1978 — Willie McCovey became the 12th player in major league history to hit 500 home runs. His shot off Atlanta’s Jamie ...

1939 — The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves played a 23-inning, 2-2 tie. Whit Wyatt pitched the first 16 innings for the Dodgers. Both clubs played a 26-inning tie in 1920 at the same Braves ...

1969 — Pancho Gonzalez, 41, wins the longest tennis match in Wimbledon history by beating Charles Pasarell in a 112-game ...

How do you go from being a pariah, to being a symbol of summertime fun for the whole family? It's complex, writes .

1998 — Sammy Sosa broke the major league record for homers in a month, hitting his 19th of June leading off the seventh ...

Baseball legend Sammy Sosa received a hero's welcome back home when he returned to Wrigley Field. The retired Chicago Cubs ...

The Phillies actually re-took first place Friday with a win in the series opener, but the Mets evened things up Saturday, ...

It has been nearly 21 years since Sammy Sosa was with the Cubs. He was a beloved hero during his power-hitting days, only to unceremoniously depart and be treated as a pariah.

For years, the world knew one Sammy Sosa. The post Family Takes Center Stage for Sammy Sosa as He Opens Up About Missing MLB ...

The last time Sosa stepped foot in Wrigley Field was on the final day of the 2004 season when he reportedly left during the ...

The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies are battling this weekend for a lead in the National League East that has gone ...

For the first time in nearly 21 years, Sammy Sosa was back at Wrigley Field on Friday, soaking up the love from Chicago Cubs ...