Born in Calvert, Texas to an American Methodist Episcopal minister and his wife in 1879, Foster became a baseball star, and as a young man gained the reputation as one of the hardest throwing pitchers ...
The Philadelphia Athletics beat Charter Oak 36-27 in a baseball game played on frozen Litchfield Pond in Brooklyn, N.Y., with the players wearing ice skates. 1957 — Joe McCarthy and Sam Crawford are ...
Column: Chicago Cubs couldn’t compete with Los Angeles Dodgers in offseason. Will it be different on the field? Kyle Tucker was acquired by the Chicago Cubs from the Houston Astros last month for ...
Justin Verlander will celebrate his 42nd birthday in a largely unfamiliar place — in a Cactus League training camp for a club leaning on his veteran chops to galvanize a young and emerging staff.
Burrell Communications Group was founded in 1971 by renowned ad man Tom Burrell, who led the company for33 years. Today, Burrell Communications Group is the largest U.S. Black-owned agency ...
2017 — Serena Williams wins her record 23rd Grand Slam singles title with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over her older sister Venus in the Australian Open final. 2017 — Arrogate beats California Chrome again, ...