Eighty-one years ago today, on January 12, 1944, Joe Frazier was born in South Carolina as the twelfth child to a sharecropper named Rubin and his wife Dolly, writes Kieran Mulvaney
Family, friends, and dignitaries gathered to honor the legacy of the late boxing icon Joe Frazier on what would have been his 81st birthday on Sunday.
The New York Yankees announce they will be the first team to wear uniform numbers, according to the player’s position in batting order. 1960 — Paul Pender beats Sugar Ray Robinson in a 15-round split decision to capture the world middleweight boxing title.
Every building Alonzo Robinson Jr. designed tells a story. There’s Mr. Perkins Family Restaurant. The nondescript building on the corner of Atkinson Drive and North 20th Street has fed presidential candidates,
The Brewers Ticket Office’s hours are: Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Extended hours on game day and special events. The Brewers ticket office will also be closed on the following days in observance of holidays in 2025: July 4-6, November 26-28, December ...
Coming off a tough loss to the Clippers, the Lakers have little trouble defeating the NBA's worst team, the Washington Wizards.
Xavier McKinney, Keisean Nixon and Jayden Reed trolled the Detroit Lions following their 45-31 loss to the Washington Commanders in the NFL playoffs.
Baseball’s resident jester Bob Uecker became one of the sport’s most beloved figures—and an entertainment star along the way.
Xavier’s season seems in much better shape now that frequently injured sixth-year forward Zach Freemantle is feeling better. Freemantle sat out the entire 2023-24 campaign with a foot injury as
When schools sign players from other teams, they would pay those teams a fee in exchange for the player. It's not that different from the way transactions go down with what are known as "transfer fees" in European soccer.
He was an announcer and media celebrity, but Bob Uecker might have gained more notoriety than anything else as a beer pitchman in Miller Lite commercials.
A version of this story originally ran on April 25, 2014. Bob Uecker passed away on Thursday at 90. MILWAUKEE -- When the Brewers first proposed another Bob Uecker statue at Miller Park, he rejected the idea. "I was under the impression that they wanted me to work up there," Uecker deadpanned.