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Dec. 26 1908 — Jack Johnson becomes the first black man to win the world heavyweight boxing title, with a 14th-round knockout of Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia. 1917 — … Click to Continue »
Memphis faces Sacramento, looks to halt 3-game slide
Memphis Grizzlies (19-14, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (13-20, 12th in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Memphis enters the matchup with … Click to Continue »
Clippers’ Paul George out with torn ligament in right elbow
Paul George has a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow and will be out up to a month. The Los Angeles Clippers announced George’s injury Saturday. He will … Click to Continue »
Curry, Warriors beat Suns 116-107 to regain top spot in NBA
The Golden State Warriors kept it close despite being short-handed, setting the stage for a player to take over down the stretch. One did — and it wasn’t Stephen Curry. … Click to Continue »
Detroit plays San Antonio on 9-game road slide
Detroit Pistons (5-26, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (13-18, 10th in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Detroit will try to … Click to Continue »
After a one-year absence, Sydney to Hobart race set to sail
Super maxi LawConnect is the favorite for line honors in the Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race beginning Sunday, with the forecast for strong southerly winds on the first night potentially giving it … Click to Continue »
Dolphins, Saints weathered skids on way to high-stakes clash
Perseverance has paid dividends for the Miami Dolphins and New Orleans Saints, placing them on a collision course for a high-stakes game in late December. The outlook for the Dolphins … Click to Continue »
Top Kentucky basketball recruiting links: Catching up on the 2023 recruits with UK offers
Versatile wing Matas Buzelis became the latest recipient of a Kentucky scholarship offer earlier this week, picking up the honor during his official visit to Lexington. Buzelis, the No. 12 … Click to Continue »
Top teams, star players (including UK commit Reed Sheppard) headline LexCath tourney
Kentucky commit Reed Sheppard and his North Laurel Jaguars and Herald-Leader preseason No. 1 Ballard are among the top players and teams in town beginning Sunday to compete in the … Click to Continue »
College basketball is like Christmas — it brings families together
Question: How many college basketball teams have a father as coach and his son as a player? Answer: Enough so that you could have a top 25 poll for just … Click to Continue »
Is Oscar Tshiebwe becoming a threat to some ‘unbreakable’ UK basketball records?
On Jan. 6, 2018, I published a column detailing what I said were 10 all-time Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball records that would never be broken. In Oscar Tshiebwe’s stellar start … Click to Continue »
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