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Today in Sports History: Chicago Cubs’ Ernie Banks ends his 717-game streak
Chicago Tribune· 2 days agoIn 1961, the Chicago Cubs’ Ernie Banks ends his 717 consecutive-games-played streak. 1917 — In...
Column: Ryne Sandberg’s statue dedication an emotional day to cherish for the Chicago Cubs Hall of...
Chicago Tribune· 11 hours agoRyne Sandberg’s 11 grandchildren pushed a button together Sunday afternoon that unveiled a statue of...
Quiet Ryne Sandberg has learned to accept what he means to so many people
Chicago Sun-Times· 4 hours agoIt was when I looked to my right and saw men in white pants and blue jerseys quietly zigzagging up...
As a Milwaukee-area high schooler, he caught Willie Mays' final home run in a big-league park. The...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo Sports· 17 hours agoMathews, with former Braves manager Fred Haney overseeing the National League team. Former Braves...
Ryne Sandberg reflects on 'love, life, family and friends' as Cubs unveil his statue outside Wrigley...
Chicago Sun-Times· 1 day agoCubs great Ryne Sandberg set a series of goals when he was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer this past winter. “This was a guarantee for me,” Sandberg said after the ceremony. The bronze ...
MLB is honoring the Negro Leagues with game at historic Alabama ballpark. What to know
TODAY via Yahoo Sports· 5 days agoMajor League Baseball is staging a regular-season game at historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham,...
Legacy of the Negro Leagues to live on during MLB game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 6 days agoOh, there be plenty of stories flowing at the brunch, from the days of Rickwood to Pittsburgh to Kansas City to Detroit to Patterson, New Jersey. Greason, who lived across ...
With The Greats
The Post-Journal· 5 days agoCassadaga resident Art Asquith golfed with several sports legends in the 1982 pro-am in Jamesburg, New Jersey. Pictured, from left, are: Willie Mays,...
Cubs honor Spokane's Ryne Sandberg, unveil statue outside Wrigley Field
The Spokesman-Review· 1 day agoAs Shawon Dunston, the second of three speakers to introduce Chicago Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg,...
Willie Mays, a Hall-of-Famer in baseball and in life
San Antonio Express-News· 3 days agoMays, considered by many to be the greatest ball player ever, was 93. “Willie Mays is the closest to being perfect I’ve ever seen,” Joe DiMaggio, the...