A columnist reminisces on his youthful fandom and the intense devotion to the unorthodox player who made sports matter.

Rickey Henderson, who forged a Hall of Fame career as the game’s stolen-base king, has died, MLB confirmed on Saturday after reports of his passing began to circulate. He was 65. TMZ reported that ...

Henderson’s daughter, Alexis, confirmed that there will not be a funeral service at the Paramount Theatre on Sunday ...

Henderson's teammates on the San Diego Surf Dawgs remembered a player who was giving and down-to-earth during his time with ...

When I heard Rickey Henderson had died, I did not think about a single number. I thought about how he made me feel when I was ...

Henderson had all the support from his wife and children. Learn more about the late MLB legend’s family. Rickey Henderson was a legend on the baseball field, but he was a father and husband first and ...

Well known as a great player, less known that he was a great and popular teammate as well,” said longtime manager Tony La Russa.

Rickey Henderson was a generational talent who will be remembered for his long-term impact on the entire game. However, his ...

“As smart as any position player I’ve ever been around,” La Russa said. “ (He had) that stance with the small strike zone, ...

The first issue of Baseball Weekly, now Sports Weekly, arrived in April 1991. Interviewing Rickey Henderson was crucial. It almost didn't happen.

Like you, I seldom slow down enough to reflect on the past, at least not in a deep way. But every now and then the past finds ...