Forty years before the National Boxing Association formed in the United States, John Sullivan was crowned the American ...

2006 — Kobe Bryant scores a staggering 81 points — the second-highest total in NBA history — and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors 122-104.

During his reign as heavyweight champion, Holmes picked up impressive victories against the likes of Leon Spinks, Trevor ...

That’s what drew hundreds of people to a sold-out event at Northampton Country Club on Saturday, Jan. 11, honoring Holmes’ ...

Larry Holmes and George Foreman are often recognised as two of the greatest heavyweights in boxing history. In a career that ...

Teams know what time their games will start but their full roster composition is a work in progress at spring training ...

A little under 40 years ago today, Bob Canobbio and Logan Hobson lugged a mammoth early version of a personal computer to ...

The Pittsburgh Steelers played in one of the most insane Super Bowl games in history against the Arizona Cardinals. Two of ...

Thankfully the heavyweight scene seemed to reach its nadir in that bleak 10 years between 1978 and 1988, and the modern-day ...

The Detroit Lions bolstered their backfield in 2023, signing free agent David Montgomery and drafting Jahmyr Gibbs in the ...

Another legendary heavyweight who broke on to the scene a little later is Mike Tyson, who still holds the record for being ...

Linda Holmes is a pop culture correspondent for NPR and the host of Pop Culture Happy Hour. She began her professional life as an attorney. In time, however, her affection for writing, popular ...