Joe Louis knocks out John Henry Lewis at 2:39 of the first round to retain the world heavyweight title. Larry MacPhail, Dan Topping and Del Webb buy the New York Yankees for $2.8 million. Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors sets a record for rookies with 58 points in a 127-117 triumph over the Detroit Pistons.

1939 — Joe Louis knocks out John Henry Lewis at 2:39 of the first round to retain the world heavyweight title. 1945 — Larry MacPhail, Dan Topping and Del Webb buy the New York Yankees for $2.8 ...

1915: Transcontinental telephone service inaugurated when Alexander Graham Bell in New York calls Thomas Watson in San Francisco ... 1939: Joe Louis KOs John Henry Lewis in Round 1 for the heavyweight boxing title. On the same day the first nuclear ...

With less than three weeks until pitchers and catchers report to spring training, the New York Yankees bolstered their depth by adding another starter. On Thurs

Justin Shackil, who was part of the rotation for the New York Yankees radio coverage in 2024, is exiting the WFAN lineup in 2025 to focus on his television work. He put out the announcement on ...

Longtime New York Yankees radio play-by-play broadcasters John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman became synonymous with Yankees baseball over the course of the two decades of work they did together. And on Saturday,

The New York Yankees may or may not be done making offseason signings, and that means they'll be closely monitored every day until Opening Day. In the wake of Juan Soto's signing with the New ...

One of the big questions swirling around the New York Yankees as they inch closer to spring training is what they're going to do at second base. New York has been linked to several players they ...

A roundup of New York Yankees news, from the team weighing an extension for manager Aaron Boone to owner Hal Steinbrenner making excuses for the team's payroll and DJ LeMahieu having the inside track to start at third base.

Based on PFN’s win probability model, which ran 10,000 simulations via the PFN Playoff Predictor, the Philadelphia Eagles have a 52.8% chance of defeating the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs are aiming to become the first team in NFL history to win three straight Super Bowls.

Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski celebrates with his players after his 1,000th career win in college basketball against St. John's at Madison Square Garden in New York on Jan. 25, 2015. Krzyzewski became the first men's coach in Division I history with 1,000 wins.

A woman has testified that Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers grabbed her by the neck and slammed her against the wall after she got a phone call while they were in