Kirby Puckett

On Sept. 15, the Tampa Bay Rays suffered one of their most deflating losses in franchise history. The Boston Red Sox came into Tropicana Field and blew out the Rays 13-5 to creep into a virtual tie for the American League East lead. At that moment, Joe...

Ken Griffey Jr. has never been in a World Series. He is nearly 39 years old, so he is running out of time. Jim Thome has never won a World Series. He came close a couple of times as a Cleveland Indian but he is 38 now and his clock is ticking. Javier...

Start with this: The Minnesota Twins haven't played a series this important, this late in the regular season since 1984. They've won two World Series and six division titles since then, but their playoff fate hasn't hung in the balance quite like this,...

In some baseball circles, Orioles president Andy MacPhail is viewed as financially conservative. He cut his baseball teeth with the perpetually small-market Minnesota Twins. Now, with the Orioles, he is knee-deep in a rebuilding effort that has already...

All-Star Game MVPs 2007 - Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle, AL 2006 - Michael Young, Texas, AL 2005 - Miguel Tejada, Orioles, AL 2004 - Alfonso Soriano, Texas, AL 2003 - Garret Anderson, Anaheim, AL 2002 - None 2001 - Cal Ripken Jr., Orioles, AL 2000 - Derek...

When manager Ozzie Guillen pleaded with White Sox fans to maintain their patience last weekend, he didn't envision the elements Wednesday night. Mark Buehrle couldn't hold back his frustrations after a poor performance led to American League Central...

Player, Year, Cast, Votes, Pct. Tom Seaver 1992 430 425 98.84 Nolan Ryan 1999 497 491 98.79 Cal Ripken Jr. 2007 545 537 98.53 Ty Cobb 1936 226 222 98.23 George Brett 1999 497 488 98.19 Hank Aaron 1982 415 406 97.83 Tony Gwynn 2007 545 532 97.61...

Hank Aaron, of, 1982 Ernie Banks, ss-1b, 1977 Johnny Bench, c, 1989 Wade Boggs, 3b. 2005 George Brett, 3b, 1999 Lou Brock, of, 1985 Rod Carew, 2b-1b, 1991 Steve Carlton, p, 1994 Ty Cobb, of, 1936 Dennis Eckersley, p, 2004 Bob Feller, p, 1962...

Mike Tyson, Kirby Puckett, Kobe Bryant. The Duke lacrosse team. And now Austin Scott, one of the best football players to come out of the Lehigh Valley. The list of male athletes charged with rape or other forms of sexual assault goes on and on. The...

If the Bulls have a chance to draft either Julian Wright or Joakim Noah, who would you take to try to slow down LeBron? He looks like he is going to be a force for the next 10 years but the Bulls could have Deng, Thomas and Noah to send at him. --Jim...

•  Kirby Puckett: Baseball Hall of Famer, 45, stroke. •  Floyd Patterson: Heavyweight boxing champion, 71, Alzheimer's disease and prostate cancer. •  Curt Gowdy: Preeminent sportscaster, 86, leukemia. •  Steve Howe: Former Dodgers reliever, 48, car...

Corey Patterson was that kid. He was the one who started in football as a high school freshman and promptly led the team in total yards and scoring. He was the one who, as a sophomore, was already considered the best among thousands of high school...