Branford resident and former “Mr. Universe” Mike Katz will be inducted into the Jewish Sports Heritage Association next spring. Katz is best known as a bodybuilder who won the title of “Mr. America” ...

Actor Mike Mitchell, a former Mr. Universe who went on to appear in the films Braveheart and Gladiator, died Friday at age 65 on a boat in Turkey. His family reportedly attributed his passing to ...

This year, Red Lerille’s Health & Racquet Club turns 60 years old. Lerille, who legally changed his first name to Red, was only 26 years old when he opened the gym in 1963 with a $200 loan from his ...