On Oct. 3, 1951, despite trailing 4-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning, New York Giants’ Bobby Thomson’s three-run, walk-off ...
Brian Kelly Dayett Born: January 22, 1957 (New London, CT) Died: September 7, 2025 (Winchester, TN) Yankees Tenure: 1983-84 ...
A Hall of Fame is, by definition, a ranking of the best players to ever play the sport. We know from past research that ...
Louis Clark "Lou" Brock, a member of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, played a major role in changing the way baseball was played by using the stolen base as an ...
You can’t get into this fraternity with a secret handshake or a special password. Breaking a guitar to impress a senior ...
The Toronto Blue Jays can be described as a franchise built on lineage. One of star players passing the torch, and handing things off to the next generation.
Fifty years ago this week the Yankees as we know them — and as we knew them — were reborn. George Steinbrenner — still more a ...
A look at the life of Peoria native and Bartonville resident Zack Monroe. He pitched in the World Series, played for Bradley, and has died at 94.
The Giants were ahead of the curve when it came to scouting the international market. In the 1950s they emerged as the top ...
When I read the “I Know a Story” column on Sunday, Nov. 2, with memories of the newspaper company in the ’60s, it touched my ...
Which brings us to today’s quiz. Despite the baggage from the end of his career, he’s still a member of both the 400-home run ...
NASCAR’s legacy rests on its rich past, but the future beckons as well. The immortal stories of legends like Dale Earnhardt, Richard Petty, Rusty Wallace, Jeff Gordon, and others live on in the ...