Sixty-nine years ago, San Diego’s Florence Chadwick became an international sensation when she set the first of two world records for long-distance swimming. Although Chadwick, who died in 1995, isn’t ...

News 8 was on hand for a press conference on May 13, 1979, where the always personable Walton had much to say about his plans for joining the Clippers and had reporters laughing throughout the event.

Former Aztecs star Kawhi Leonard was recently named AP Male Athlete of Year, but he is not the first San Diego to receive honors in the annual Associated Press Poll. Tennis star Maureen Connolly beat ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO — A new restaurant just opened in ...

Shirley May France of Somerset, Mass, had spent six weeks warming up for her second try at the English Channel. Six boatsful of reporters and radiomen were ready to follow her across. Shirley May ...

A New American restaurant has debuted in the neighborhood. Called The Florence, the fresh arrival is located at 13480 Evening Creek Drive North, Suite 150, in Sabre Springs. The restaurant is named ...

Some longtime Youngstown residents remember the village centennial celebration in the late summer of 1954 that ended before the main event could begin. Florence Chadwick, 35, a world-famous swimmer ...

CHAMPAIGN — Included in one of the Illini offensive meetings since Saturday’s loss to Penn State was a story of Florence Chadwick, a long-distance swimmer, and a lesson about perseverance. Offensive ...

Tony Gwynn sat in a canvas-backed chair and peered into the wooden cubicle in front of him. “What’s in my locker?” he asked, repeating the question that had been posed to him. “Well, here’s a rubber ...

Shortly after 11 o’clock one night last week, two women and a 16-year-old girl slipped from a Youngstown, N.Y. dock into the black waters of Lake Ontario. Their mission: to swim the 32 miles across ...

PEOPLE SEEMED INTRIGUED by athletes. Testosterone levels rise when our team wins. We have empathy for the struggles to compete. We feel like we’re in the game. In the 1940s and 1950s, long-distance ...