But the walls of the Madison Square Garden arena in New York City ... His opponent was the towering titan Buddy Baer (57-7-2, 53 KOs). At 6’7”, he loomed over 6 ½ inches over Louis.

1942 — Joe Louis knocks out Buddy Baer with four seconds left in the first round at Madison Square Garden in New York to retain the world heavyweight title. 1977 — Oakland wins their first NFL Championship and the Minnesota Vikings drop their fourth ...

2010 — Peyton Manning becomes the first player to win The Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player honors four times. 2010 — Detroit’s Ben Gordon scores 20 points, including the 10 millionth point in NBA history, in a 104-04 loss to Philadelphia.

From Chuck Schilken: The NHL has postponed Wednesday night’s scheduled game between the Kings and the Calgary Flames at Crypto.com Arena because of the wildfires burning across L.A. County.

1972: Coal miners stage their first national strike in almost 50 years. On the same day, billionaire recluse Howard Hughes says an autobiography published by Clifford Irving is fake. Also, the retired passenger liner Queen Elizabeth is destroyed by fire in Hong Kong harbour.

Ryan, a 12-year-old Massapequa Park native, was diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in August of 2024. It is a form of cancer that is found

The Oklahoma City Thunder wrapped up a season sweep over the New York Knicks on Friday, in a game that clearly separated the two teams. The Thunder saw supersta

After scoring 39 points in three quarters, Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander talks about playing at Madison Square Garden

PLANNING THE NEXT 24HOURS: Temperatures are going to remain mild and climb into the upper 30s to lower 40s Friday afternoon. It will remain breezy with winds gusting up to 30-35 mph at times ...

Light flurries end later Friday evening More snow arrives starting later Saturday night Cooler than average trend continues PLANNING THE NEXT 24 HOURS: Light flurries will be steadily ending ...