Jack Dempsey

by Jill Zuckman GOLDEN, Colo. - In the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Gov. Sarah Palin told voters in an equestrian center here that she and Sen. John McCain have already worked out her portfolio "if we are so blessed"......

Ever since there's been a Minnesota, people have wanted to see its abundant waters. The first curious tourists came in the 1820s with the first steamboats, to see St. Anthony Falls and nearby tepees and to dine on buffalo, elk and sturgeon. By the 1850s,...

Ronald Reagan, the Hollywood actor who became one of the most popular presidents of the 20th century and transformed the political landscape of an era with his vision of conservative government, died Saturday at his home in the Bel-Air neighborhood of Los...

Max Schmeling, the great German boxing champion best remembered for two dramatic bouts with the American heavyweight Joe Louis, has died. He was 99. Schmeling, who was cast as a symbol of Nazi Germany before World War II, died Wednesday at his home in...

With hulking jackhammers poised to start slugging away Monday at Soldier Field's northern entrance, perhaps the only mystery left in its latest and most dramatic journey to reincarnation is why it took so long. Although this may surprise the stadium's...

Jim McKay loves to tell stories. He's told stories about the wide world of sports for 50 years. Now he's telling his own. On Halloween, he finished the manuscript of the book-length story of his 50 years in television, just two days after the anniversary...

For a college kid from Nebraska, it was like waltzing into nirvana. A five-star hotel and a classy athletic club rolled into one. The walls in the lobby and function rooms were adorned with oil paintings of former Heisman Trophy winners. The guest rooms...

Just about the healthiest looking patient in all of St. Joseph's Hospital is in Room 407. Certainly the strongest. Art Donovan may look like an animated bowl of jello when it comes to muscle definition, but he has the strength to knock down a building....