'Two Ton' Tony and the Brown Bomber: How a 1939 heavyweight farce became a title fight that gripped the nation
You wouldn’t think it to look at him — this short, fat, bowling ball of a man with the Jersey accent and the cinderblock head — but he was famous once. If you owned a radio and lived in the United States of America during the late 1930s, you almost couldn’t avoid hearing the name Tony Galento. Sometimes they called him “Two Ton” Tony, on More...
Tom Izzo threatens to bench Michigan State star Jeremy Fears Jr. for 'immaturity'
MINNEAPOLIS – In less than a week, Jeremy Fears Jr. went from Aaron Craft to Grayson Allen – from a plucky pest to a potential problem. That's something the Michigan State men's basketball team cannot More...
Bulls reportedly trading Ayo Dosunmu to Timberwolves
The Bulls are trading Ayo Dosunmu to the Timberwovles, ESPN's Shams Charania reported on Thursday, just hours before the trade deadline. Just in: The Chicago Bulls have traded Ayo Dosunmu to the Minnesota More...
Sweden beats Germany 4-1 in opening game of Olympic women's hockey tournament
MILAN (AP) — Lina Ljungblom scored two goals to lift Sweden to a 4-1 comeback win over Germany in the opening game of the Olympic women's hockey tournament Thursday. Katarina Jobst-Smith's goal early in More...
Jon Jones health update casts doubt over dream UFC White House appearance
Jon Jones has cast doubt over his chances of competing at the White House, with the former UFC champion providing a deflating health update. Days after retiring from mixed martial arts last summer, Jones made a More...
Italian skiers lead men's downhill training at the Olympics as an Austrian crashes
BORMIO, Italy (AP) — Skiers from host Italy still trying to secure starting spots led the second downhill training session at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Thursday and Austria’s Daniel Hemetsberger crashed. Mattia More...
Minions hit Olympic ice: Spanish skater Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate close to music approval
MILAN (AP) — It appears as if those troublemaking Minions will be taking the Olympic ice after all. Spanish figure skater Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate said after practice early Thursday that he has received the More...
ATP Pro’s Mid-Match Phone Check Turns Costly as He Suffers Shocking Defeat inCrucial Match
TENNIS AUSTRALIAN OPEN, Ugo Humbert of France during the Mens 1st round match against Ben Shelton of USA on day 3 of the 2026 Australian Open tennis tournament at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Tuesday, January 20, More...
No. 6 Gonzaga goes down as winning streak ends with surprising loss to Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — There wasn't one specific thing coach Mark Few could point to in trying to explain Gonzaga's struggles against Portland. It all went wrong. “Just outplayed us, outexecuted us, More...
UFC Vegas 113 odds: Best betting props, parlays and picks
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 19: Vinicius Oliveira of Brazil celebrates after defeating Kyler Phillips of the United States by unanimous decision during their bantamweight bout during UFC 318: Holloway More...
