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 ...

The baseball writers pass over Joe DiMaggio in his first year of eligibility ... to give the East a 98-93 victory and Cousy the MVP honors. 1958 — Bob Pettit of St. Louis becomes the first member of ...

The baseball writers pass over Joe DiMaggio in his first year of eligibility ... 1958 — Bob Pettit of St. Louis becomes the first member of the losing team to win the NBA All-Star MVP award ...

Indiana teenager John Miley began recording radio sports broadcasts. There are now more than 44,000 of them in his collection.

Fame is achieved by the exceptional, by the accomplished, by the exceptionally accomplished … or by pure dumb luck (or lack thereof). Fame is bestowed upon humankind by humankind, which is to say, it ...

What prompted Steve to share it with me was its cover, the only periodical known to have featured Josh Gibson, the premier ...

A s the Phillies gathered at their ancestral spring home of Clearwater in the late 1940s, they were followed by a writer.

"Marilyn turned to my dad and said, ‘Who’s Joe D?’ She had no idea who Joe DiMaggio was. She obviously wasn’t a baseball fan. So, he had to give her a quick history of the importance of ...

The physicians have 13 offices in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and St. Lucie counties and will become part of the Heart Institute at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. The hospital will cover ...

Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital of Hollywood has expanded its Heart Institute by adding a group of 15 pediatric cardiologists with offices from Miami Lakes to Fort Pierce. As of Jan. 1 ...

Marilyn Monroe was introduced to husband number two by an unlikely matchmaker – an “I Love Lucy” star. The 25-year-old was dining out with her agent, Norman Brokaw, when William Frawley, who ...

A 17-year-old from East St. Louis has been charged with multiple felonies, including first-degree murder, in connection with ...