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John Ursprung of Bethalto provided the horses, the wagon and the hay for a May 1937 hayride in Bethalto. In the back row, from left, Mrs. and Mrs. Ursprung, Everett Daniels, George Bartholemew, Ted ...
If someone were to speak these words to you, in this sequence, what image would come to mind? "Mike Tyson vs Evander ...
Their bout 28 years ago was a rematch of a 1996 encounter, where Holyfield knocked out Tyson in the eleventh round to claim ...
In 1980, Biscayne National Park, previously a national monument, was established by an act of Congress. The park preserves ...
There has been some talk in recent months about Jake Paul potentially facing Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis in an exhibition boxing match. While Paul fights at cruiserweight tomorrow against Julio Cesar Chavez ...
Despite proving himself to be a force at heavyweight during his tenure, two-time world champion and former rival, Hasim ...
1971 — Muhammad Ali wins a four-year legal battle to overturn his 1967 conviction for draft evasion in an 8-0 vote by the U.S. Supreme Court. 1992 — Connie Price-Smith, who earlier won the discus, ...
There were initially a lot of questions over whether FC Cincinnati's team this year would be able to live up to the hype of ...
Holyfield made the move up to heavyweight a short while after his victory over De Leon, going on to capture the undisputed ...
1859 — Amherst defeats Williams 73-32 in the first intercollegiate baseball game. The game is played by Massachusetts Rules, a wide-open form of the sport commonly known as roundball and Amherst wins ...