Independence Day is typically filled with pyrotechnics celebrating America, and many athletes have used the Fourth of July to ...

Jack Johnson's historic boxing win on July 4,1910, upset much of America. But the next Black world heavyweight champ remains ...

After a loss to Josh Taylor, Jack Catterall must have felt like he had lost a winning lottery ticket. A loss to Harlem Eubank ...

Writer and boxing historian Kieran Mulvaney presents the best American boxer, decade by decade, in celebration of US ...

The July 4, 1910 title fight between Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries led to riots, mayhem, murder — and the racially motivated ...

115 years ago today, Jack Johnson’s victory over America’s “Great White Hope” caused over 20 people to be killed in riots all ...

Jack Della Maddalena believes that if it weren't for his brother's courage, he may have never pursued a career in mixed ...

On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming U.S. independence from Britain ...

Sporting events on the calendar in July include MLB — notably the All-Star Game — the NBA Summer League, the British Grand ...

Canadian world heavyweight boxing champion Tommy Burns KOs Bill Squires of Australia in round 1 in Colma, California, his 6th title defense. 1910 — Jack Johnson knocks out Jim ...

2014 — Novak Djokovic wins his second Wimbledon title and denies Roger Federer his record eighth by holding off the Swiss star in five sets. Djokovic wastes a 5-2 lead in the fourth set but holds on ...

After seven weeks of intense, emotional and sometimes graphic testimony, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was acquitted Wednesday of the ...