Making the National Baseball Hall of Fame is the highlight of any major league career, but once in a great while it is bittersweet. That was the case Tuesday night as the late Roy Halladay was elected to the Hall in his first year of eligibility. He died Nov. 7, 2017, when the plane he was piloting crashed into the […]

The Lethbridge Hurricanes are preparing to make a playoff push with two rookie goaltenders between the pipes. The ‘Canes acquired their starting goaltender, Liam Hughes, in a trade with the Seattle Thunderbirds on Jan. 1, but on Monday the team announced Hughes was leaving the Hurricanes for personal reasons. The situation has forced the ‘Canes to fast forward into the […]

Mike Mussina lived the baseball dream and, as it turns out, knew exactly when to quit. He grew up in Montoursville, Pa., near Williamsport, home of the Little League World Series, and will wind up in Cooperstown. Not a bad ride — with long stops in Baltimore and The Bronx. The former Orioles and Yankees star beat the odds and […]

SAN DIEGO — On a delightful Tuesday by the Pacific Ocean, with the sun beaming and the breezes on the soft side, Tiger Woods took to one of his favorite stages in golf alongside Jordan Spieth. It was here at Torrey Pines that Woods got his first taste of professional golf as he and his father would attend the Andy […]

Kraigg Brathwaite told Sky Sports Cricket that Windies’ past successes will inspire the current generation as they aim to dent England’s Ashes preparations during the three-Test series. Windies have slipped to eighth in the Test rankings after winning just two of their past 15 series, with their bid to arrest that run beginning in Barbados on Wednesday, live on Sky […]

We learned a couple weeks ago that Old Man Wayne Rooney got popped with a public intoxication charge at Dulles International Airport in December. What we didn’t know then was what exactly it was about the twisted-off-his-ass Rooney that attracted the cops’ attention. We do know now. And it involves him speaking in apparently an even less intelligible way than […]

The French World Cup winner has been out for more than two months after suffering a knee ligament injury in the derby win over United in November. Boss Pep Guardiola is expected to field a side containing some young players and others who need a game in the tie with Nigel Clough's men. And he confirmed £49.3 million man Mendy […]

Fabricio Werdum assessed the situation and didn't think twice about it. He did what he had to do. The former UFC heavyweight champion had been at the beach with his family near his home in Torrance, Calif., for almost an hour when the local fire department arrived to rescue two teenagers in a dire situation at sea. There was only […]

Son Heung-min has arrived in the United Arab Emirates and is looking to lead South Korea to a first title since 1960. Asian Cup 2019 fixtures and results (All fixtures listed in UK time) Saturday, January 5 Group A: UAE 1 Bahrain 1 Sunday, January 6 Group A: Thailand 1 India 4 Group B: Australia 0 Jordan 1 Group B: […]

Danny Farquhar is returning to baseball after a life-threatening injury last season. The Yankees are signing Farquhar to a minor-league deal, reports Fancred's Jon Heyman. Farquhar survived a scary incident this past season, when he suffered ruptured brain aneurysm in the dugout while playing for the Chicago White Sox. Farquhar suddenly collapsed in the dugout after pitching in relief in […]