Aug 28 Watch 2:19 News Wrap: Residents urged to evacuate at floodwaters rise in Mississippi In our news wrap Sunday, a major flood threat faces Mississippi as the Pearl river is expected to crest 8 feet above flood stage on Sunday. Residents in Jackson have been advised to evacuate. Plus, Two U.S. warships sailed through… Continue watching
Aug 28 $12.6 million Mickey Mantle baseball card sets new sports memorabilia auction record By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Because of its near-perfect condition and its legendary subject, the Mantle card was destined to be a top seller, said Chris Ivy, the director of sports auctions at Heritage Auctions, which ran the bidding. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 7:16 Abbi Jacobson on re-telling ‘A League of Their Own’ for a new generation By Geoff Bennett, Kaisha Young, Claire Mufson "A League of Their Own" quickly became a cult classic after its initial release in 1992. Now, 30 years after the film based on the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League premiered in theaters, the Rockford Peaches are coming back to… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch 6:16 Remembering the legendary sports broadcaster Vin Scully By Jeffrey Brown The baseball world is mourning the loss of the Hall of Fame sportscaster Vin Scully, who died Tuesday at the age of 94. He called games for the Los Angeles Dodgers for 67 years, the longest tenure any broadcaster has… Continue watching
Aug 03 Vin Scully, famed voice of Dodgers broadcasts for 67 years, dies at 94 By Beth Harris, Associated Press Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night. Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch 6:57 New book makes the case that Rickey Henderson is one of baseball’s all-time greats During a career that spanned more than two decades, Rickey Henderson was arguably the greatest leadoff hitter in the history of Major League Baseball and is officially the all-time leader in stolen bases with more than 1,400. Sportswriter Howard Bryant… Continue watching
Apr 21 FAA failure to tell Capitol of baseball stadium parachute stunt led to alert By Michael Balsamo, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Federal Aviation Administration's failure to notify Capitol Police about a parachute stunt at a nearby baseball stadium led to an alert and urgent evacuation of the U.S. Capitol, a law enforcement official says. Continue reading
Apr 13 San Francisco Giants’ Alyssa Nakken becomes first female on-field MLB coach By Janie McCauley, Associated Press Alyssa Nakken made major league history as the first female coach on the field in a regular-season game when she took her spot for the San Francisco Giants against San Diego. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch 4:15 News Wrap: U.S. death toll from COVID-19 reaches 950,000 In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 reaches 950,000, the highest reported number of any country. Also, the midterm election season began with primaries in Texas, some 40,000 people in Australia are under evacuation orders amid… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 3:34 News Wrap: Toyota to shut down plants in Japan after suspected cyberattack In our news wrap Monday, Toyota is shutting down its 14 plants in Japan after a suspected cyberattack, the Supreme Court heard a case that could restrict the government's ability to fight climate change. Also, California, Oregon and Washington will… Continue watching