John L. Sullivan wins the world heavyweight bare-knuckle title by beating Paddy Ryan in a nine-round bout in Mississippi City, Miss. 1942 — At the Millrose Games in New ...

1986 — Atlanta’s Spud Webb, at 5-foot-7, wins NBA Slam Dunk competition. Webb receives a perfect 50 from the judges in the last two rounds to shock defending dunk champion Dominique Wilkins and the ...

Legends like Spud Webb, Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, and Kobe Bryant all have at least one trophy from this competition in their showcases. In recent years, however, the contest has been on ...

Yeah, she just does not sit still. St. Charles' Makadyn Gust, left, stands next to former NBA player Spud Webb on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, after she was selected as the Female Athlete of the Year at ...

and Spud Webb (1986, 1988, 1989) as three-time participants in the event. The 6-foot-2 McClung and his awe-inspiring vertical leap will be the headliner of the 2025 edition as he attempts to take ...

Jacob and Harley Nelson, aged 29 and 22, branched their famous spuds to the heart of London’s theatre district with the launch of their first pop-up restaurant, Spud Bros Express late last year.

Katherine Webb says it’s time for her to “get back out there” after nearly a dozen years out of the spotlight. The model, who’s married to former NFL quarterback AJ McCarron, has no ...

MINNEAPOLIS — An Iowa lawmaker has his sights set on some southern Minnesota property — not for himself, but for the Hawkeye state itself. According to a social media post, at the Land ...

Researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope, a collaboration of NASA and its European and Canadian counterparts, to find that the ancient pulse, like a cosmic flashlight, had lit up never ...

A Republican Iowa senator wants to "make Minnesota Iowa again" by introducing a bill that would allow Iowa to buy nine southern Minnesota counties. Sen. Mike Bousselot, R-Ankeny, announced the ...

A Republican senator hopes to "make Minnesota Iowa again" after introducing a bill that would allow Iowa to buy nine southern Minnesota counties. Sen. Mike Bousselot, R-Ankeny, Iowa, proposed the ...