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Paul Sullivan: MLB’s version of the Supreme Court may have the final word on the ‘Steroids Era’

CHICAGO — After years of debate over the Hall of Fame worthiness of players linked to performance-enhancing drugs, baseball’s Steroids Era stands trial this weekend in San Diego at the 2022 winter meetings.

Chicago Tribune · Dec 2, 2022

Matt Calkins: Is Russell Wilson playing his way out of the Hall of Fame? Voters weigh in.

SEATTLE — If two train wrecks had a love child, they’d probably name it Russell Wilson.

Tribune News Service · Dec 2, 2022

Now that BBWAA ballot has been released, who’s worthy of call to Hall of Fame?

The 28-player list includes leading returning vote-getter Scott Rolen, top newcomer Carlos Beltran and Alex Rodriguez, whose support has been limited by his admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 22, 2022

Bruce Sutter, a split-finger ace and Hall of Famer, dies at 69

A six-time All-Star, Sutter won the Cy Young Award in 1979 and posted 300 saves in a 12-year career with the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves. He died Thursday in Cartersville, Ga.

WEKU · Oct 15, 2022

Bill Shaikin: Forget Frick. Time to put Vin Scully's name on this award.

LOS ANGELES — The postseason won't be the same without Vin Scully. The last time we had one without him, "the postseason" was simply called "the World Series," won by the most celebrated team in baseball history: the 1927 New York Yankees.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 7, 2022

Celebrating a British F1 pioneer

The BRM story is a fascinating and tumultuous one, the incredible lows offset by periods when it took on and beat the best in the world. It’s 60 years since Britain’s first proper Formula 1 team took both the drivers’ and constructors’ titles, and now seems as good a time…

Autosport · Sep 30, 2022

After near-miss last year, former Bear Devin Hester begins Hall of Fame march anew

Tuesday, the former Bears returner was named one of 129 Pro Football Hall of Fame nominees.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 20, 2022

Nerf, Catan and bingo are among the new finalists for the National Toy Hall of Fame

The 12 nominees for the collection at the Strong Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y., run the gamut from Breyer horses and Phase 10 to toys with centuries of history, like spinning tops and piñatas.

WEKU · Sep 15, 2022

The Pro Football Hall of Fame honored Matt Ryan’s 60,000 yards with a ‘283’ ball (for real)

It was just the serial number on the ball, but dang, what an unfortunate coincidence.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 15, 2022

Tim Hardaway enters Basketball Hall of Fame thanking Heat for support, ‘when everybody thought I was done’

As he had emphasized ahead of Saturday night’s induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Tim Hardaway pointed to his second career chapter as a takeoff point to his path to the Springfield, Mass., shrine.

Tribune News Service · Sep 11, 2022