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Roy Wood Jr. interviews Rickwood grandsons, Negro League players for new pod
Birmingham News· 5 days agoA new podcast about Rickwood Field, called “Road to Rickwood,” will explore the history of the Negro...
Today in Sports - Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston a minute into the 1st round for heavyweight title
The News-Times· 2 days ago1935 — Babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs in Pittsburgh, Boston Braves still lose the game 11–7 to the Pirates. 1948 — Ben Hogan wins the PGA championship, beating Mike Turnesa in the final ...
MLB expanding aid for Negro Leagues players
ESPN· 3 days agoMajor League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association announced they are expanding existing financial assistance programs to support...
This Date in Baseball-Week Ahead
Associated Press· 3 days ago1918 -- Boston’s Joe Bush pitched a 1-0 one-hitter against the Chicago White Sox and drove in the lone run. The only Chicago hit was by Happy Felsch....
Barry Bonds, former manager Jim Leyland part of Pittsburgh Pirates' 2024 Hall of Fame class
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoThe Pittsburgh Pirates announced Tuesday that Barry Bonds will be inducted into the team's Hall of Fame this summer, nearly 32 years after MLB's all-time home run leader left the franchise in ...
Barry Bonds, former manager Jim Leyland part of Pittsburgh Pirates' 2024 Hall of Fame class
USA Today· 4 days agoThe Pittsburgh Pirates announced Tuesday that Barry Bonds will be inducted into the team's Hall of...
Large Satchel Paige baseball card on display in 18th & Vine District
FOX 4 Kansas City· 3 days agoThe nearly 30-foot-tall card is one of a few that will be on display in six U.S. cities leading up...
Today in Sports - Week Ahead, May 24 - May 30
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 days ago1905 — Harry Payne Whitney’s Tanya becomes the second filly to win the Belmont Stakes. Whitney would also win the Kentucky Derby with a filly, Regret, in 1915. 1935 — In the first major league ...
Homer streak reaches 4 games for Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson
Birmingham News· 5 days agoFor the fourth consecutive game, Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson hit a home run on...
Jim Ryun relishes memory of the last mile record set in the United States
Orange County Register· 3 days agoAt 30, Jim Grelle was an outlier in a sport that did not foster longevity, still among the world’s best distance runners eight years after he captured the 1959 NCAA title as an Oregon senior ...