Jan 22 Ichiro Suzuki elected to Baseball Hall of Fame with more than 99 percent of the vote By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for the Hall, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner. Continue reading
Dec 21 Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball’s legendary ‘Man of Steal,’ dies at 65 By Josh Dubow, Associated Press Henderson had a lengthy list of accolades and accomplishments over his nomadic 25-year career — an MVP, 10 All-Star selections, two World Series titles and a Gold Glove award. But it was stealing bases where he made his name and… Continue reading
Oct 29 Shohei Ohtani’s rural hometown shows intense pride for one of the game’s greatest By Stephen Wade, Associated Press Oshu City is most famous for Ohtani himself, and the intense pride local people show for one of the game’s greatest players. Continue reading
Oct 27 Shohei Ohtani suffers partial dislocation of his left shoulder during World Series game By Joe Reedy, Associated Press Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani partially dislocated his left shoulder during the seventh inning of Saturday's Game 2 of the World Series against the New York Yankees when he tried to steal second base. Continue reading
Oct 23 Fernando Valenzuela, Dodgers pitcher who inspired ‘Fernandomania,’ dies at 63 By Beth Harris, Associated Press Valenzuela was one of the most dominant players of his era and a wildly popular figure in the 1980s, although he was never elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch 3:33 The life and complicated legacy of Pete Rose By Jeffrey Brown, Jonah Anderson Pete Rose was a baseball legend who became the all-time hitting king and yet was later banned from the game for life. His legacy and questions over whether he should have been admitted to the Hall of Fame are still… Continue watching
Sep 30 Pete Rose, baseball phenom who was banned for gambling, dies at 83 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Rose was baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied. Continue reading
Sep 20 In spectacular fashion with a 3-homer, 2-steal game, Shohei Ohtani surpasses 50-50 milestone By Alanis Thames, Associated Press He did it by going deep three times and swiping two bags on Thursday against the Miami Marlins. Ohtani hit his 49th homer in the sixth inning, his 50th in the seventh and his 51st in the ninth. Continue reading
Aug 08 WATCH: Biden celebrates World Series champion Texas Rangers at the White House By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The Rangers clinched the World Series by defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 5 last November. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 7:06 How climate extremes are changing the world of sports By Jeffrey Brown, Winston Wilde Organizers of the Paris Olympics have set a lofty goal to generate less than half the greenhouse gas emissions of the last two summer games. The Olympics are not alone — across the sports world, climate change is changing the… Continue watching