Gossage elected to Hall of Fame
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Rich "Goose" Gossage won election to the Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Gossage, who pitched in three World Series for the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres, picked up 85.8 percent of the 543 ballots cast by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America.
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Warren Moon became the first black  quarterback of the modern era to be inducted into the Pro  Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, headlining a ground breaking  day at the Canton, Ohio shrine.
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Small in stature but a giant as a humanitarian, Gary Player is certain to shed a tear or two when he is honored by the African American Golfers Hall of Fame (AAGHOF) on Monday.
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Former Michigan star and major league pitcher Jim Abbott was one of 11 former players and coaches inducted Wednesday into the College Baseball Hall of Fame.
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TORONTO (Sports Network) - Former National Hockey League  defensemen Raymond Bourque, Paul Coffey and Larry Murphy will  receive the premier individual honor Monday night when they are  inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
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Gil Hodges and Ron Santo top the players' ballot and Doug Harvey and Marvin Miller head the officials' hopefuls in the Hall of Fame Veterans Committee vote to be announced Tuesday.
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For years, members of the Baseball Writers Association of America have been criticized by ex-players for not voting in enough candidates to the Hall of Fame. So for the third consecutive time, when current Hall of Famers had the chance to vote on second-chance candidates as part of the Veterans Committee, what happened? Again, nobody made it.
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A record-setting daredevil who was the first to complete a solo balloon trip around the globe was among those inducted Saturday into the National Aviation Hall of Fame.
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NEW YORK -- Gil Hodges and Ron Santo top the players' ballot and Doug Harvey and Marvin Miller head the officials' hopefuls in the Hall of Fame Veterans Committee vote to be announced Tuesday.
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The Potomac Chapter of U.S. Lacrosse inducted six people into its Hall of Fame last night at the University Club in Northwest Washington.
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Gil Hodges, Ron Santo, Tony Oliva and Jim Kaat are among the 27 players on next year's Veterans Committee ballot for the Hall of Fame announced Thursday.
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Goose Gossage became only the fifth relief pitcher elected to the Hall of Fame, earning baseball's highest honor Tuesday on his ninth try on the ballot. Known for his overpowering fastball, fiery temperament and bushy mustache, the Goose received 466 of 543 votes (85.8 percent) from 10-year members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
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Former Boston College football coach Jack Bicknell and seven former athletes will be inducted into the school's Varsity Club Hall of Fame this fall.
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Ray Bourque was a workhorse who did it all. Paul Coffey would fly up the ice with the puck. Larry Murphy led power plays like few others. The three defensemen receive their sport's ultimate honor Monday night when they are inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Longtime executive Cliff Fletcher also enters in the builders' category.
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CANTON, Ohio (Ticker) -- Legendary quarterback Dan Marino headlines the list of nine first-time nominees for induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Former Washington Redskins team mates Art Monk and Darrell Green were among six players to win election into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.
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TORONTO (CP) - Cliff Fletcher says he&#39;s entering the Hockey Hall of Fame with elite company. &quot;They are three of the greatest defencemen to ever play the game,&quot; the longtime NHL excutive said of Ray Bourque, Paul Coffey and Larry Murphy.