2006 — Kobe Bryant scores a staggering 81 points — the second-highest total in NBA history — and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors 122-104.

Coming off a tough loss to the Clippers, the Lakers have little trouble defeating the NBA's worst team, the Washington ...

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.

Britain's Randolph Turpin won the world middleweight title from Sugar Ray Robinson. This was ... The main stadium used for the US Open in New York was named after him. Damon Hill finished first ...

Larry has written about baseball and other sports since 2001. In 2014, the New York Yankees appeared to be a surefire lock to sign Masahiro Tanaka when he was posted by the Rakuten Golden Eagles.

The New York Yankees lost Juan Soto to the New York Mets and have been arguably the most aggressive team in baseball ever since. New York has added some huge pieces since including Devin Williams ...

The New York Yankees traded Jose Trevino to the Cincinnati Reds earlier in December for Fernando Cruz and Alex Jackson. Cruz has excellent stuff and will add a swing-and-miss element to a Yankees ...

The New York Yankees have a need at third base and one trade proposal has them dealing a top-10 prospect to solidify the position. Pittsburgh Pirates star third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes has ...

With Gerrit Cole, Max Fried, Carlos Rodon, Luis Gil and Clarke Schmidt, the New York Yankees seem to have a full starting rotation. As a result, there's no room for veteran Marcus Stroman.

"The Yankees are still trying to trade Marcus Stroman and are willing to pay down his $18M salary. Should they save money there, the Yankees would have more to spend on an infielder — though ...

The New York Yankees might not have enough money to complete the roster as general manager Brian Cashman wants. The Yankees lost Juan Soto in free agency but have done a nice job of adding to the ...