Penn Manor High School held its commencement June 4 at at the Franklin & Marshall Alumni Sports and Fitness Complex.

1919 — Jack Dempsey wins the world heavyweight title at Toledo, Ohio, when Jess Willard fails to answer the bell for the fourth round. 1923 — Jack Dempsey beats Tommy Gibbon in 15 for the ...

Article continues below this ad 1919 — Jack Dempsey wins the world heavyweight title at Toledo, Ohio, when Jess Willard fails to answer the bell for the fourth round.

After Johnson’s reign as the world heavyweight champion ended following his loss to Jess Willard in Havana, Cuba, on April 5, 1915, a Black fighter was not granted another opportunity to fight ...

Max Muncy, injured Wednesday when he was slid into at third base, will be out at least six weeks because of a bone bruise.

The July 4, 1910 title fight between Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries led to riots, mayhem, murder — and the racially motivated prosecution of boxing's first Black heavyweight champion.

A new Naked Gun installment and a new Happy Gilmore movie makes us want to look back on the best comedies of the century so ...

1919 and 1923: Jack Dempsey wins heavyweight title fights 1919 — Jack Dempsey wins the world heavyweight title at Toledo, Ohio, when Jess Willard fails to answer the bell for the fourth round.

Kieran Mulvaney ranks the best American boxers of each decade in this special Independence Day feature. Celebrate July 4 with boxing history.

Teresa Bradley, 59, passed away July 31, 2025 in Chattanooga. Arrangements by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Avenue, 423-622-9995. more ...

Yankee Stadium Boxing has been a part of the schedule at Yankee Stadium since its inception in 1923. 63,000 watched on as former heavyweight champion Jess Willard secure his last win as a ...