Cal Ripken Jr. made history in 1995, months after MLB return from a crushing strike. Baseball appears headed for another work stoppage in December 2026. Would MLB be able to recover from another long-term labor dispute? Yet despite this singular experience, Ripken, now 65 years old, is humble enough to admit it’s not the stuff of superhumans. “I still feel,” ...
AI-assisted summary Davey Johnson, the manager of the 1986 World Series champion New York Mets, has died at 82. Johnson was a four-time All-Star as a player and won Manager of the Year honors in 1997 and 2012. He managed five MLB teams: the Mets, Reds, Orioles, Dodgers, and Nationals. Davey Johnson, a longtime player and Major League Baseball manager ...
The College Sports Commission issued a correction on Sept. 5 that it had overstated the value of name, image, likeness deals by more than $40 million in a data set released on Sept. 4. Deloitte, which helped develop the platform called NIL Go, was blamed by the commission for the clerical reporting error. The Sept. 4 report initially stated that $79.8 ...
A young Philadelphia Phillies fan met Harrison Bader after an apparent dispute with another spectator over a home run ball at the Sept. 5 game against the Miami Marlins. At the top of the fourth inning, Bader hit a solo home run to left field to increase the Phillies’ lead to 5-1 over the Marlins. Philadelphia would go on to ...
AI-assisted summary Hall of Fame goaltender Ken Dryden, a key player in the Montreal Canadiens’ 1970s dynasty, has died at age 78. Dryden won six Stanley Cups, five Vezina Trophies, and a Conn Smythe Trophy in just eight NHL seasons. He retired at age 31 to pursue other interests, including law, writing, and politics. Hall of Fame goaltender Ken Dryden, a six-time ...
Just when the dust settled on Week 1 of the college football season, we roll into the second weekend with one of those schedules that might be slim on first glance but can be full of surprises when Saturday is done. Such is the brilliance of the sport that produces surprises and upsets when you least expect them. There’s an ...
The class of 2025 will be enshrined at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday, Sept. 6. Former Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony highlights the class on the men’s side, with Dwight Howard, coach Billy Donovan, official Danny Crawford and the 2008 USA Men’s National Team also being enshrined. On the women’s side, the names ...
Justin Herbert tabled persistent criticisms by lifting the Chargers to a win over the Chiefs in Brazil. Patrick Mahomes did more than enough to spark the Chiefs, but Kansas City squandered the QB’s effort. Quentin Johnston also came up big for the Bolts with two touchdowns, including one that helped put the game away. It was only fitting that the ...
Iowa and Iowa State football face off on Saturday, Sept. 6, in the latest version of the Cy-Hawk rivalry. The in-state foes almost always provide a competitive game, regardless of where either program stands entering the nonconference matchup. Iowa State is looking for its second consecutive win against Iowa, and first at home since 2011. Iowa has won seven of ...
NEW YORK — Aryna Sabalenka, the world’s No. 1 player, will attempt on Saturday to become the first woman to defend her U.S. Open title in 11 years when she takes on American Amanda Anisimova. Serena Williams was the tournament’s last back-to-back champion, accomplishing the feat in 2014, the last of her six titles here. Sabalenka, who beat Jessica Pegula ...