I n the annals of combat sports history, the heavyweight division in boxing stands as the pinnacle of fighting, marked by ...

For the latest interview in his monthly Contender series, Eric Raskin caught up with Tarick Salmaci, a man affectionately ...

The exhibit, which invites visitors to return to the first recorded golf tournament held in 1940, will be on display and open ...

Bruce Woodcock has long been forgotten for his huge contribution to heavyweight boxing but now his son, also Bruce, and actor, Brian Blessed, are aiming to change all that. Guy Williams reports.

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Feb. 5 1913 — The New York State Athletic Commission bans boxing matches between fighters ... 6-3 win against the Campbell ...

With the NFL Honors coming up, the next Hall of Fame class has yet to be announced and The Eagle's Jesse Kolodkin has strong ...

Ted Talbert's storytelling legacy in Detroit lives on, and the same is true for the many Detroiters that helped the dedicated ...

The debate was a big one in the Clark family home in Tupelo, Miss., early in 1980. Clara Clark didn’t want one of her nine ...

Joe Louis was in the middle of fighting a bunch of “bums” when he was billed to fight Billy Conn in 1941. Conn was a popular and cocky Irish boxer from Pittsburgh. To fight Louis, he gave up his light ...

1952 — Philadelphia’s Paul Arizin scores 26 points to win MVP honors and lead the East team to a 108-91 win over the West in the second NBA All-Star game. George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers leads ...

The Boston Bicycle Club, the first bicycle club in the United States, is formed. 1949 — Willie Pep becomes the first boxer in the history of the 126-pound class to regain a ...

Joe Louis, the King of Boxing’s Golden Age, was the longest-running boxing world champion in history, holding the title for nearly 12 years. Louis became a national hero in 1938 when he defeated ...