Starr Cards Infographic: Chasing Rickey Henderson’s MLB record for most runs scored
Most reasonably-seasoned baseball fans can recite the career MLB leaders in home runs (Barry Bonds), RBIs (Hank Aaron) and hits (Pete Rose), but far […]
Lessons in sport: Remember when Muhammad Ali and George Foreman duked it out in Zaire?
How good are you at deciphering visual sports puzzles? Instagram user @lessonsinsport has rendered another batch of stark graphics that hint at legendary sports […]
Lessons in sport: Did you recognize Joe Namath’s finger from Super Bowl III?
How good are you at deciphering visual sports puzzles? Instagram user @lessonsinsport renders stark graphics that hint at legendary sports figures (like the image […]
Carlos Zambrano and Alec Mills: An improbable tale of one city, two no-hitters and three teams
Miller Park first hosted an MLB game on April 5, 2001, replacing the erstwhile Milwaukee County Stadium as the home field of the Milwaukee […]
Tattoo Tuesday: Check out the best Dodgers fans’ ink from Los Angeles and beyond
In our #TattooTuesday series we scour fandom to highlight the most-impressive tattoos celebrating a particular team from one of the big-five sports — baseball, […]
1952 Topps Mickey Mantle and the top ten most valuable baseball cards
In November of 2015, a 1952 Topps baseball card of Yankees slugger Mickey Mantle sold for $486,100, setting a record for the greatest amount […]
Tonight Show Games: Jimmy Fallon plays Catchphrase with Bryce Harper, Ron Gronkrowski
While his late-night talk show peers often pontificate on politics (see Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and Stephen Colbert), Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon has […]
Today in Sports History: Detroit Tigers trade Hammerin’ Hank Greenberg to Pittsburgh Pirates for $35K
On January 18, 1947, the Detroit Tigers sold 2-time American League MVP Hank Greenberg — the first Jewish superstar in American team sports — […]
Sideline sports reporters learn the hard way that beanball hazard isn’t limited to players
A couple years ago, an Australian news reporter became news himself when he was struck in the head by a runaway skateboard. He joined […]
“Eddie the Ump” adds ‘Naked Gun’ oomph to his strike-three calls
You would be hard pressed to find an umpire anywhere that injects more oomph into his strike-three calls than New Jersey’s Edward Reed aka […]
MLB’s 3000-Hit Club: Freddie Freeman, Jose Altuve hope to summit hitters’ peak
On May 4, 2018, California Angels slugger Albert Pujols collected a broken-bat single in the fifth inning at the Seattle Mariners’ Safeco Field. With […]
World Series of Wackiness: Dude Perfect hits baseball trick shots outta the park
When it comes to trick shots, Texas-based Dude Perfect has covered the gamut of exotic sports from Nerf archery to roller tennis, but now […]