1952 — Hoyt Wilhelm of the Giants hit a home run at the Polo Grounds in his first major league at-bat. He was the winner, too, and pitched 1,070 games in the majors — but never hit another homer.

Is it time for the Phillies to promote Justin Crawford? Through their first 18 games, the Phillies have had their share of ...

2009 — Ichiro Suzuki makes history as collects the 3,086th hit of his pro career, breaking the Japanese record held for decades by Isao Harimoto. 2009 — Grady Sizemore hit a grand slam and Cleveland ...

Here’s our weekly look at 10 mind-blowing notes from the last week in baseball (April 11-17). Big Dumper: Cal Raleigh’s home run on Friday was the 96th of his career. That broke a tie at 95 with Mike ...

Some of the strangest things you'll see on a baseball field happened this week. Here's how it all looked through the ...

Were college athletes always paid? Over the years, there has been speculation that many standout basketball and football athletes were paid along their way to guiding their team to a championship. We ...

To see No. 42 on a baseball jersey today is to think of Jackie Robinson. It’s inescapable, with anyone in uniform every April ...

2003 — Washington Wizards’ Michael Jordan plays his final NBA game. 2008 — Jason Kidd gets the 100th triple-double of his career with 27 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds in Dallas’ 111-98 victory ...

Cheap Trick certainly did its part to energize the audience. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers burned through a fiery, but ...

Gary Gaetti was an excellent third baseman and world champion with the Minnesota Twins. Even that undersells just how ...