Babe Ruth

John J. Byrne dies at 80; insurance exec turned Geico around

2013-03-16 00:00:00

John J. Byrne, whose turnaround of auto insurer Geico Corp. led billionaire Warren Buffett to buy the company and call him "the Babe Ruth of insurance," died March 7 at his home in Etna, N.H., according to Robert E. Snyder, a family spokesman. He was 80...

Mickey Mantle play in the works from pop music author David Leaf

2013-03-01 13:53:00

It looks like “batter up!” again on the theatrical boards: Mickey Mantle is the subject of a new play that writer-producer David Leaf is working on with the cooperation of Danny and David Mantle, sons of the incredibly talented but careless...

The greatest on the greatest: Jim Murray on Michael Jordan

2013-02-17 05:30:00

The late, great Times columnist Jim Murray opined about all the superstar athletes in the second half of the 20th century. It's what he did as well as anyone that came before or after him in America. So, on Michael Jordan's 50th birthday, we give you...

Many Hall of Famers seem glad Clemens, Bonds were snubbed

2013-01-10 12:00:00

Al Kaline, Dennis Eckersley and Mike Schmidt have a few things in common. One, they are all members of baseball's Hall of Fame. Two, they are all glad no one was elected to join them this year. “I’m kind of glad that nobody got in this year,...

As Santa Anita meet opens, a look back at the racetrack's history

2012-12-25 18:44:00

Santa Anita once ran a promotional campaign that should never have been abandoned. It teased and tickled and remains a message of pride for Southern California horse racing fans. "What do you open the day after Christmas?" The sport that spends much...

Remembrance: Marvin Miller was a transformative figure in sports

2012-11-27 17:38:00

He didn’t look like much of a revolutionary. He looked like an economist, which he was, only with some serious attitude. Kind of bookish, but with an unnerving gleam in his eye. The last guy you ever wanted to get into a fight with was Marvin...

Las Vegas: Relive sports history and make your own at new SCORE!

2013-01-14 08:38:00

SCORE!, one of the newest attractions on the Las Vegas Strip, might be called a sports fan’s dream come true. The new exhibit at Luxor has enough memorabilia and interactive experiences to send guests into sensory overload. SCORE!, which opened in...

Richard McWilliam dies at 59; CEO of trading card company Upper Deck

2013-01-10 00:00:00

Richard McWilliam, hailed for revolutionizing the trading card and sports memorabilia industry as a co-founder and chief executive officer of Carlsbad-based Upper Deck Co., has died. He was 59. McWilliam died Saturday at his home in Rancho Santa Fe....

In search of 'Jewish Jocks'

2012-11-16 08:00:00

Mention the phrase "Jewish sports legends" and you'll probably conjure up familiar suspects: Sandy Koufax, Mark Spitz, maybe that joke from "Airplane." You're more likely to omit Sidney Franklin, a matador from Brooklyn (real last name: Frumpkin), or...

Can a Dodgers fan root for Frisco? A Giant dilemma

2012-10-28 13:51:00

So I was sitting in the office when I happened to remark that I liked the Giants for the World Series. Like the Greek Furies, three colleagues swooped in and lined up at the cubicle divider. No real Dodgers fan would back San Francisco, they said. And...

Alex Karras dies at 77; NFL star turned actor

2012-10-10 14:30:00

Alex Karras, an All-Pro defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions who later worked as a "Monday Night Football" co-host and parlayed his hulking strength into a Hollywood acting career, died Wednesday. He was 77. Karras died at his Los Angeles home, his...

Vin Scully, pitch perfect for the Dodgers

2012-07-11 00:00:00

Oh, that voice! It comes out of the TV, it comes out of the radio, it comes out of the man sitting across from me in the cafe behind the press box at Dodger Stadium. Courtly and indefatigable, Vin Scully has been calling Dodger games since Harry Truman...

It may between football and baseball seasons. But some 600 area sports fans still had somewhere to go to not only see some of their heroes but mingle with them, as the Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation threw its annual Babe's Birthday Bash.

2013-02-08 00:00:00

The Boston Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1919. For the next 85 years, the resulting Curse of the Bambino would prevent the Red Sox from winning the World Series.

2013-01-14 12:55:00

Bob Steele with Babe Ruth at Hartford's Bulkeley Stadium.

2013-01-04 10:50:46