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How the Baseball Hall of Fame can solve its 'character clause' issue

There won't be any new plaques in Cooperstown this year after no player met the 75 percent voting threshold required for election to the Baseball Hall of Fame. There are several players on the ballot whose resumes would normally make them shoe-ins, but in many cases — like those of Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa, and Manny Ramirez — allegations or proof of performance enhancing drug use have stymied their path to baseball immortality.

Hank Aaron obituary

Baseball player who eclipsed the great Babe Ruth and for many years held the record for the highest number of career home runs

The most notable US athletes of 2020: No 6 – Maya Moore

The basketball star did not play a professional game this year, and yet she achieved arguably the most important victory of her career

MLB corrects 'clear error' and reclassifies Negro Leagues as a major league

Leagues ran while black players were excluded from MLBChange means statistics for baseball greats will changeWillie Mays will add some hits to his record, Monte Irvin’s big league batting average should climb over .300 and Satchel Paige may add nearly 150 victories to his total.Josh Gibson, the greatest of all Negro League sluggers, may wind up with a major league record, too.

Trump rails at 'cancel culture' after Cleveland Indians confirm name change

Native Americans groups have protested against name for yearsDonald Trump says move is ‘cancel culture at work’Cleveland’s baseball team will drop “Indians” from their name in a move president Donald Trump dismissed as “cancel culture at work”.

Trump rails at 'cancel culture' after report Cleveland Indians will change name

Native Americans groups have protested against name for yearsDonald Trump says move is ‘cancel culture at work’Cleveland’s baseball team will drop “Indians” from their name, according to multiple reports, in a move president Donald Trump dismissed as “cancel culture at work”.

Former Phillies, White Sox star Dick Allen dies at 78

Dick Allen, who starred in Major League Baseball for 15 seasons, died Monday after a long illness at his home in Wampum, Pennsylvania, his family announced.

Steve Dalkowski: the life and mystery of baseball's flame-throwing what-if

Many believe the lefthander was the fastest pitcher to ever take the mound. But his career – and life – went off the rails before he could make an impact

Map of the soul: how BTS rewrote the western pop rulebook

Contrary to their dismissive framing as manufactured robots, South Korea’s BTS use social media, documentary and storytelling to make themselves into profoundly human stars

The long-overdue hire of Kim Ng shows what women in sports are up against

The appointment of a woman with three decades’ experience to a general manager post has been hailed as a groundbreaking moment. Perhaps one day it will just be business as usual

Kim Ng hired by Miami Marlins as first female general manager in US sports

Kim Ng becomes first female GM in MLB historyBaseball lifer thankful for ‘honor of my career’The Miami Marlins have hired Kim Ng to be their next general manager, making her the first female GM in the history of Major League Baseball.

Neil Diamond's teenage obsessions: 'The Brooklyn Dodgers betrayed me and broke my heart'

As his 80th birthday approaches, Neil Diamond reminisces about Pete Seeger, the Everly Brothers and how a baseball team’s desertion led him to the guitar

Iowa boy makes baseball bats out of wood brought down by storm, raising money for community

Tommy Rhomberg wanted to do something nice for a friend, and this act of kindness ended up benefiting his entire community. The 12-year-old lives in Iowa, which was hit hard in August by a derecho.

MLB approves sale of New York Mets to hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen

MLB owners vote to approve sale of Mets to Steve CohenHedge fund manager expected to pay record price for teamNew York City mayor Bill di Blasio signs off on transactionThe Wilpon family’s control of the New York Mets neared its end after 34 years when Major League Baseball owners voted Friday to approve the sale of the team to billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen.

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Man donates 25,000 baseball cards to girl who lost her collection in a fire

When Kevin Ashford heard about a 9-year-old girl whose baseball card collection was destroyed in a fire, he knew exactly what to do with the more than 25,000 cards he had acquired over the last two decades. Reese Osterberg lives in Fresno County, California, and has been playing baseball since she was in preschool.

Turner rebuked by MLB for returning to field after positive Covid-19 test

MLB issues strongly worded criticism of Dodgers third basemanTurner ‘emphatically refused to comply’ with Covid protocolsMajor League Baseball on Wednesday issued a scathing rebuke to Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner after he returned to the field with his team-mates following their World Series-clinching Game 6 win having tested positive for Covid-19.

Vin Scully congratulates Dodgers on World Series win — and asks fans to celebrate responsibly

Vin Scully, the beloved former voice of Dodgers baseball, tweeted his congratulations to the team after their World Series win on Tuesday night, and also shared a message to the fans. '55, '59, '63, '65, '81, '88, and now 2020.

Home runs, dunks, Rubik's Cubes and strikes: is Mookie Betts the perfect athlete?

The Dodgers outfielder can dunk, catch passes from a quarterback and bowl perfect games. Luckily for MLB, he stuck with baseball

Trump trashed Fauci's baseball ability. But could he play the game himself?

The president returned to two of his favourite subjects on Tuesday: sports and insulting the nation’s top infectious diseases expert

George Clooney Boards John Grisham Baseball Drama ‘Calico Joe’

George Clooney and Grant Heslov are developing John Grisham’s baseball-themed novel "Calico Joe" as a movie with Clooney attached to possibly direct.

Altuve's throwing yips have Houston Astros on brink of ALCS elimination

2017 AL MVP has four errors in nine playoff games this yearNormally sure-handed fielder made no errors in regular seasonAstros trail 3-0 in best-of-seven-games AL Championship SeriesJosé Altuve’s sudden inability to make simple throws in the field has become one of the biggest stories of the Major League Baseball playoffs – and couldn’t have come at a worse time for the Houston Astros.

Jacinda Barclay, GWS Giants AFLW player, dies aged 29

Key forward played in AFLW since inaugural seasonFormer teammate hails ‘all-round badass person’Tributes have flowed for Jacinda Barclay after the multi-sport star died aged 29.

Total legend: does Mariah Carey really not ‘do stairs’?

No pop star inspires more rampant rumours. As the diva drops a tell-all memoir, we separate fact from fabulous fiction

Former Dodgers pitcher Charles Haeger found dead after ex-girlfriend killed

37-year-old was prime suspect in murder of Danielle BreedPolice had been searching for Haeger after killingFormer Major League Baseball player Charles Haeger, sought in the shooting death of his ex-girlfriend in a Phoenix suburb, was found dead on Saturday at the Grand Canyon, police said.

How a TV baseball movie inspired late Lennon love song

Beatles expert studied dozens of obscure films to solve mystery of the 1980s track Grow Old With Me

Will Covid-19 postpone the NFL season? There are 16bn reasons why it won't

A coronavirus outbreak closed two teams’ facilities on Tuesday. Expect the league to do everything in its power to keep the games going

MLB's wild regular season finale could result in 44 different National League playoff scenarios

It wasn't that long ago that it seemed like the 2020 Major League Baseball season might get cut short because of coronavirus outbreaks within the Miami Marlins and St.

Shocking Video Shows Seattle Cop Rolling Bike Over Fallen Breonna Taylor Protester’s Head and Neck

The Seattle Police Department is investigating after a video showed one of its cops rolling a bike over the head and neck of a fallen protester at Wednesday night’s Breonna Taylor demonstrations.

Baseball is using coronavirus as a pretext for permanent change

The tradition of greedy owners destroying what makes baseball good to line their pockets is as old as the sport itself. But using a pandemic to expand the playoffs for good would be a new low

Hispanic Heritage Month: Alex Rodriguez in Conversation at Paley Front Row 2020

Paley Front Row 2020 Presented by Citi with Alex Rodriguez and Natalie Morales.

West Coast fires could force MLB to rethink its recently agreed upon bubble plan

After a surprisingly (at least publicly) undramatic negotiation process during which Major League Baseball and the Players Association agreed on how to proceed with a bubble format so the 2020 postseason can be played more safely amid the coronavirus pandemic, the league faces another hurdle: the West Coast wildfires. The blazes have drastically lowered the air quality in several West Coast cities, including Seattle, prompting the postponement of a Tuesday night game between the San Francisco and Seattle Mariners.

Birmingham Stabbings: Major Manhunt Underway As Murder Suspect Still At Large

A lone murder suspect remains on the loose some 24 hours after the start of a string of knife attacks that left one dead and seven injured in Birmingham.

Donald Trump attacks 'highly political' NBA and warns NFL over protests

President says ratings are down and unlikely to recoverPlayers from NBA have boycotted games over police brutalityOn Monday, Donald Trump defended Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager charged with killing two protesters at anti-racism protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last week.

Chadwick Boseman’s ’42’ Getting Re-Released in Theaters as Tribute to Actor

AMC Theatres, Regal Cinemas, Cinemark, and other exhibitors will pay tribute to Chadwick Boseman, the "Black Panther" star who died last week of colon cancer at the age of 43, by screening "42.

Black Panther Director Ryan Coogler Pens Emotional Tribute To Chadwick Boseman

Black Panther director and co-writer Ryan Coogler wrote a lengthy, emotional tribute to the film’s star, Chadwick Boseman, on Sunday, after the actor died of a private struggle with colon cancer.

The man with a manifesto: how Chadwick Boseman changed film for ever

Much has been written about the late actor’s appreciation of his work’s significance. But this is to underestimate both the agency and far-sighted initiative that made his short career so revolutionary

Chadwick Boseman's most memorable roles, from Black Panther to 42 – video

Chadwick Boseman, who played Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has died of cancer at the age of 43.

Right-Wing Goons Hype Kenosha Vigilantes. Locals Tell Them to Get Lost

As Kenosha, Wisconsin, continues to reel from the police shooting of Jacob Blake, residents are increasingly turning their anger to so-called outside agitators who some say invaded the city to sow chaos amongst the protests—and even kill demonstrators.

Chadwick Boseman, Black Panther Star, Dies After Private Four-Year Battle With Cancer

Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman has died at the age of 43 following a four-year battle with colon cancer, his family said in a statement.

Portland suffers serious street violence as far right return 'prepared to fight'

Armed rightwingers have attacked leftwing protesters and reporters, supplanting the nightly standoffs with policeOver the last three months in Portland, mass protests against police violence and racism gradually gave way to nightly often violent standoffs between a core of pro-Black Lives Matter and anti-fascist protesters and law enforcement.

NBA joined by MLB teams in boycott to protest police shooting of Jacob Blake

Bucks’ home of Milwaukee is close to site of shootingGeorge Hill says team is ‘tired of killings and injustice’MLB and WNBA teams also boycott in solidarityOn an extraordinary day for the NBA, the Milwaukee Bucks boycotted Game 5 of their playoff series against the Orlando Magic in protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, leading the NBA to reschedule all other Wednesday night playoff games.

Cincinnati Reds 'devastated' by announcer's use of 'horrific' homophobic slur on the air

Cincinnati Reds announcer Thom Brennaman has been suspended after using a homophobic slur live on the air, and the team is offering its apologies to the LGBTQ+ community. During a game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night, Brennaman was heard using a homophobic slur, referencing "one of the f-g capitals of the world." He was pulled off the broadcast after apologizing and saying he's "deeply ashamed" of the comment.

Pro Poker Player Was Bound, Sexually Assaulted, ‘Lit on Fire’ After Motel Meeting

Susie Zhao, the professional poker player whose charred remains were found in a remote Michigan park in July, was allegedly bound with zip ties and sexually assaulted before she was “lit on fire until she died” after meeting with a convicted sex offender, according to new court documents.

Oakland A’s bench coach apologizes for 'Nazi salute' in dugout

Ryan Christenson says: ‘I made a mistake and will not deny it’Bench coach apologies for ‘racist and horrible salute’ after winFriday’s Cubs-Cards game postponed after eighth positive testOakland Athletics bench coach Ryan Christenson has apologized after making a gesture which the Major League Baseball team said “looked like a Nazi salute” following Thursday’s 6-4 victory over the Texas Rangers.

‘A League of Their Own’ Series Gets Greenlight at Amazon

Amazon's series adaptation of "A League of Their Own" has been ordered to series, Variety has learned.

Does MLB commissioner Rob Manfred really hate baseball?

Many fans believe the league’s most powerful executive cares about making teams money but not so much about the game itself

Game delayed by drone latest development in weird MLB season

If you thought the 2020 Major League Baseball season couldn't get any weirder, just check out Tuesday's game between the Minnesota Twins and Pittsburgh Pirates. MLB fans are probably already used to games getting postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the Pirates-Twins contest was upended briefly, not by the virus, but a drone, which was seen hovering over the fan-less Target Field in Minneapolis in the top of the 5th inning.

Jim Morris: 'Anything is possible in this life. I’m living proof of that'

Morris was 35 years old when he left his job as a science teacher to play Major League Baseball – all because his pupils won a bet

Wilford Brimley, Star Of Cocoon And The Natural, Dies Aged 85

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