But in 1908, 39 years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball, there was Jack Johnson -- the first black man to hold the world heavyweight championship. Johnson is ...

Despite the lack of prize money, Johnson's victory in the ring had impressed Jack Curley, the young assistant to boxing promoter P.J. "Paddy" Carroll. Curley and Carroll arranged for Johnson to ...

In addition to Jack Johnson, the first decade of the 20th century produced three other great African-American boxers: Joe Jeanette, Sam Langford and Sam McVey. According to boxing historian Nat ...

Jack Johnson is an American professional ice hockey player. As of 2024, he is a defenseman for the Columbus Blue Jackets in the National Hockey League (NHL). In 2005, Jack was drafted third ...

Starting Jan. 1, a new law goes into effect requiring all Tenn. children under 18 to obtain parental permission before ...