1978 — Pete Rose became the youngest and 14th player with 3,000 hits when he singled against Montreal’s Steve Rogers at Cincinnati’s Riverfront Stadium. 1980 — National League president Chub Feeney ...

2007 — Floyd Mayweather Jr. beats Oscar De La Hoya in one of the richest fights. Mayweather, with superb defensive skills and superior speed, wins a 12-round split decision and the WBC 154-pound title ...

Pete Rose is on the verge of getting his day in Cooperstown court -- potentially a matter of months after his September passing at the age of 83.

A local sports writer for the Ashland newspaper asked a fan to describe George Foster, one of the all-time great players in ...

The MLB commissioner visited the president at the White House last month and the issue of Rose’s presence on the permanently ...

2009 — Carl Crawford tied a modern major league record with six stolen bases to help Tampa Bay beat Boston 5-3. Crawford was 4-for-4 with an RBI and became the fourth player to swipe six bases in a ...

Brian Costa was formerly a senior editor on The Wall Street Journal's digital platforms team in New York. He joined the paper in 2010 and was previously a sports reporter.

Commissioner Rob Manfred is weighing whether to remove the late Rose from the restricted list. And he should do so.

If you’re wondering how Belichick and Robert Kraft left things in New England, Belichick’s new book, “The Art of Winning,” ...

1975 — Bob Watson of the Houston Astros, sensing baseball history, raced around the bases on Milt May’s home run and crossed the plate at Candlestick Park in time to score major league baseball’s 1 ...

Is Pete Rose closer to being in the Baseball Hall of Fame? We talked with an attorney and Reds historian on whether or not it'll happen.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred revealed that he has been talking to President Donald Trump about baseball ...