Sasaki’s arrival was a unique affair, with the hard-throwing right-hander being hailed as a key — and economical — part of the team’s future after inking a minor league contract with a $6.5-million signing bonus that was finalized Wednesday.

2015 — Klay Thompson sets an NBA record for the most points in a quarter, a 37-point third period that powers the Golden State Warriors to a 126-101 victory over the Sacramento Kings. Thompson makes all 13 shots and finishes with a career-high 52 points.

2015 — Klay Thompson sets an NBA record for the most points in a quarter, a 37-point third period that powers the Golden State Warriors to a 126-101 victory over the Sacramento Kings. Thompson makes all 13 shots and finishes with a career-high 52 points.

Kenesaw Mountain Landis takes office as baseball’s commissioner. 1947 — Carl Hubbell, Frank Frisch, Mickey Cochrane, and Lefty Grove are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Daniil Medvedev’s “Dead Fish” celebration at the end of the 2021 U.S. Open final stands out as among the most unusual and unexpected reactions to a major tennis championship.

Seven-times Wimbledon champion Steffi Graf has given birth three weeks prematurely to a boy with the child's father Andre Agassi at her side, Germany's top selling Bild newspaper reported today.

Some of his all-time favorite athletes include Mike Tyson, Larry Bird, Luís Figo, Ayrton Senna, Steffi Graf and Tim Duncan. Sai moonlights as a wellness industry propagandist who constantly asks ...

It’s a 90 per cent winning rate that vaults Sabalenka into fourth place on that all-time list, ahead of Steffi Graf and behind only Monica Seles, Novak Djokovic and Andre Agassi. Of Sabalenka’s 18 wins at Rod Laver Arena, 17 have come in succession.

Bob Pettit of St. Louis becomes the first member of the losing team to win the NBA All-Star MVP award, scoring 28 points and grabbing 26 rebounds, even though the East beats the West 130-118. Roy Campanella and Stan Musial are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Yes, the Sharks rookie forward’s home barn at San Jose’s SAP Center sits over ... two SOG), and Lincoln’s Collin Graf (9:54 TOI, one SOG). Monday also marked the return of former Boston ...

A Sacramento hot streak and a San Antonio cold spell have resulted in those two clubs swapping places in the standings just seven games later. Barring a major collapse from one of the top four seeds, one of these clubs (or two, if San Antonio sticks around ...