He was born Ray Charles Robinson in Albany, Georgia, in 1930 and shortened his name to avoid being confused with the boxer, Sugar Ray Robinson. He was already learning to play the piano at the age of ...

Aside from an aging Muhammad Ali, the two biggest names in American sports in 1979 were probably combative TV analyst Howard Cosell and charismatic boxing star Sugar Ray Leonard. After wining the ...

Louisiana Tech University has announced its 2025 Spring Quarter president’s and dean’s honor lists.

CHICAGO – Ray Robinson was 8 years old when he was first detained by police. He grew up mostly on the south side of Chicago, surrounded by poverty, drugs and gang violence. Robinson’s parents ...

In a sport with dozens of champions, he is truly one of the greatest. Boxer "Sugar" Ray Charles Leonard, born in North Carolina, United States, on May 17, 1956, is an icon of modern pugilism ...

The film is a memoir of sorts for Jacinda Ardern, who governed at a time of multiple disasters. But it was misinformation that proved hardest to cope with. By Alissa Wilkinson A chimney sweep and ...

The circa 1900 barn in Southampton was remade into a five-bedroom residence and a three-level studio and gallery space by the late artist Hal Buckner and philanthropist Dorothy Lichtenstein ...

Yahoo Sports Senior NFL Reporter Charles Robinson spoke with sources inside the Browns' organization, and here are three factors weighing heaviest on Sanders' path to the starting job. Even as a ...

Rob Manfred announces ABS coming to the MLB in 2026, Jerry Reinsdorf lays out his plan for the next owner of the Chicago White Sox and the guys roll out another Friday edition of The Good, The Bad ...

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