You’ve done it thousands of times. After a game-winning shot, a solid joke, a perfectly executed parallel parking job. You’ve probably never thought twice about who did it first. The high-five is so ...

You’ve done it a thousand times without ever thinking about where it came from. After a home run, a good meeting or just greeting a 3-year-old — you raise your hand and wait for the slap. The high ...

You think you know the origin of the high five. Everybody does. It was Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke, Dodger Stadium, 1977. Case closed. Except it isn’t — not even close. The story behind sports’ most ...

The high five is one of the most universal gestures in sports. Everybody knows it. But the real story behind who actually invented it? That’s where things get messy — and far more interesting than ...

What it’s about: A former LA Dodgers outfielder whose four-year career in the majors would be unremarkable apart from two extremely remarkable things: He was the first openly gay major leaguer, and he ...

If you’ve ever wondered who invented the high five, or why we high five, you don’t have to look much further than where they’re most often used... Sports! According to an ESPN story, on October 2nd, ...

We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 7,023,552-part monthly series, Wiki Wormhole. This week’s entry: Glenn Burke What it’s about: A former LA Dodgers outfielder whose four-year career in ...

The high five is one of the most universal gestures in sports. Everybody knows it. But the real story behind who actually invented it? That’s where things get messy - and far more interesting than ...