2006 — Kobe Bryant scores a staggering 81 points — the second-highest total in NBA history — and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors 122-104.

1920 — The New York Yankees announce they will be the first team to wear uniform numbers, according to the player’s position in batting order. 1960 — Paul Pender beats Sugar Ray Robinson in a 15-round ...

The New York Yankees swung and missed on Roki Sasaki. The fireball-throwing Japanese ace is not expected to announce his decision on where he will sign until at least Jan. 15, but according to ...

The New York Yankees might not have enough money to complete the roster as general manager Brian Cashman wants. The Yankees lost Juan Soto in free agency but have done a nice job of adding to the ...

The Chicago Cubs got off on the wrong foot with incoming star Kyle Tucker. By failing to come to terms on a 2025 salary– they offered $15 million, Tucker wanted $17.5 million– and sending ...

404/.578 with a career-high .981 OPS with 35 home runs and winning the NL MVP in 2022. The New York Yankees’ manager said the team expects the former National League MVP to have a bounce-back ...

The New York Yankees are interested in acquiring Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Gavin Lux amid the Yankees' uncertainty in the infield, Sports Illustrated reported on Sunday. In particular ...

1779: Zebulon Pike, namesake of Pike’s Peak and, therefore, racing’s famed Pike’s Peak Hill Climb, is born in New Jersey. 1920: The New York Yankees ... trade Jackie Robinson to the rival ...

But the New York Yankees again look like the team to beat in the American League. And the Orioles, at the moment, do not appear poised to mount a sufficient challenge. The Orioles are not the only ...

I was so disgusted with that. I had to go home and put in Tommy Hearns and Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Leonard and Jake Lamotta, Rocky Marciano. [I] had to watch some real fighters. If I didn't ...

The Yankees will have a former fan favorite ... “The opportunity to play in New York, my hometown, was amazing,” Velazquez told The Post in January 2022. “A once-in-a-lifetime experience.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: Marcus Stroman #0 of the New York Yankees looks on against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on September 25, 2024 in the Bronx borough of New York ...