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World B. Free overcome with joy as he gets Hall of Fame chance

World B. Free couldn't resist. His New York City side had to show. In 1975, Free was a Sixers rookie on a fast break and ran a two-on-one scenario with veteran and venerable teammate Billy Cunningham. “I saw Billy,” Free, who was recently inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame for the first time, told […]

Mikko Rantanen, Martin Necas, Taylor Hall traded in three-team deal

The first major domino falls more than a month before the March 7 trade deadline, with Mikko Rantanen and Taylor Hall going to the Hurricanes and Martin Necas going to the Avalanche in a three-team blockbuster, according to multiple reports. It happened. According to ESPN, Jack Drury will also be traded from the Hurricanes to […]

Ichiro wants to ‘have a drink’ with Hall of Fame voter who didn’t pick him

If you did not vote for Ichiro Suzuki, please stand up. The Japanese baseball superstar, who was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame earlier this week, sent a message to members of the Baseball Writers Association of America who did not vote. “Let's have a drink.” Suzuki missed out on a unanimous vote because […]

Ichiro, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner a classy 2025 Hall of Fame class

It is a class with a sense of luxury. It was already a classy class, with Dave Parker and Dick Allen on board after the Veterans Affairs Committee welcomed them to Cooperstown in December to right decades of wrongs. But on Monday, things got even more upscale. The door would be open for Ichiro Suzuki, […]

Alex Rodriguez congratulates ex-Yankee teammates for Hall of Fame inductions

Alex Rodriguez is not scheduled to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, but he was happy to congratulate those who did. The former Yankees infielder congratulated the three members of the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class announced Tuesday night. CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki and Billy Wagner will be enshrined in Cooperstown after collecting […]

Carlos Beltran just misses out on Baseball Hall of Fame in 2025

Carlos Beltran will have to wait at least another year for a chance to be enshrined in Cooperstown after missing out on being inducted into the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class announced Tuesday night. And one of his former managers is not pleased. Beltran, who played 20 years in MLB with the Mets, Royals, […]