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17+ min ago (322+ words) Former Giants star second baseman Jeff Kent finally earned a spot in the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday after being elected by the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee. However, his longtime teammate in San Francisco, Barry Bonds, again failed to garner enough support to make it to Cooperstown. Now that Kent is set to be enshrined in the Hall, what does he think of Bonds' controversial case to have the same honor? The 2000 NL MVP was asked that very question shortly after Sunday's announcement. "I don't think I ever saw a better player play the game overall. Everything that he did, every phase of the game, maybe other than throwing, I don't know if Barry had such a great arm. But every phase of the game, Barry was one of the best players I ever saw play the game. Amazing....

18+ min ago (104+ words) Former Texas Rangers, Dallas Stars Owner Tom Hicks Dies at 79 Texas businessman and philanthropist Tom Hicks, who simultaneously owned NHL, Major League Baseball and English Premier League soccer clubs, died Saturday. He was 79. Hicks formerly owned the Dallas Stars from 1995-2011 and the Texas Rangers from 1998-2010. He also acquired 50% ownership of Liverpool. Nigerian Government Secures Release of 100 Kidnapped Schoolchildren, Channels TV Says Michael Annett, Retired Xfinity Racer, Dies at 39 Chinese Regime Warns Foreign Media, Arrests Man for Posts Over Fire in Hong Kong US Signs $228 Million Deal With Rwanda for Health in New Aid Model...

18+ min ago (407+ words) Texas businessman and philanthropist Tom Hicks, who simultaneously owned NHL, Major League Baseball and English Premier League soccer clubs, died Saturday. He was 79. Hicks formerly owned the Dallas Stars from 1995-2011 and the Texas Rangers from 1998-2010. He also acquired 50% ownership of Liverpool. A news release from Hicks Holdings LLC early Sunday morning said Hicks died peacefully surrounded by his family in Dallas. The 2022 inductee into the Texas Business Hall of Fame co-founded Hicks & Haas in 1984 and "was widely regarded as a pioneer in American business, reshaping private equity and introducing strategies that influenced an entire generation of investors," according to a release. "Tom Hicks was an innovative businessman and a pioneer in private equity," Texas businessman Ross Perot Jr. said in the news release. "He combined his commitment to business and sports through his ownership of the Stars and the Rangers....

21+ min ago (122+ words) Jeff Kent Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame, Which Again Keeps Doors Shut for Bonds and Clemens ORLANDO, Fla.Jeff Kent was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Sunday by the contemporary era committee, while steroids-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were among seven players who fell short once again. Kent appeared on 14 of 16 ballots, two more than the 12 ballots needed for the 75 percent minimum. California Officials Warn Against Foraging Wild Mushrooms After Deadly Poisoning Outbreak Florida Kicks Off First Black Bear Hunt in a Decade Alabama, Miami In, Notre Dame Out and Indiana No. 1 in College Football Playoff Rankings Tony-Nominated Playwright Jeremy O. Harris Arrested in Japan for Alleged Ecstasy Smuggling...

22+ min ago (531+ words) ORLANDO, Fla.Jeff Kent was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Sunday by the contemporary era committee, while steroids-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were among seven players who fell short once again. Kent appeared on 14 of 16 ballots, two more than the 12 ballots needed for the 75 percent minimum. Carlos Delgado received nine votes, followed by Don Mattingly and Dale Murphy with six each. Bonds, Clemens, Gary Sheffield and Fernando Valenzuela each received fewer than five votes. Kent will be inducted at the hall in Cooperstown, New York, on July 26 along with anyone chosen by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, whose balloting will be announced on Jan. 20. A five-time All-Star second baseman, he batted .290 with 377 homers and 1,518 RBIs over 17 seasons with Toronto (1992), the New York Mets (1992-96), Cleveland (1996), San Francisco (1997-2002), Houston (2003-04) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2005-08). His 351 home runs…...

33+ min ago (621+ words) Yankees general manager Brian Cashman during a news conference at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 16, 2025. Credit: Ed Murray ORLANDO, Fla. " Hal Steinbrenner has said that if it's possible, he would like to bring down his payroll, one that last season soared to $319 million. But Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said his conversations with the owner "haven't been drastically different from"previous offseasons. "Hal's exact words to me continue to be, "Take everything that's out there to me,' " Cashman said Sunday night on the eve of this year's winter meetings, which will take place Monday through Wednesday at the Signia by Hilton Orlando resort. "Which I will continue to do. I haven't been told by Hal anything like that [orders to cut payroll]." The Yankees' payroll surpassed $300 million in 2024 and 2025, a figure Steinbrenner several times in that stretch has said is "not…...

1+ hour, 6+ min ago (205+ words) Brian Cashman appeared Sunday on YES Network for an interview from the 2025 MLB Winter Meetings in Orlando, Fla. Here is the latest from the Yankees' general manager on New York's pursuit of Cody Bellinger and Tatsuya Imai, plus where things stand at key spots after Trent Grisham's qualifying-offer acceptance and Ben Rice's breakout season. Bellinger opted out of his contract with the Yankees and became a free agent last month, but he is "still in play," Cashman said. The Yankees are reportedly among the most interested clubs for Imai, the Japanese right-hander who is among the prizes of this offseason. "Very talented player coming over from Japan, and we've certainly taken our big swings for trying to add some more talented players -- whether they're local or overseas, as far as Japan," Cashman said. "So, Scott Boras represents him. So, he's…...

1+ hour, 27+ min ago (50+ words) The Pittsburgh Pirates have already made an absolutely stunning MLB offseason decision. In the new episode of the "Cubs Weekly Podcast" Lance Brozdowski and Jake Mintz of C'spedes Family BBQ discussed a reunion between the Cubs and Schwarber. The Pittsburgh Pirates have already made an absolutely stunning MLB offseason decision....

1+ hour, 45+ min ago (492+ words) Chautauqua County has a long and storied history of outstanding wrestling. The Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame has recognized the importance of wrestling in this county by previously inducting Joe Annarella, Jim Beichner, Alex Conti, Bill Davenport, Marty Nichols, Flash Olson, Carlene Sluberski and Walt Thurnau. Joining that illustrious group is the most successful high school wrestler in county history, Kenny Betts. Betts won two New York State Public High School Athletic Association championships, was runnerup two more times, and at the time of his graduation held the state record for career wins and was second in state history for career pins. Born in 1990, Betts began wrestling at the age of 4. He came under the tutelage of coach Alex Conti as a seventh-grader at Fredonia Central. Competing in the 96-pound weight class at the varsity level, he recorded a 31-10 record…...

1+ hour, 50+ min ago (720+ words) The Jamestown Tarp Skunks" 2026 season in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League will mark the 85th year of America"s pastime in the city. And, if truth be told, the Jamestown Community Baseball LLC Board of Directors, as well as the club"s investors, coaching and front-office staffs and their players, wouldn"t mind a repeat of the 84th campaign. Because it was that good. As speakers took to the podium during the Tarp Skunks" sixth annual winter meeting in the Cappa Theatre at the Robert H. Jackson Center on Saturday morning, they all delivered a similar message: last summer was a special one. For not only did the team set a record for wins and earn a playoff berth, but the franchise also established an attendance mark, averaging better than 1,000 fans per game, and produced the most total revenue in the team…...