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When Muhammad Ali came to Ireland: how a ‘splendid spoofer’ from Kerry planned to lure the boxer to Dublin

The Irish Times 23 Mar 2025
On a tour of England in October, 1971, Muhammad Ali visited The Wellington, strongman Butty Sugrue’s pub in Shepherd’s Bush, London ... “Like Joe Louis, he is deeply interested in the welfare of the mentally handicapped,” said Sugrue ... READ MORE ... .
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This St. John’s loss was a slow, grueling one — and it will linger a ...

New York Post 23 Mar 2025
Access the St. John's beat like never before ... John’s. TRY IT NOW. PROVIDENCE, R.I — It doesn’t always take a buzzer-beater for the end to hit like a Joe Louis uppercut to the solar plexus. St ... Doesn’t matter ... They can’t ... Back to the future ... St ... ....
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Matt Wellens column: I'm sad to see the Frozen Faceoff end, but it's time

Duluth News Tribune 23 Mar 2025
My first was the 2004 CCHA Super 6 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit ... least the idea of spending her life with me — when I brought her along on assignment to cover the final CCHA Championship at The Joe.
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Colin Hart obituary: Boxing journalist who cheekily defied George Foreman, covered EIGHT Olympic Games and ...

The Daily Mail 23 Mar 2025
Colin Hart was born to be a boxing writer ... As Harty would say ... Switched from being night news editor of The Sun to boxing correspondent in 1964. Along the way Joe Louis and Sugar Robinson became ‘my American idols.’ Then the ultimate judgement ... .
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TSN Archives: George Foreman, Hallelujah! (Feb. 10, 1973, issue)

Sportingnews 22 Mar 2025
Jack Dempsey would still be working on the railroad in Colorado if some bright fellow hadn't thought to call him the "Manassa Mauler” and Joe Louis would still be picking cotton in Buffalo, Ala., if he hadn't been made "the Brown Bomber.”.
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Boxing legend George Foreman dies; fought in Las Vegas

Las Vegas Review-Journal 22 Mar 2025
... fear as he climbed to the peak of the heavyweight division by stopping Joe Frazier in 1973 ... The 18-member class included Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, Sonny Liston, Evander Holyfield and Archie Moore.
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Super Rugby Pacific: Highlanders fall short to Reds

RNZ 22 Mar 2025
Queensland Reds centre Filipo Daugunu has scored a try double, but his team's ruthless scrum has set the platform for a 29-23 win over the Highlanders at Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium ... Team lists. Highlanders. 1 ... Bench ... 1 ... Joe Brial, 21. Louis Werchon, 22.
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Big George and the legacy of big black men

The Times of India 22 Mar 2025
If there was Jack Johnson and Joe Louis in pugilism, there was Jackie Robinson in baseball, Jesse Owens and the likes on track ... Frazier sent him down and out to defend his title, but Foreman’s smashing of Smokin’ Joe gave Ali a new target.
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Whole Hog Politics: Musk’s clout is on the ballot in Wisconsin

The Hill 21 Mar 2025
The celebrity fast-food craze can primarily be traced to the success of Gino’s Hamburgers, a restaurant founded by Joe Campanella, Louis Fischer, Alan Ameche, and Gino Marchetti in the late 1950s.
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The Sports Report: UCLA men impress in NCAA tournament opener

The Los Angeles Times 21 Mar 2025
1941 — Joe Louis knocks out Abe Simon in the 13th round at Olympia Stadium in Detroit to retain the world heavyweight title ... Louis becomes the sixth player in NHL history to score 70 goals in a season ...
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Today in Sports – Wayne Gretzky ties Gordie Howe’s NHL record of 801 goals all-time

Wtop 20 Mar 2025
1941 — Joe Louis knocks out Abe Simon in the 13th round at Olympia Stadium in Detroit to retain the world heavyweight title ... Louis becomes the sixth player in NHL history to score 70 goals in a season ...
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Klitschko relieved as boxing avoids ‘disaster’ at LA 2028

WBN 20 Mar 2025
Share on Facebook. Share on X (Twitter). Share on Pinterest. Share on LinkedIn. Share on Reddit. Share on WhatsApp. Share on Email ... Klitschko, who holds the second-longest reigning heavyweight champion in history after the great Joe Louis, said ... ‘Dr.
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Today in Sports – Week Ahead, March 21 – 27

Wtop 20 Mar 2025
1941 — Joe Louis knocks out Abe Simon in the 13th round at Olympia Stadium in Detroit to retain the world heavyweight title ... 2008 — The first of two assists Colorado captain Joe Sakic has in a 7-5 loss to Edmonton are the 1,000th of his career.
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It's the Last Call in St. Paul

Grand Forks Herald 20 Mar 2025
ST. PAUL, Minn. — College hockey fans will gather along West 7th Street in downtown St. Paul one last time this weekend ... ADVERTISEMENT ... St ... Paul Civic Center ... Paul ... Paul ... St ... ... The Big Ten rotated between the Xcel Energy Center and Joe Louis Arena in Detroit ... .
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What did FDR and Walt Disney talk about? Hyde Park museum exhibits president's letters

recordonline.com 19 Mar 2025
On June 27, the Franklin D ... presidents — scientists and military heroes. Among them are Albert Einstein, Queen Elizabeth II, Benjamin Franklin, Joe Louis, Thomas Edison, Frank Sinatra, the Dalai Lama, Shirley Temple, J ... Patton.

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