By: Sean Crose Believe it or not, boxing has a long history of fights going down on the 4th of July. Jack Johnson defeated former world champion James J.

Serena Williams beats her big sister Venus 7-6 (3), 6-2 for her third Wimbledon title and 11th Grand Slam championship. In the fourth all-Williams final at Wimbledon, Ser ...

July 4 used to be a date for big boxing events. A year or two ago, I wrote about two events that impacted the local area or at least, Northern Ohio. In 1919, Jack Dempsey defeated in three rounds Jess ...

Check out today's list of famous athlete birthdays on June 24, 2026, including Argentina soccer star Lionel Messi, former Duke star and NBA guard JJ Redick, boxing legend Jack Dempsey and more.

Clint Dempsey had the honor of representing the United States in three World Cups, and there were likely times during all three where questions about the roster came about once it was revealed before ...

July 4, 1919. Jack Dempsey steps into the ring to face heavyweight champion Jess Willard. The crowd laughs — Willard towers over him and outweighs him by fifty-eight pounds. What they don’t know?

Right after college, Dempsey was drafted into the Army. “He did his stint in the army band at Fort Jackson, South Carolina,” Beverly Dempsey said. “They noticed that he could play percussion. When ...

WILLARD, Mo. — Tuesday night, Greene County residents voiced their concerns at a public hearing held at the Historic Courthouse about a zoning issue in Willard that could expand the city significantly ...

In a political shocker that offered up plenty of intrigue, Leon Circuit Judge Angela Dempsey submitted her resignation letter to the Governor's Office, a step that closed the door on her 2026 ...

Kevin Willard has seen better days as coach of the men's basketball team at Villanova following Friday's loss to Utah State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. And now, Willard's in-game ...