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, as well as creating, in 1948, the ''Sport'' Magazine Award, given initially to the outstanding player in 11 major sports. In 1955 the magazine instituted an award honoring the outstanding player in baseball's World Series (Johnny Podres of the Brooklyn Dodgers was the inaugural winner); it was later expanded to include the pre-eminent post-season performers in the other three major North American team sports. However, ''Sport'' differed from ''Sports Illustrated'' in that it was a monthly magazine, as opposed to SI's weekly distribution.

''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