1983 — Walter Johnson’s record of 3,508 career strikeouts was eclipsed by Houston’s Nolan Ryan — a record that stood for 56 years. Ryan fanned Montreal pinch-hitter Brad Mills in the eighth inning as ...

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Charles Cooper, an All-American from Duquesne playing with the Harlem Globetrotters, becomes the first black to be picked in ...

Listing the top 100 of anything is a bit of a mug’s game, usually more of an argument starter than a curated effort. ‘The ...

Americans have always been entertained by athletic flakes. Mark “The Bird” Fidrych was a highly eccentric pitcher. Billy ...

From controversial athletes to disgraced celebrities, South Park has an uncanny ability to spot problematic figures before ...

BARRY FERGUSON has responded to Chris Sutton after he accused the Rangers interim of throwing in the towel with his team selection against Aberdeen. Oscar Cortes was also brought in from the cold ...

Raith Rovers manager Barry Robson doesn’t think Saturday ... Robson, 46, was speaking after his side’s result – coupled with rivals Partick Thistle’s 2-1 home defeat to Hamilton Accies ...

After posting the best record in MLB during ... the last Giants player with at least six home runs in his team's first 14 games was Barry Bonds, who did it every year from 2000 to 2004.

The hit came exactly 21 years after his first hit ... 2011 — A federal jury convicted Barry Bonds of a single charge of obstruction of justice, but failed to reach a verdict on the three counts at the ...

The hit came exactly 21 years after his first hit ... 2004 — San Francisco’s Barry Bonds hit his 661st homer, passing Willie Mays to take sole possession of third place on baseball’s ...