It's fun to cheer for these players whose names happen to be some of the best in baseball. When you hear a name, you think of something. In “Star Wars,” the villain Darth Vader is a variation of “dark ...

Did anyone say coaching stops at the final whistle? That’s not quite the case. These former football minds didn’t hang it... Teenagers aren’t supposed to carry teams, break records, or win trophies—at ...

In 2001, David Harrison was a McDonald’s All-American. A dozen years later, he was working at McDonald’s. In between, he played four NBA seasons with the Pacers and earned $4.4 million, but he lost 95 ...

Look what they’ve done to my Hall Fame, ma. Out of nowhere, Harold Baines received a Hall pass with 2,866 hits, 384 home runs, 1,628 RBI, zero Gold Gloves and zero World Series titles. Now it’s the ...

Opening weekend is in the books, and some teams didn’t waste a second making noise. It’s early, sure—but early heat counts, especially when it’s this fun to watch. The standings may still be settling, ...

The greatest cricket teams of all time took the world by storm. Cricket has grown a lot since originating in England during medieval times. Today, the game has 2.5 billion fans. That makes cricket the ...

What makes a memorable championship series or even just a game? It’s an equal mix of great competition and drama. And when it comes to mixing competition and drama, the NBA Finals does it as well as ...

Where have all the hypercompetitive, in-it-to-win-it Major League Baseball team owners gone? Straight to the bank. The baseball gravy train is on a roll. In 2022, the average MLB franchise was worth ...

Not all NFL teams are represented equally in Canton. Here's how many Hall of Famers each NFL franchise has. The NFL is filled with storied franchises, long-suffering teams, new kids on the block and ...

These high schools lead the way with alumni playing on Sundays. High school football has become more than local news. Networks like ESPN and Fox Sports devote time and money to produce high school ...

According to a Sports Illustrated report from 2009, an estimated 60 percent of NBA players go broke within five years of retirement. Nearly a decade later, that number is still the same, and it leaves ...

These charming minor league parks offer major league fan experiences that go far beyond the action on the field. Any diehard baseball fan will attest that there’s no experience quite like an afternoon ...