Jack Chesbro

It doesn't matter if Cole Hamels is due up next in the rotation or not for another three days. It doesn't matter if he's won three in a row or lost three in a row. Every Phillies fan wishes they had a crystal ball and could see into the future. Or...

TV SPORTS Women's College Basketball-Michigan at Purdue, 5:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Penn State at Northwestern, 7:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Idaho at Nevada, 10 p.m. (ESPNU) Men's College Basketball-Xavier at Cincinnati, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Villanova at...

Sometimes, one aspect of a ballplayer's resume is so striking that it obscures every other trait and accomplishment. Take Hank Aaron, whose 755 home runs seem so monumental that his early years as a fleet base runner who contended for batting titles...

NEW YORK (AP) - The last time Yankee Stadium opened, Babe Ruth starred and the ballpark quickly became the house he built. Eighty-six years later, a new Yankee Stadium was ready to make its debut. "They'll find a way to get those ghosts over there,"...

This is a work of historical fiction. Courant Staff Writer Dom Amore has created a fictional, fairly well-to-do Hartford family of 1923, lucky enough to secure four great tickets to the first game at Yankee Stadium. The characters reflect some of the...

Thursday night MLB Productions is unveiling a new show on ESPN called "Holiday Inn Presents: Unbreakable Records MLB 2008." The show is based on a recent poll of 150 major league players who were asked to select three baseball feats......

(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...

It was only a 3-yard pass, hardly worth watching on a highlights film. John Unitas, the Colts' rookie quarterback, flipped the ball to his tight end, who fell into the end zone. The play averted a Baltimore shutout. It also provided a glimpse of a...