SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice formally dropped its criminal prosecution of Barry Bonds, Major League Baseball’s career homerun leader. The decade-long investigation and prosecution of Bonds for obstruction of justice ended quietly Tuesday morning when the DOJ said it would not challenge the reversal of his felony conviction to the U.S. […]
Former major leaguer Darryl Hamilton has been killed in a murder-suicide at a suburban Houston home, reports ESPN.com. He was 50. Hamilton was found Sunday after he was fatally shot in a house in Pearland, police said Monday. He had been working as an analyst for the MLB Network since 2013. An initial investigation determined […]
Former Major League Baseball player Darryl Hamilton was found dead in a home just outside of Houston. “According to a report from Pearland police,…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Some cybersecurity experts believe professional sports teams have hacked rivals in the past without getting caught. The St. Louis Cardinals, one of the crown jewel franchises in baseball, now stand accused. Federal law enforcement authorities are investigating whether the Cardinals illegally accessed a computer database of the Houston Astros. The aim […]
Lloyd McClendon stands alone in Major League Baseball as the sport’s only Black manager. While Black players only make up around 10 percent of the MLB, McClendon’s position is still noteworthy as he continues to follow a path constructed by other Black baseball greats. McClendon, a 56-year-old native of Gary, Ind., was a star […]
Tonight’s Cubs vs. Pirates game was delayed for 23 minutes after a woman was struck in the head by a foul ball. The woman was getting…
CHICAGO (AP) — Friends and family paid tribute Saturday to White Sox great Minnie Minoso at a funeral in Chicago, recalling the strength that enabled baseball’s first black Latino star to smile through the hurt of racial taunts as well as his genuine love for his fans. In a message read out to the crowd, […]
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Two-time Super Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson is set for his second appearance at spring training with the Texas Rangers. The Seattle Seahawks quarterback is scheduled to visit the Arizona camp March 28. Like he did in a visit last spring, Wilson is expected to go through a morning workout with the […]
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras, a 22-year-old slugger who was regarded as one of the majors’ top prospects, died Sunday in a car accident in his native Dominican Republic. Taveras was driving a 2014 Chevrolet Camaro at the time of the crash on a highway between the beaches […]
The mystery around the resignation of Texas Rangers GM Ron Washington continues. The USA Today reports: Ron Washington, the only manager to lead the Texas Rangers to the World Series, resigned Friday because of an undisclosed personal matter, Washington and the team announced. “Today, I have submitted my resignation from the job I love – […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three years after his savage beating at the hands of Los Angeles fans at Dodger Stadium drew attention to sporting event violence, Bryan Stow was awarded about $14 million when a jury found the team was negligent. For one juror, the award to the 45-year-old paramedic and San Francisco Giants fan […]
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tony Gwynn, the Hall of Famer with a sweet left-handed swing who spent his entire 20-year career with the Padres and was one of the game’s greatest hitters, died of cancer Monday. He was 54. Gwynn, a craftsman at the plate and winner of eight batting titles, was nicknamed “Mr. Padre” […]
