Historical novels, memoirs, science fiction and fantasy by acclaimed and emerging California and visiting writers are on the ...

Until expansion came along in 1961, Major League Baseball was usually played in 16 ballparks each season, at most. And with ...

A very unlikely player produced an extremely rare four-home-run game during Saturday's contest against the Atlanta Braves.

Throughout his emergence as the most prodigious power hitter since Barry Bonds, throughout multiple historic home run seasons ...

1996 — Barry Bonds became the fourth major leaguer with 300 homers and 300 steals when he homered in the third inning of the San Francisco Giants’ 6-3 victory over the Florida Marlins. His father, ...

1983 — Walter Johnson’s record of 3,508 career strikeouts was eclipsed by Houston’s Nolan Ryan — a record that stood for 56 years. Ryan fanned Montreal pinch-hitter Brad Mills in the eighth inning as ...

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Judge has no equals in MLB. In the past calendar year, he has been 145 percent better than the average hitter.

One of Flavio Volpe’s clearest childhood memories is sitting in the driver’s seat of a rosso corsa – racing red – Ferrari ...

Listing the top 100 of anything is a bit of a mug’s game, usually more of an argument starter than a curated effort. ‘The ...

Ruth's record of four 50-homer seasons was matched by Mark McGwire, the power-hitting first baseman of the then Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals, and Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa. The home ...

Voters are heading to the polls to elect trustees for school districts across Central Texas. Learn more about the candidates ...