The new Sultan of Swat : when Hank Aaron passed Babe Ruth, he set the greatest record in sports
Catch as catch can : Jerry Rice's career TD mark is the most enduring of his many NFL records
The Greatest One : Wayne Gretzky owns the NHL record book, but his points-scored mark is the most majestic of all
The streak : Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak has become as legendary as the player who set it
The key to 88 : John Wooden led UCLA to an unfathomable string of regular-season victories
Coming home : Rickey Henderson circled the bases more often than any player in baseball history
The game of the century : Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game was a performance for the ages
Win song : Cy Young's record for career victories is the product of history
A leap of faith : Bob Beamon shocked the world
with his record long jump
Undefeated : the 1972 Miami Dolphins proved that perfection is possible in pro sports
Nothing plus nothing : Johnny Vander Meer's record of back-to-back no-hitters will likely never be equaled, much less broken
61* and beyond : Maris, McGwire, and Bonds each took their own swings at the Babe's single-season home-run mark
Thoroughly unbeatable : at the Belmont, Secretariat set a record that may never be broken
The King of Swing : Ty Cobb's career batting average of .366 has never been bettered
Ursa majors : combine the careers of any two golf legends, and Jack Nicklaus probably won more major titles
Must-see TD : Johnny Unitas's 47-game TD streak is one of the NFL's most enduring marks
A whiff of fame : Nolan Ryan's career strikeout record is a product of power and endurance
Rushing roulette : which NFL running back set the most impressive record?
For Pete's sake : no college player ever scored more than LSU's "Pistol" Pete Maravich
Man of the hour : in 60 minutes one afternoon, Jesse Owens set four world records
43 x 200 : Richard Petty is NASCAR's winningest racer with 200 victories
Mister Rogers's neighborhood : in 1924, Rogers Hornsby set a record for single-season batting average
The man of steal : Rickey Henderson's career and single-season stolen-base records have never been approached
The kindest cuts : for seven long years, Tiger Woods made every PGA tour cut
The miracle mile : they said it couldn't be done, but Roger Bannister's four-minute mile proved them wrong
Hits and misses : Pete Rose broke a great record, but is that enough to make him great?
Matching sets : for almost an entire tennis season, Martina Navratilova was unbeatable
Fast money : Formula One racer Michael Schumacher is not only the world's fastest athlete, he's the richest, too
The longest yards : QB Dan Marino passed for miles more than his nearest competitor
Getting on : Ted Williams reached base better than any hitter in history
The golden games : Mark Spitz's seven golds in 1972 set an enduring Olympic record
Double or nothing : Earl Webb's single-season doubles record has been stubbornly resistant
Goddess of gold : Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina won more Olympic medals than any athlete, male or female
Into the ring : Bill Russell and Henri Richard won more titles than any other players
Passing the boards : when it came to rebounding, Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell were head and shoulders above the crowd
Special Ks : Roger Clemens and Kerry Wood are baseball's single-game strikeout kings
Night after night : the Lakers' 33-game winning streak set a standard for all of pro sports
Byron's lordship : in 1945, Byron Nelson strung together a matchless streak of wins
Dean of athletics : Dean Smith, of North Carolina, won more games than any men's Division I coach
The grandest slammer : Rod Laver won tennis' biggest prize
Tour de force : Lance Armstrong defeated more than his rival riders to win a record seven Tours de France
Given the boot : having only half a foot didn't stop Tom Dempsey from kicking the longest field goal ever in the NFL
Hit parade : no major leaguer topped 250 hits for 80 years
Biggest man on campus : three coaches deserve consideration for the college coaching win record
The longest yards : a 64-year-old teaching pro hit the longest drive in golf history
The old college try : Oklahoma's classic winning streak set the standard for big-time college football
Shut out the light : for five flawless games, Brian Boucher was the hottest of all goalies
Geezer of the gridiron : for more than a quarter of a century, George Blanda kicked field goals and completed passes
Amazingly bad : the 1962 Mets set a record for losses
Perfect attendance : Cal Ripken didn't take a day off for 15 years
but was that a good thing?
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