A look back at the fifth day of January in sports history and elsewhere. We have popes, presidents and a Babe, among others ...

Jan. 5—[email protected] Paul Nakian has spent decades searching for a statue of Babe Ruth that his father created nearly a century ago. Nakian, 87, of Stamford, Connecticut, believed for years ...

1779: Zebulon Pike, namesake of Pike’s Peak and, therefore, racing’s famed Pike’s Peak Hill Climb, is born in New Jersey. 1920: The New York Yankees announce the purchase of Babe Ruth from ...

“His Babe Ruth does not swing from the heels but from the heavens. There’s no Yankee lettering on the jersey, no buttons, no distinct definition to the baseball uniform. Instead, Nakian imbues ...

Baseball’s all-time hits leader is up for Hall of Fame election. Despite not measuring up in some ways, his mastery of a ...

Jane Flaherty participated in Alton's Beautiful Baby contest, charming the crowd with her well-dressed appearance.

1920 — Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sells pitcher-outfielder Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $125,000 ... becomes ...

The Steelers of the 1970s won four Super Bowls in six years, a record unmatched by any team in NFL history. This year's ...

sold in 2022), Shohei Ohtani’s 50th home run ball sold for $4.392 million (breaking the previous record of $3.005 million paid for Mark McGwire’s 70th home run ball in 1998), and Babe Ruth’s ...