Kirby Puckett

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...

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...

1911 -- Detroit's Ty Cobb hit his first grand slam. After six innings, the Tigers led the Red Sox, 10-1. Boston came back to win the game 13-11 in 10 innings. 1911 -- The New York Giants scored a major league record 10 runs before the St. Louis...

Kirby Puckett didn't need much time to make a big impact. Those who felt it, near and far, can only wish he had stayed around longer. The bubbly Hall of Famer with the boyish enthusiasm for baseball, who led the Minnesota Twins to two World Series titles...

(BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on Negro league career): 1936 -- BBWAA: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Eddie Murray's first major league mentor had a seat close to the stage at yesterday's Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. So did the guy who lost his position when Murray took over as Orioles first baseman late in his rookie season....