Jim Thorpe, star of the 1912 Olympics, signs to play baseball with the New York Giants. 1914 — The Chicago White Sox and New York Giants play an exhibition game to promote baseball ...

Jim Thorpe gives up his track medals from the 1912 Olympic games as a result of his having been a professional. He had been paid $25 for playing in a semipro baseball game.

On Jan. 29, 1820, 10 years after mental illness forced him to retire from public life, Britain's King George III, who lost ...

One of President Donald Trump's first courses of action when he was inaugurated last week was to sign executive orders changing the names of two major landforms in the Americas. Trump signed orders ...

The baseball stadium was named in his honor in ... Hawkins played four seasons at East Carolina (2012-2015) and was a Jim Thorpe Award semi-finalist in 2015. He played in the NFL from 2016-2020 ...

Southern Miss head basketball coach Jay Ladner picked up his 150th career win Saturday as the Eagles (9-11, 4-4) eased by ...

Thirteen baseball players and one announcer have received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Last year, it was awarded posthumously to Jim Thorpe, a multi-sport star who played in the Major Leagues ...

The Brockton Rox are back, and Red Sox legend Jim Rice is part of the team's return to professional baseball in 2025.

Under a new ownership group highlighted by Red Sox Hall of Famer Jim Rice, the Brockton Rox is heading back to independent ...