MORE BASEBALL Feb 26, 2009
Baseball News: MLB & Fantasy Stories, Teams, Stats, Scores & Schedules - USATODAY.com. 02/26/2009 - Updated 01:46 AM ET. (USA Today -- Sports)
Jaguars release veteran running back Taylor Feb 17, 2009
Jack Dempsey / APFred Taylor, who turns 33 next month, was scheduled to make $6 million next season. . (MSNBC -- Sports)
Everlast to Celebrate 100-Year Anniversary Through Licensing Agreement With Muhammad Ali Enterprises Feb 12, 2009
From heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey and middleweight legend Sugar Ray Robinson to the undisputed middleweight champion Jermain Taylor and UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture, Everlast is the brand of choice for generations of world champion professional athletes. Built on a brand heritage of authenticity and individuality, Everlast is a necessary part of the lives of countless athletes and fitness enthusiasts who train, compete and live an active lifestyle. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
HABS CENTENNIAL: Their all-era teams Feb 8, 2009
Included in the initial Hall of Fame class, in 1945, was Howie Morenz, the Stratford Streak, a dashing skater and stickhandler who took his place in the pantheon of the 1920's Golden Age of Sport along with Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, Red Grange, Bill Tilden and Bobby Jones. Morenz's career overlapped with the end of Phantom Joe Malone's, the forward who melded production -- he would be the second-leading goal scorer in pro hockey's first half century -- with clean play, a combination that would be... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NHL)
Grappling With History Apr 1, 2008
Floyd Mayweather's foray into the world of turnbuckles and body slams is in keeping with a grand tradition that dates back to turn-of-the-century champs like and the great Jack Dempsey. The wrestling bug even bit the greatest fictional boxer of all time, Rocky Balboa, who took on Hulk Hogan (aka ) in Rocky III. But the precedent that's most relevant to Mayweather's case is that of the Greatest of All Time. (Slate)
Yankee Stadium, thanks for the memories Mar 31, 2008
Muhammad Ali and Jack Dempsey boxed there, Pele got his kicks, the 1972 Miami Dolphins won on their way to a perfect season. Nebraska took the first and only Gotham Bowl. (News & Observer -- Sports)
* Yankee Stadium gets ready for final season Mar 30, 2008
Muhammad Ali and Jack Dempsey boxed there among 30 world title fights, Pele got his kicks, and the 1972 Miami Dolphins won on their way to a perfect NFL season. Off the field, equally important events. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Pick the best sports movies ever Mar 28, 2008
In a lark, MGM cast Baer, the then-heavyweight champ, in a boxing-themed romantic comedy with Myrna Loy, Walter Huston and several other big-name fighters, Jack Dempsey included. Baer had genuine comedy gifts and eventually appeared in about 20 movies. (USA Today)
Team in the mirror Mar 20, 2008
Jack Dempsey • The Associated Press Winthrop coach Randy Peele makes a point while in a huddle as forwards Andy Buechert and Charles Corbin look on during the team's practice in Denver. Story Tools. (Herald Online, SC -- Sports)
This years George Mason? Its George Mason! Mar 20, 2008
Jack Dempsey / APGeorge Mason head coach Jim Larranaga has his Patriots back in the NCAA Tournament two years after reaching the Final Four. College basketball. (MSNBC -- Sports)
An essay contest to sell house? Mar 18, 2008
Home sellers dream up extreme incentive: Essay contest. By J.W. ELPHINSTONEAssociated Press Published on: 03/17/08. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Forsberg breaks the ice, leads Avs past Stars Mar 9, 2008
Forsberg breaks the ice, leads Avs to victory. Colorado center records his first points since return in 3-1 win over Dallas. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Nuggets snap Spurs' 11-game winning streak Mar 8, 2008
Iverson overcomes finger injury to lead Denver to 109-96 victory. San Antonio's Tony Parker, left, Tim Duncan, center, and Manu Ginobili sit on the bench in the final minutes of theSpurs' 109-96 loss to the Nuggetson Friday. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Heavyweights Maskaev, Peter bullish about title fight Mar 8, 2008
It's like the days of Jack Dempsey or Johnson-Jeffries, when they had to build a 20,000-seat stadium and hoist up Thomas Edison's new film cameras. . (MSNBC -- Sports)
Harwell, 90, remains an 'easy listen' Feb 16, 2008
--- John B. "Doc" Green's drug store across Main Street from the Square was a hub of baseball activity in the early 1920s. It was there that Washington's professional baseball club was founded in 1920 and there that the local men used to gather to receive ticker-tape updates of major league games. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Chrysler planning to slash models, consolidate dealers Feb 9, 2008
By Jack Dempsey for USA TODAY. Pro Chrysler Jeep Denver employee Damian Thomas washes a Jeep Grand Cherokee in Thornton, Colo. (USA Today -- Autos)
Dickie V returns Feb 7, 2008
Jack Dempsey / APBasketball analyst Dick Vitale returned to his job Wednesday after two monthsaway following throat surgery. . (MSNBC -- Sports)
No. 2 Kansas bounces back, beats Colorado Feb 3, 2008
Jack Dempsey / APKansas guard Brandon Rushdunks over Colorado guard Dwight Thorne IIduring the second half of the Jayhawks'72-59 win over the Buffaloes. . (MSNBC -- Sports)
Damien Rice, Amanda Shaw have new CDs Jan 15, 2008
Jack Dempsey / APDamien Rice performs in Boulder, Colo. in2003. (MSNBC -- Music)
IM NOT A KNICKS FAN, BUT I PLAY ONE ON TV. Jan 10, 2008
There s Jack Dempsey, the man Bostonians love to ridicule, whose commercial heckling Celtics fans was pulled after the Celtics beat the Knicks by 45 points. He found out about the casting call through Actors Access. (New York Press)
When our opinions become fact, we all suffer Jan 4, 2008
So I can make just as good an argument that Air Jordan can t be better than Wilt Chamberlain or Bill Russell, that Joe Louis and Jack Dempsey were more dominant than Ali and Gordie Howe and Bobby Orr were more complete players than Gretzky. In sports, there is no certainty when you re talking about the best. (Scranton Times, PA)
If Patriots go to 16-0, so what? Dec 30, 2007
At Illinois, Grange had attained a standing next to Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey by slipping and dodging to touchdowns by the bushelful, according to the encyclopedia. Grange's friends and the public advised him to go into acting or business and to avoid the dirty, profane world of pro football. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Vitale out 1 month with vocal cord surgery Dec 19, 2007
Jack Dempsey / APDick Vitale, who coached at the University of Detroit and for less than a season with the NBAs Detroit Pistons, was a finalist for the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in 2004, 2006 and 2007. . (MSNBC -- Sports)
Briefs | Basketball analyst Vitale has vocal-cord surgery Dec 19, 2007
Wednesday, December 19, 2007 - Page updated at 12:00 AM. Broadcaster Dick Vitale, pictured in 2004, had vocal-cord surgery Tuesday. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Blazers win 7th straight Dec 17, 2007
Jack Dempsey / APPortland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy pulls down a rebound against Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony on Sunday. . (MSNBC -- Sports)
Carmelo Anthony leads Nuggets over Hornets, 105-99 Dec 14, 2007
Jack Dempsey / Associated Press. Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony shoots a basket against the New Orleans Hornets during the fourth quarter. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Nuggetssink Hornets Dec 13, 2007
Jack Dempsey / APDenver Nuggets guard Allen Iversongoes up for a basket against New Orleans Hornets guard Jannero Pargoduring the first quarter of the Nuggets 105-99 win over the Hornets. . (MSNBC -- Sports)
Holiday readers have a large roster of sports books available Dec 12, 2007
But Tunney, known as much for his intellect as for beating Jack Dempsey and for his 77-1 record, was never embraced by boxing fans as Robinson was. Cavanaugh's biography puts Tunney's life in context, making it valuable as an American history, as well. (USA Today -- Sports)
Battle to be the greatest of them all Dec 8, 2007
"Larry Holmes beat Muhammad Ali. Ezzard Charles beat Joe Louis. And here's the best example - although Gene Tunney twice beat Jack Dempsey, Dempsey not only retained his popularity over Tunney but he's looked at by history as the greater fighter.". Hatton will go into the ring tonight, in front of a crowd of 16,000, knowing that he faces a man carrying an accolade that few have earned. (Guardian Unlimited)
Glitter and glitz just not fitting for sweet science Dec 5, 2007
Crystal chandeliers are fine, in their place. Hang them in ballrooms. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Beauty At Street Level Nov 29, 2007
There's a nice, moody look at McSorley's bar, one of the few haunts that's still around, plus portraits of the stars of the day: boxer Jack Dempsey, actresses Katharine Cornell and Ruth St. Denis, and the dancer Isadora Duncan, looking surprisingly chunky here, as Sloan paints her, flitting across the stage in a trans parent slip. Interspersed with the art are artifacts from the museum's vault: sheet music, theater programs and menus from such hangouts as Murray's Roman Gardens, late of Sixth... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Opinion: Division is theirs Nov 20, 2007
Opinion: Suddenly, Broncos own AFC West - NFL- msnbc. $7 online stock buys. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Big-play Broncos bop Titans, grab share of AFC West lead Nov 20, 2007
Big-play Broncos blow by Titans, go atop AFC West - USATODAY.com. Buy and sell tickets to premium and sold out events. (USA Today -- Sports)
Time for skiin Nov 14, 2007
Jack Dempsey / Colorado Ski Country USA via AP Arapahoe Basin is the first ski resort to open in North America for the 2007-2008 ski season. . (MSNBC -- Travel)
Red Sox win Series with sweep Oct 29, 2007
Jack Dempsey / APBoston Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell is lifted into the air by coach Luis Alicea after the Red Sox won Sunday's game. . (MSNBC -- Race)
Dice-K a double threat Oct 28, 2007
Jack Dempsey / APDaisuke Matsuzaka kept the Rockies in check on Saturday. . (MSNBC -- Sports)
Hurdle's patience pays off Oct 23, 2007
Jack Dempsey / APColorado Rockies Manager Clint Hurdle has had plenty of time to enjoy his team's NL pennant drive after sweeping both the Phillies and Diamondbacks ... Jack Dempsey / APColorado Rockies Manager Clint Hurdle has had plenty of time to enjoy his team's NL pennant drive after sweeping both the Phillies and Diamondbacks. (Los Angeles Times)
Rox ready for Sox Oct 23, 2007
Jack Dempsey / APManager Clint Hurdle leads the Rockies against the Red Sox in the 2007 World Series. . (MSNBC -- Sports)
Snowstorm forces Rockies to practice indoors Oct 22, 2007
Jack Dempsey / APRockies outfielder Kazuo Matsui practices Saturday. Colorado players were forced inside Sunday because of a snowstorm in Denver. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Rockies seek to avoid Tiger-esque layoff letdown Oct 19, 2007
Jack Dempsey / APKazuo Matsui and the Colorado Rockies hope to be busy with more than media interviews as they await the start of the World Series. . (MSNBC -- Sports)
Rockies' patience rewarded after six straight losing seasons Oct 17, 2007
Patience leads to Promised Land - USATODAY.com. NEWS AND INFORMATION. (USA Today -- Sports)
With dreamy baseball playoffs, October just got a lot cooler Oct 3, 2007
Viewers set for a dream October baseball playoffs - USATODAY.com. Buy and sell tickets to premium and sold out events. (USA Today -- Sports)
Coaches play key role in Red River Rivalry Oct 3, 2007
Jack Dempsey / APAfter two straight losses in the Red River Rivalry, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops faces the most pressure Saturday when the Sooners play Mack Brown's Texas Longhorns, writes msnbc. com contributor Steve Silverman. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Upsetting weekend for top-10 teams Sep 30, 2007
Updated Sep 29, 2007 - 10:52:23 pm CDT. in print and online, 24/7. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
National title picture revamped Sep 30, 2007
Jack Dempsey / APOklahoma's Duke Robinson (No. 72), Allen Patrick (No. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Rockies alive Sep 30, 2007
Jack Dempsey / APColorado's Troy Tulowitzki (No. 2) is congratulated by teammates after hitting a grand slam to keep the Rockies playoff hopes alive. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Holliday is NL Player of the Week Sep 18, 2007
(Jack Dempsey/ 0000023F AP). Rockies Headlines. (MLB.com -- Colorado Rockies)
Out of love (with Joey) but back in bed with Freddie Aug 18, 2007
But a champion is someone who gets up when he can't, as boxer Jack Dempsey once said. And you should know that rugby league's a bloody champion, champion. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
International hoops not a struggle for Carmelo Aug 17, 2007
Jack Dempsey / APSome NBA players struggle when they play international basketball, but not the Nuggets' Carmelo Anthony. . (MSNBC -- Sports)
Stokley recovering and rejuvenated in Denver Aug 11, 2007
NEWS AND INFORMATION. Buy and sell tickets to premium and sold out events. (USA Today -- Sports)
Holliday's mountain of hits make case for NL MVP mention Jul 31, 2007
Colorado's MVP candidate Holliday born to hit, 'has no ceiling' - USATODAY.com. NEWS AND INFORMATION. (USA Today -- Sports)
Dodgers' Penny gets 13th win, but not before big scare Jul 27, 2007
Jack Dempsey / APDodgers manager Grady Little leads Brad Penny off the field afterthe pitcher injured himself beating out an infield single against the Rockies on Thursday. . (MSNBC -- Sports)
Boxing defies rep Jul 26, 2007
There have been some legendary shenanigans: Jack Dempsey supposedly encased his hands in plaster of paris before donning the gloves to take on Jess Willard for the heavyweight title in 1919. (Willard, down six times in the first round and stopped for good in three, certainly took a plastering, but the loaded gloves story has since been proved to be a fabrication of Dempsey's manager, Doc Kearns. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
NFL fines Porter $141,176 for Bengal punch Jul 21, 2007
Jack Dempsey / APJoey Porter signed a five-year, $32 million contract March 7with the Miami Dolphins. . (MSNBC -- Sports)
Sports Direct Raises Bid for Everlast Boxing-Glove Maker, Trumping Hidary Jul 1, 2007
Everlast has been a fixture in the boxing world since Jack Dempsey used its gloves to pummel his way to the 1919 world heavyweight championship. There's power and authenticity in the Everlast brand logo, with plenty of licensing opportunities,'' said Stephen P. Colbert, a Boston-based Canaccord Adams Inc. analyst who rates the shares ``hold'' and owns none. (Bloomberg -- UK)
Sports Direct in fight to snap up US boxing brand Jun 30, 2007
The company moved into boxing in 1917 when boxer Jack Dempsey asked the company to produce some protective headgear for training. Two years later he became world heavyweight champion. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Lake George to host 25-mile swim Jun 29, 2007
Heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey traveled to Hague to fire the starting pistol. This weekend should be a more modest event with 150 to 200 amateur swimmers ranging from ages 8 to 68. (Albany Times Union)
No.575 for Griffey Jun 2, 2007
Jack Dempsey / APCincinnati's Ken Griffey Jr. celebrates a solo home run against Colorado on Friday. The Reds won 4-2. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Cardinals win with converted reliever May 31, 2007
Jack Dempsey -- AP Photo. St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols watches the flight of a three-run home ball run hit off Colorado Rockies pitcher Jason Hirsh during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Denver, Wednesday, May 30, 2007. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Lopez keeps Rockies on winning ways May 30, 2007
Jack Dempsey -- AP Photo. The Colorado Rockies' Yorvit Torrealba connects for a grand slam off St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Braden Looper during the fourth inning on Tuesday, May 29, 2007, in Denver. (Anchorage Daily News)
Collier: Kiseda set high bar for all sports writers May 18, 2007
When, in discussing an opening at Newsday years later, McHugh told sports editor Jack Mann that he once competed on the beat against Kiseda and Cope, Mann said, "My God, that's like being in the ring with Jack Dempsey and Joe Louis at the same time.". McHugh said Kiseda was the first Pittsburgh sports writer to go into the locker room after a game, the first to pay any attention to a rookie named Roberto Clemente, and, as has been well documented, one of the first to put his job on the line when... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Peace officers May 17, 2007
In 1912 when Jack Dempsey was preparing for his first fight with local, Fred Wood, the W.C.T.U. staged a strong protest against the fight even taking place. Sheriff Gill promised to be present and stop the fight if it became brutal. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Big Unit near perfect in first win of season May 16, 2007
Jack Dempsey / APDiamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson throws to the plate against the Rockies during the first inning. . (MSNBC -- Sports)
The Wild Wild West May 12, 2007
Girls threw flour at each other in numerous baking displays; both boys and girls took a few rounds in the boxing ring to recreate the famous 1923 Jack Dempsey match in Shelby; and the requisite saloons and soiled doves paraded down Last Chance Gulch. This was the 30th parade viewed by Parrot Confectionery co-owner Dave Duensing, who said he s had a good time watching them all. (Helena Independent Record)
Gaines Adams to be Honored by SC Athletic Hall of Fame May 8, 2007
Campbell is caricatured in a collage of famous stars (which include JFK, Joe D arilyn, Wilt, MJ, Ali, Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, Mickey Mantle, , Paul Newman, Liza Minelli, Joe Namath, Johnny U., etc) in a mural that hangs in the famed Gallagher's Steak House in N.Y.. Jack Douglas Quarterback, one of the Citadel's most successful teams ever and still holds many of the school's offensive records. (Clemsontigers.com)
