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

Jan. 5—[email protected] Paul Nakian has spent decades searching for a statue of Babe Ruth that his father created nearly a century ago. Nakian, 87, of Stamford, Connecticut, believed for years ...

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 announce the purchase of Babe Ruth from ...

1920 — Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sells pitcher-outfielder Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $125,000 plus a ...

On Friday, Caleb Moody of Just Baseball suggested that the Yankees could make a blockbuster trade to fill the void. The target? Three-time batting champion Luis Arraez of the San Diego Padres.

“His Babe Ruth does not swing from the heels but from the heavens. There’s no Yankee lettering on the jersey ... said the Yankees didn’t want the statue. When asked about its whereabouts ...

Jane Flaherty participated in Alton's Beautiful Baby contest, charming the crowd with her well-dressed appearance.

Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo, a Yankees fan ... wear a team jersey of the other’s favorite team to work for the entire day. Plans are underway for the Babe Ruth Sultan of Swat Home ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani seemed to favorably impress a judge with three hours of testimony Friday at a contempt hearing ...