1971 — Muhammad Ali wins a four-year legal battle to overturn his 1967 conviction for draft evasion in an 8-0 vote by the U.S ...

2008 — Zheng Jie completes the biggest victory of her career at Wimbledon, beating new No. 1 Ana Ivanovic 6-1, 6-4 in the third round. The 133rd-ranked Zheng’s victory, her first against a top-10 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — For six innings at Yankee Stadium Monday night, Tanner Bibee gave the Guardians a masterclass in pitching against one of baseball’s most dangerous lineups.

2023 — Spencer Strider of the Braves becomes the fastest starting pitcher to record 100 strikeouts in a season, doing so in his 61st inning in an 11 - 4 win over the Phillies.

Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman passed the torch, and now Jansen aspires to be the third closer to get to 500 saves — and potentially the last, as elite relievers are increasingly used in key ...

The Phillies won their first six games after José Alvarado was suspended for 80 games (and made ineligible for the postseason) because of a failed PED test.. Still, it was pretty clear this past ...

2023 — Craig Kimbrel becomes the eighth pitcher to record 400 career saves in Philadelphia’s 6 - 4 win over the Braves, barely two weeks after Kenley Jansen became the seventh. Newsletter ...

When Kenley Jansen closed out the Los Angeles Angels’ 11-9 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday to clinch a Freeway Series victory, it put them on track for their first three-game sweep ...

He set down another six batters and then allowed two singles in the sixth. He got the first two outs in the seventh before a walk ended his night after 103 pitches.

Though the Baltimore Orioles have been arguably the most disappointing team through the first quarter of the 2025 MLB campaign, the silver lining is that they still have one of the most promising ...

Now that Weaver is back in his closer role, Yankees fans can hear the song “Dream Weaver” being played over the PA when he walks onto the mound from the pen in the ninth inning.. Yankees fans who feel ...

The Red Sox tied the mark set by the Brooklyn Dodgers on May 24, 1953. 2009 — The Dodgers’ star outfielder, Manny Ramirez, is suspended for 50 games for testing positive for a banned substance.