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

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.

Evander Holyfield believes he is the greatest heavyweight to have ever graced the ring. During an illustrious professional career stretching from 1984 to 2011, Holyfield achieved undisputed

Coming off a tough loss to the Clippers, the Lakers have little trouble defeating the NBA's worst team, the Washington Wizards.

Kenesaw Mountain Landis takes office as baseball’s commissioner. 1947 — Carl Hubbell, Frank Frisch, Mickey Cochrane, and Lefty Grove are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Phromthep, known as Dom, was found unconscious in his room on Feb. 12 at Brooke House […] PHOENIX (AP ... (AP) — San Diego All-Star pitcher Joe Musgrove will be sidelined for at least ...

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.

Longtime MSG photographer George Kalinsky died on Thursday at the age of 88. Kalinsky and his camera immortalized some of the most famous moments in the history of MSG and New York sports as a whole.

Jalen Brunson, who was born in New Brunswick and was snubbed as a starter last year, will start in the backcourt, while Piscataway native and former St. Joe’s-Metuchen big man Karl-Anthony Towns will start in the frontcourt. The game is set for Feb. 16 at the Chase Center in San Francisco.

Joe Frazier knocks down Cassius Clay in the fifteenth and final round of their heavyweight title fight which he won at Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971. A few months later Frazier was fronting his own band in Castlebar's Royal Ballroom. Picture ...

Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier walks on the field before an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, on Oct. 3, 2021, in Orchard Park, N.Y. Frazier is credited for ...

The Justice Department has been ordered not to pursue new cases, settlements or legal action in ongoing cases, according to media reports.