On June 13, 1935, one of the most remarkable underdog stories in sports history unfolded at the Madison Square Garden Bowl in Long Island City, New York.

1906 — Alex Smith shoots a record 295 to beat brother Willie in the U.S. Open. Alex shoots a 295 at Onwentsia Club Ill. 1933 — Primo Carnera knocks out Jack Sharkey in the sixth round at the Long ...

Brazil, led by Pele, beats Sweden 5-2 in Stockholm to become the first team to win the World Cup outside its continent. The ...

Bobby Jones becomes the first amateur in 29 years to win the British Open. Jones finishes with a 291 total for a two-stroke over Al Watrous at Royal ...

1999 — San Antonio wins its first NBA championship, defeating the New York Knicks 78-77 in Game 5 of the Finals. The Spurs, keyed by finals MVP Tim Duncan’s 31 points, becomes the first former ABA ...

Louis dominated his first pro fights, taking on the best in Detroit and Chicago. In June 1935, he beat former heavyweight champ Primo Carnera with a sixth-round TKO. Three months later, he dispatched ...

Zuffa Boxing returns this Sunday with its sixth event of its inagural year. The card is anchored by a middleweight bout between Serhii Bohachuk and Shane Mosley Jr. Bohachuk is entering the fight off ...

Primo Carnera, Italian brobdingnag, eased his 272-lb. carcass into a ring in Miami and sat down on his stool while various brisk little men fussed around him. One of the men was a doctor, for Carnera ...

In Madison Square Garden, full to the rafters, Primo Camera, Italian monster (6 ft. 6 in.), strode toward the ring, grinning. He wore a bright green cap and a sleeveless sweater from which protruded ...

The doors are locked and a notice of non-payment from National Grid is pasted to the front of El Primo Restaurant in Leominster after federal authorities nabbed its owner and three others for ...

Zuffa Boxing will formally launch with its inaugural event on Friday at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas with undefeated Callum Walsh headlining against former title contender Carlos Ocampo in a ...