John L. Sullivan wins the world heavyweight bare-knuckle title by beating Paddy Ryan in a nine-round bout in Mississippi City, Miss. 1942 — At the Millrose Games in New ...

Known for her beauty and grace on and off the ice, Peggy Fleming dominated women's figure skating from 1966 to 1968, capping her career with her triumph at the 1968 Olympic Winter Games.

With telegenic stars Peggy Fleming, Janet Lynn, Dorothy Hamill and Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner rising on the world stage during the 1960s and ’70s, Button pushed for airtime and production ...

Dick Button, the 2-time Olympic gold medalist and 5-time world champion who went on the become the voice of Olympic figure ...

“He was like a professor,” his longtime broadcasting partner, Olympic gold medalist Peggy Fleming, said in a telephone interview. “He taught audiences how to watch skating. He also sometimes ...

He is best known for his longtime pairing with 1968 Olympic champion Peggy Fleming and broadcaster Terry Gannon.

Left to right: Dick Button, Terry Gannon and Peggy Fleming call the action for ABC Sports coverage of the US Figure Skating Championships in 2005. ABC/ CRAIG SJODIN With the Emmy Award-winning Button ...

“We're all grieving this," 1968 Olympic gold medalist Peggy Fleming said, "on all kinds of levels." The president of the International Skating Union, which is the international federation that ...

Virginia McCaskey, the longtime principal owner of the Chicago Bears, has died. She was 102. McCaskey controlled Chicago's NFL franchise since 1983, when she inherited ownership following the ...