Edward III ascends to the English throne after the abdication of Edward II. 1533: Henry VIII marries his second

Eddie Collins, Wee Willie Keeler and George Sisler are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1956 — Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks captures the first of his NBA record four

1924 — The first Winter Olympics are held in Chamonix, France. 1939 — Joe Louis knocks out John Henry Lewis at 2:39 of the ... vault record in the Millrose Games at New York’s Madison ...

New Jersey has been a hotbed for boys basketball talent for the years and this season is no exception. The NJ Advance Media boys basketball staff has done its homework, going back through last week’s games and double-checking notes to find some of the top performances throughout the state.

Dick Button, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in figure skating and one the sport's great innovators, dies at the age of 95.

Next month, Yung will be representing Hong Kong again at a major international competition, when the Asian Winter Games get under way in Harbin, and he has spent the intervening years working on ...

At the 1956 Olympic Games, a 26-year-old Bell jumped 7.83m in challenging conditions to win by 15cm ahead of his compatriot John Bennett. Bell went on to secure silver at the Pan American Games in Chicago in 1959 and retired after finishing fourth at the US Olympic Trials in 1960.

Arsenal have successfully appealed against the red card shown to Myles Lewis-Skelly in Saturday's 1-0 win at Wolves, meaning the 18-year-old escapes a three-match ban. The left-back was sent off ...

ARNOLDS PARK, Iowa (KTIV) - The Iowa Great Lakes area gets pretty cold this time of year, and while people were out enjoying the Winter Games they had the chance to warm up with some chili.