A look back at the fifth day of January in sports history and elsewhere. We have popes, presidents and a Babe, among others like Don Shula.

A Thanksgiving visit to Cooperstown, New York necessitated a grudging stop at the Baseball Hall of Fame. What I found out ...

Here is the full list of everyone named in the New Year's Honours 2025. Sir Kazuo Ishiguro OBE. Author and Screenwriter. For ...

FOOTIE legend Alan Hansen ended a rollercoaster year by netting an MBE in the King’s New Year Honours. The Scotland and ...

More than 1,200 people have been honoured in the King’s honours list, from well known faces who have excelled in their field ...

(Note: These take place on Jan. 1 “almost every year” because if Jan. 1 is a Sunday, the events happen on Jan. 2. The next ...

David Borges voted for six players on 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot, led by Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Alex Rodriguez ...

New Jersey has approved the first round of sites for the state’s Black Heritage Trail, and they’re getting brand-new historic ...

Baseball Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, hailed as greatest leadoff hitter and base-stealer in the sport's history, has died ...

A bill to make Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach a National Commemorative Site will go to President Joe Biden for signature. The Senate on Friday approved the bill, first approved in the ...