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Christy Martin is a former professional boxer best known as one of the early pioneers of women’s professional boxing in the United States. This profile focuses on her career h...

Jerry the Dunk 1963 refers to a widely circulated image and story from the early 1960s showing a boy named Jerry seemingly challenging the rim during a youth game. The photo beg...

The 2014 Green Bay Packers season is best understood as a year of contrasts: a promising start built on a decade of stability and pride gave way to midseason setbacks, a resilie...

The United States has won the most medals of any nation at the Olympic Games more than any other country in history. Across Summer and Winter editions combined, American athlete...

The 1985 Chicago Bears produced one of the most iconic seasons in National Football League history, blending dominant defense, colorful personalities, and methodical execution t...

Tom Brady won his first Super Bowl on February 3, 2002, when the New England Patriots defeated the St. Louis Rams 20–17 in Super Bowl XXXVI. The game was played at the Louisia...

The Jail Blazers is an informal name often tied to a late-1990s and early-2000s Seattle SuperSonics locker room culture, and it is most commonly used to refer to a specific grou...

The New England Patriots dented Lombardi Trophy is one of the most recognizable images in professional sports. After each season, dents are added to the base of the trophy to ma...

On February 3, 2019, the New England Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13–3 in Super Bowl LIII at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. This status clarifier expla...

For David Beckham, the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France was the highest-pressure stage of his early career. By then, he was an established Premier League star with Manchester Unite...