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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.
Remembering Pete Rose, a baseball legend and icon, who passed away on September 30th, 2023. His legacy and controversies continue to be discussed.
Tommy Helms, a West Mecklenburg High School graduate who spent parts of 14 seasons in Major League Baseball, died Sunday. He ...
Tommy Helms, a former Cincinnati Reds star infielder, has died at the age of 83, the team announced Sunday. He is a member of the team's Hall of Fame.
1974 — In the opener in Atlanta, Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s career record by hitting his 715th home run off Los Angeles ...
Los Angeles beat Cincinnati, 3-2. The game started with Cincinnati’s Pete Rose hitting Don Drysdale’s first pitch ... to lift Mariners to 5-3 win over Rangers Yamamoto tosses 2-hit ball over 6 innings ...
The Monegasque royal family wowed at the glittering annual Bal de la Rose (Rose Ball) event at the Monte Carlo Sporting Club in Monaco on Saturday evening. Prince Albert and Princess Charlene led ...
Under the shimmering canopy of the Salle des Étoiles, the Bal de la Rose (The Rose Ball) unfolded last night in a spectacle of unbridled elegance. Chaired by Prince Albert II and Princess ...
kept on a somber face for her friend's passing as she posed for photos. Her dress, however, did all the talking - bursting up at the bottom like a growing pink rose.
To travel north of Kyiv in Ukraine is to enter a graveyard of the Russian Army. When I was there in 2023, the battlefield had been largely cleaned up, and the villages were coming back to life.
Official release LaMelo Ball finishes the season with averages of 25.2 points, 7.4 assists and 4.9 rebounds over 47 games. The Charlotte Hornets announced today that LaMelo Ball will undergo ...