The Latest Breaking News from Hall of Fame

SALT LAKE CITY — Lakers great Pau Gasol was announced as a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame finalist Friday, a formality before his expected induction later this year.

To say any of this involves clearing hurdles would be exaggeration, considering Dwyane Wade’s ascension to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame seemingly was inevitable from the moment he stepped on the court for the Miami Heat in 2003 as a first-round pick out of Marquette.

TAMPA, Fla. — Fred McGriff got to the Hall of Fame by showing remarkably consistent production while changing teams frequently.

JUPITER, Fla. — Some of the best seasons of his career and his championship year all happened in St. Louis, so, fittingly, the honor of his lifetime will also be bronzed with an STL.

As you might guess, it did not go well.

The move for the 34-year-old means the clock has already started ticking on Phoenix’s championship window.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Even on this night of celebration, standing literally in the spotlight, Cam Ward took a quick moment to acknowledge his tenure with the Carolina Hurricanes wasn’t all sunshine and puppies and flowers.

McCarver had a long run as the one of the country's most recognized, incisive and talkative television commentators.

ST. LOUIS — He had a stellar baseball career, a bulldog of a catcher who won two World Series with the Cardinals in the 1960s and played in three. He had an even more decorated run after his playing days ended, an unparalleled marathon as a network television analyst on…

McCarver’s death was announced by the Baseball Hall of Fame, which said he died Thursday morning in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was with his family.

The famed broadcaster and former St. Louis Cardinals star Tim McCarver has died