Brenda Jean Miley, 74, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly, in her home on January 27, 2025. She was born August 21 ...
Hal Greer of Philadelphia becomes the sixth player in NBA history to score 20,000 points as the 76ers lose to Milwaukee 142-118. Bryan Trottier of the New York Islanders scores his 1,000th point with ...
In three years in the big leagues, Jackie Robinson had become a superstar, despite racial equality developing slowly across ...
A Kitchener, Ont., man is auctioning off two sports memorabilia cards he has owned since he was a kid this weekend and it ...
For those of us who watched, worked or played at Braves Field in the 1950s and early ’60s, Uecker’s passing brought back fond memories of a time when baseball was the prominent summer pastime.” | Opin ...
The Country Music Hall of Famer was a pitcher for Negro, Minor, barnstorming and semi-pro league teams in the 1950s. Between his days as a child actor and his blockbusters of the '80s, Russell played ...
Elected by Golden Days (1950-69) committee; EB: Elected by Early Baseball (1871-1949) committee; CBE: Contemporary Baseball ...
2017: Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez are elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA. Bagwell makes it in on his seventh ballot, while Raines was in his 10th and final year. Rodriguez clears ...
Uecker famously began his sports career on the other side of the microphone: After a stint in the Army, he began playing minor, and then major, league baseball for Milwaukee in the 1950s.
Pride grew up poor in Mississippi and initially saw baseball as the path to a better life. He played throughout the country during much of the 1950s, logging time with Negro, Minor, barnstorming and ...
After retiring from baseball, Uecker became a broadcaster for the Brewers in 1971, a position he held until 2024. The MLB painted a full picture of Uecker’s career in its public statement ...
At BAHS he was captain and center of the Raiders’ football team. He also wrestled and played baseball, and was a member of Friends of Rachel and archery clubs. He said he learned about “VMI ...