sports magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| First issue | September 1946 |
| Final issue | August 2000 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | New York City |
| Language | English |
| Website | sportthemagazine |
| ISSN | 0038-7797 |
Sport was an American sports magazine. Launched in September 1946[1] by New York–based publisher Macfadden Publications, Sport pioneered the generous use of color photography—it carried eight full-color plates in its first edition. Sport predated the launch of Sports Illustrated by eight years, and was responsible for bringing several editorial innovations to the genre. Sport differed from Sports Illustrated in that the former was a monthly magazine, while the latter had a weekly distribution.
The Sport Magazine Award, created in 1948, was initially given to outstanding players in 11 major sports.[2][3] In 1955, the magazine instituted an award honoring the outstanding player in baseball's World Series, which became the World Series Most Valuable Player Award and continues to be awarded by Major League Baseball.[4] Later, Sport expanded this approach to recognize pre-eminent postseason performers in the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.
Sport was published continually between its launch and August 2000, when its then-owner, British publisher EMAP PLC, made the decision to close the money-losing title. As of 2016, the photo archive of Sport, a collection of 20th-century sports photography in North America, is housed in Canada in Toronto, Ontario, and Vancouver, British Columbia, at The Sport Gallery.
- ^ John Dinan (September 1, 1998). Sports in the Pulp Magazines. McFarland. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-7864-4047-4. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
- ^ Garrison Wilton (December 7, 1948). "Sports Parade". The Charlotte Observer. p. 20. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ S., J. M. (January 15, 1949). "Picked from Airlanes". The Davenport Daily Times. p. 7. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ "World Series Most Valuable Player Award". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 2, 2024.