From coast to coast in New York and San Francisco, Willie inspired generations of players and fans as the game grew and truly earned its place as our National Pastime.” Mays was inducted into ...

The Golden Bears and five other HBCU baseball teams will take the diamond in a three-day event at Birmingham’s historic ballpark.

The Detroit Red Wings defeat the New York Rangers 15-0 to set an NHL record for consecutive goals. 1959 — In the NBA All-Star game in Detroit, St. Louis’ Bob Pettit and Elgin Baylor of Minneapolis become the first co-winners of the MVP award,

1979 — Willie Mays is named on 409 of 432 ballots and elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. 1980 — George Gervin of San Antonio scores 55 points in a 144-130 ...

The most-watched non-NFL program on St. Louis TV last year was the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, on KSDK (Channel 5), coming in at No. 26. The top-ranked scripted show is "Tracker," at No. 31, but there is a sports-related caveat to that — it aired on KMOV (Channel 4) immediately after its coverage of the Chiefs' Super Bowl victory last February.

Sasaki’s arrival was a unique affair, with the hard-throwing right-hander being hailed as a key — and economical — part of the team’s future after inking a minor league contract with a $6.5-million signing bonus that was finalized Wednesday.

Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Glavine believes one of his former teammates should be in the Hall of Fame and compared him to Willie Mays.

The other three — Ken Griffey Jr., Willie Mays, and Mike Schmidt — were all first-ballot Hall of Famers. From 1998 to 2007, Jones ranked third in WAR with 57.6, ranking behind only Barry Bonds ...

Willie Mays, arguably the greatest baseball player of all time, died Tuesday at the age of 93. Mays had called the Town of Atherton in San Mateo County home for the last four decades of his life. Nicknamed the “Say Hey Kid,” Mays enthralled baseball ...

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Michael Mays and Barry Bonds take the stage at the BBWAA dinner to discuss the great Willie Mays

After several high-profile incidents in recent months, Falcons cornerback Antonio Hamilton Sr. had his Georgia home burglarized early Friday morning, according to TMZ. Security cameras caught ...