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Babe Ruth Jersey Grabs $4.4M

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 21 May 2012 01:01:31 CDT

The Great Bambino's baseball jersey has knocked one out of the park. Babe Ruth's cotton No. 44 shirt grabbed a hefty $4.4 million at auction. The road jersey worn by the Sultan of Swat in the 1920s busted a record for sports memorabilia. The previous record-holder—the original rules...

Biggest Celebrity Funerals

Nick McMaster — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:04:42 CDT

The numbers of those who watched on TV or the Internet aren't yet crunched, but it's safe to say that Michael Jackson's funeral will rank up there with the biggest celebrity farewells. Time rounds up others: Rudolph Valentino, 1926. A superstar of the silent era, Valentino’s sudden death drew nearly...

Can Baseball Save America —Again?

Drew Nelles — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:30:00 CDT

Players like Joe DiMaggio and Babe Ruth inspired America to endure the Great Depression, but with the season kicking off tonight, can overpaid and steroid-ridden players still mean something in hard times? Eric Spitznagel hits the spring training circuit for Vanity Fair to find out—and puts the question to...

Yankee Stadium's Greatest Moments

Drew Nelles — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:09:35 CDT

As Yankee Stadium hosts its last game today, the New York Post looks back at the greatest moments in “The House That Ruth Built." A smattering: April 18, 1923: Seventy-five thousand fans cheer Babe Ruth's three-run homer on opening day. April 27, 1947: Ruth says goodbye to the Bronx faithful,...

What Killed Babe Ruth?

Katherine Thompson — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:08:00 CDT

America thought Babe Ruth succumbed to throat cancer, caused at least in part by his smoking and drinking. But now a dentist who spent a year researching the circumstances surrounding the baseball legend's death tells the Sporting News that a different kind of cancer felled the slugger—and what's more,...

Jeter, Politely, Nudges Yankees Legends Aside

Kevin Spak — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:16:20 CDT

When Derek Jeter passed Joe DiMaggio on the Yankees' all-time hits list earlier this season, he didn’t even notice. “I had no idea,” the captain tells the New York Post . “Somebody said something to me because I didn't see it flash on the scoreboard.” Jeter, 33, will likely pass Mickey...

A-Rod Smashes 500th Homer

Dustin Lushing — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 15:23:22 CDT

Alex Rodriguez finally blasted his way into the 500-homer club today, becoming, at age 32 and 8 days, the youngest baseball player to hit the mark. A-Rod swatted the first pitch he saw from Kansas City Royals' Kyle Davies, belting a three-run homer at Yankee Stadium. It had been a...

Yanks Down Orioles, 10-6

Joseph Fasano — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 06:34:50 CDT

The Yankees snapped a three-game losing streak with a 10-6 outing against Baltimore yesterday. A struggling Johnny Damon came up big for New York, posting three hits, four runs, and one spectacular catch in left field that stymied a fourth-inning Orioles rally. Alex Rodriguez came up empty in his bid...

Sosa Slams No. 600

Jonas Oransky — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:09:00 CDT

Sammy Sosa homered for the 600th time last night, becoming just the fifth man to hit the storied mark. As the Texas Ranger rounded the bases in Arlington, the theme from "The Natural" played and the scoreboard pictured the other men who've reached the milestone—Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds, Babe...