Sport (American magazine)

''Sport'' was an American sports magazine. Launched in September 1946 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. 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. 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. Provided by Wikipedia