Jim Thorpe wins the decathlon at the Stockholm Olympics and, in the closing ceremony, Sweden’s King Gustav proclaims Thorpe the world’s greatest athlete. 1921 — NY Yankees slugger ...

1859 — Amherst defeats Williams 73-32 in the first intercollegiate baseball game. The game is played by Massachusetts Rules, a wide-open form of the sport commonly known as roundball and Amherst wins ...

2018 — NBA super star LeBron James agrees to a 4-year $154m deal with the LA Lakers, moving from Cleveland Cavaliers. 2018 — Park Sung-hyun wins the PGA Women’s Championship at Kemper Lakes Golf ...

One person killed in two-vehicle crash in Clinton County on Tuesday Davenport police arrest alleged massage spa manager on pimping, prostitution charges Changes for Al's Burgers and Angerer Eats ...

Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers becomes only the 20th pitcher in baseball history to strike out 3,000 batters.

Los Angeles Rams general manager Les Snead is one of the longest-tenured general managers in football ...

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta offered employees of rival OpenAI signing bonuses of $100 million to switch companies, according to Open AI CEO Sam Altman.

Ringo Starr, who will be portrayed by Barry Keoghan in the upcoming Beatles biopic, gave director Sam Mendes extensive notes on the script.

Expect six months of ego-stroking spin as Albany’s mayor prepares to leave office.

The Oklahoma City Thunder saw Sam Presti offer high praise to franchise superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

Not so long ago, Sam Kuch was heralded as an unknown but promising up-and-comer. Now, the Canadian skier is a household name, with major film shoots and high-profile sponsorships under his belt. For ...

Seahawks writer claims Geno Smith-Sam Darnold swap is fine Nick Wright's main gripe with the Seahawks' decision to swap out QBs is that they got worse at the position and didn't get cheaper.