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He became the first and only Black man to win a Wimbledon singles title by outsmarting Jimmy Connors in the final.
One adopted Aberdeenshire man carved out a reputation as one of the pluckiest losers in the tennis tournament's history. Here is the story of Herbert Lawford, Wimbledon's serial loser.
Pogacar will be the outstanding favourite for the yellow jersey when the Tour de France begins in Lille on Saturday, and his ...
Max Muncy, injured Wednesday when he was slid into at third base, will be out at least six weeks because of a bone bruise.
One of Wimbledon’s trademarks is the white uniforms against green grass. But did you know those pristine outfits are policed ...
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 ...
With an 84-mph pitch on the black in the sixth inning against the Chicago White Sox Wednesday at a rollicking Dodger Stadium, ...
Jimmy Swaggart, the televangelist whose multimillion-dollar ministry was crippled by his encounters with prostitutes, has died. He was 90. His death was announced Tuesday. The Louisiana native ...
The Jack Dempsey-Georges Carpentier heavyweight match at Rickard’s Orchard in Jersey City, N.J., becomes the first million-dollar gate in boxing history. The receipts total ...
Wimbledon Day 1 Women’s Recap: Three Seeded Players Exit Mariska Hargitay finds peace revealing family secrets in new documentary Walmart cuts out middlemen with first-ever beef facility as prices ...
Chase Elliott couldn’t have picked a better setting for a drought-breaking win. Fans roared in approval after Elliott, the home-state favorite, passed Brad Keselowski on the final lap to end ...
1978 — Willie McCovey became the 12th player in major league history to hit 500 home runs. His shot off Atlanta’s Jamie Easterly wasn’t enough, with the Braves beating the visiting San Francisco ...