Second basemen are an important part of a baseball team’s defense. The job description requires them to be nimble and quick in the field, with a good arm, range to pick up ground balls, and adept at ...

For some, it’s sheer size. For others, it’s what they could do with a baseball. They were the pitchers that batters most feared to face. Old-timers with great names dot the single-season strikeout ...

Hockey is not a regional sport. That’s an unfair label slapped on the sport in the United States. Hockey is more than, say, Minnesota’s sport. More than Canada’s sport. Case in point, the Vegas Golden ...

For our money, the NHL has the best uniforms in pro sports. OK. There. We said it. Let’s start with stability, kids. From top to bottom, the basic hockey look has changed very little since helmets ...

These charming minor league parks offer major league fan experiences that go far beyond the action on the field. Any diehard baseball fan will attest that there’s no experience quite like an afternoon ...

These high schools lead the way with alumni playing on Sundays. High school football has become more than local news. Networks like ESPN and Fox Sports devote time and money to produce high school ...

Metrics have reset the bar for Cooperstown, and a few of those who fall short may surprise you. Remember when baseball was a simple game? Yeah, me, too. Then metrics reared its decimal point and ...

These players have the best names in NFL history. There have been more than 25,000 players in NFL history. That’s more than 25,000 name combinations. Some have been simple names while others have been ...

Nearly one of every four NFL games are tighter than lockjaw in the final minutes. Many of those are decided by a placekicker who had lugged his helmet around the sideline for all except a few seconds, ...

Not every sport can be as simple and safe as chess, and these sports have the most dangers. When many people think of dangerous sports, the first ones that come to mind are football, hockey and any ...

From Muirfield to Pebble Beach, these facilities are any golfer’s Everest. What do you consider a great golf course? Selecting the top courses in the world is not easy, and some good grounds don’t ...

They’re not players, coaches or owners. But in the NBA, front-office executives have an important role. The executives who make player personnel decisions — also known as the general manager — are the ...