Sasaki’s arrival was a unique affair, with the hard-throwing right-hander being hailed as a key — and economical — part of ...

1979 — Willie Mays is named on 409 of 432 ballots and elected to ... 1987 — Hana Mandlikova upsets Martina Navratilova 7-5, 7 ...

The Detroit Red Wings defeat the New York Rangers 15-0 to set an NHL record for consecutive goals. 1959 — In the NBA All-Star game in Detroit, St. Louis’ Bob Pettit and Elgin Baylor of Minneapolis ...

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It’s a 90 per cent winning rate that vaults Sabalenka into fourth place on that all-time list, ahead of Steffi Graf and behind only Monica Seles, Novak Djokovic and Andre Agassi. Of Sabalenka’s 18 ...

The Huskies were una ble reel in safety Taylor Mays, even though his father and his uncle both played at the UW as defensive tackles for the legendary Don James. They couldn't get Mays to pull on ...

In keeping with hiring former NFL players to coach safeties at the University of Washington, coach Jedd Fisch is expected to hire O'Dea High School standout and ex-USC Trojans safety Taylor Mays.

Willie Nelson will get back on the horse in April 2025 with new tour dates throughout the South. The string of four new concerts in Mississippi, Georgia, and Alabama will follow an existing run of ...

Once described as the perfect football player, Taylor Mays became this Seattle kid who passed on the University of Washington football team nearly two full decades ago to play for USC and Pete ...

But one hitter you might not think of right away -- but should -- is Hall of Famer Willie McCovey. Giants legend Willie Mays, who played alongside McCovey for parts of 14 seasons in San Francisco, ...

"And over here [in the NL], you don't want to give a kid outfielder 24 or 44." Such assignments could prompt comparisons with Willie Mays and Hank Aaron. And then along comes Ken Griffey Jr. Before he ...