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Bill Walton, 1952-2024
If Bill Walton had never existed, and someone tried to create a fictional character based on him, no one would believe it.William Theodore Walton III was born on November 5, 1952 in the San Diego...
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May 28, 1934: The Dionne Quintuplets Are Born
Dr. Roy Dafoe with the Dionne QuintupletsMay 28, 1934, 90 years ago: Five live baby girls are born to Elzire and Oliva-Édouard Dionne in Callender, Ontario, about 215 miles north of Toronto. To a...
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Why They Can't Quit Trump
"I wish I knew how to quit you!" -- Jake Gyllenhaal as Jack Twist"Then why don't you?" -- Heath Ledger as Ennis Del Mar-- Brokeback MountainTrae Crowder, a comedian-turned-author from Tennessee, who...
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Happy 100th Birthday, Grandma
June 4, 1924, 100 years ago: Grace Olive Darton is born in Brooklyn. Later known as Grace Golden, Ma and Grandma.I once tried to post a picture of her from my phone, but it didn't work. She would have...
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Maybe This Is a Different Yankee Team
The Yankees continued their West Coast roadtrip, and were joined by DJ LeMahieu, coming off the Injured List to make his season debut.They got off to a poor start on Tuesday night in Anaheim. Nestor...
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June 4, 1944: The Liberation of Rome
June 4, 1944, 80 years ago: Allied troops liberate Rome, the capital of Italy, one of the nations of the Axis.In 1922, Benito Mussolini took advantage of Italy's post-World War I chaos, and had his...
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June 4, 1974: Ten-Cent Beer Night In Cleveland
Number 1 at the left is Billy Martin.Number 36 at the right is Gaylord Perry.This wasn't the kind of lubricant Perry was looking for.June 4, 1974, 50 years ago: The Cleveland Indians host the Texas...
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June 6, 1944: D-Day
June 6, 1944, 80 years ago today: The Allies invade Nazi-held Normandy, on the French side of the English Channel. The liberation of Europe has begun.It was officially called "Operation Overlord" by...
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June 8, 1949: George Orwell Publishes "Nineteen Eighty-Four"
June 8, 1949, 75 years ago: Nineteen Eighty-Four is published by Secker & Warburg in London. It is the last novel written by Eric Blair to be published in his lifetime. It has become synonymous...
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June 9, 1954: The Fall of Senator Joe McCarthy
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy (left) and Roy CohnJune 9, 1954, 70 years ago: Senator Joseph McCarthy, Republican of Wisconsin, goes too far, and the country sees it, and sees him for what he really is: A...
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June 10, 1944: Joe Nuxhall: MLB's Youngest Player
Joe Nuxhall, 1944June 10, 1944, 80 years ago: The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds, 18-0 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. The Cardinals, on their way to their 3rd straight National League...
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Soto Injury Shows Just How Precarious Yanks' Position Is
Halfway through last week's homestand, the New York Yankees were on an 8-game winning streak, and on a pace to go 114-48, the same as in the legendary season of 1998.Then came the announcement of...
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"Smokey and the Bandit" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" Are the Same Movie
June 11, 1986:Ferris Bueller's Day Off premieres. It is one of the most popular movies of my generation.July 29, 1977:Smokey and the Bandit premieres. It is also one of the most popular movies of my...
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Jerry West, 1938-2024
The two greatest figures in the history of the National Basketball Association are Red Auerbach and Jerry West. That cannot be disputed.Wilt Chamberlain was a greater player. So were Magic Johnson and...
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June 15, 2004: Larry Brown's "Double" Shocks the L.A. "Superteam"
Left to right: Larry Brown, Rip Hamilton,Ben Wallace, Chauncey Billups, Rasheed WallaceJune 15, 2004, 20 years ago: The NBA Championship is awarded to the best team in the league. Not the best...
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June 16, 1944: A Southern State Executes a Black 14-Year-Old
June 16, 1944, 80 years ago: George Junius Stinney Jr. is executed for murder, in the electric chair, at the South Carolina Penitentiary, in the State capital of Columbia.Who was the murder victim? He...
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Time for Yankee Fans to Get Concerned
On June 6, the Yankees were 45-19, leading the American League Eastern Division by 4 1/2 games, and looking like they might be headed for a title.Then Juan Soto got hurt. I'm not saying he came back...
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June 18, 1924: Basketball's 1st Great Big Man
June 18, 1924, 100 years ago: George Lawrence Mikan Jr. is born in Joliet, Illinois. Basketball's 1st great "big man," the 6-foot-10 center led DePaul University to the 1945 NIT title, then considered...
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Willie Mays, 1931-2024
Say, hey, do you know of any other baseball player who's enough of a cultural icon that his name has been worked into The Honeymooners, Peanuts and Star Trek? And was on What's My Line? Twice?Nope, not...
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Who Is Baseball's Greatest Living Player?
At a dinner to honor the 100th Anniversary of professional baseball in 1969, 2 all-time teams were named: The Greatest Players, and the Greatest Living Players. Babe Ruth was named the Greatest Player,...
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