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Trumps Decision to Not Buy Loser Franchise for $50M Looks Worse as Cowboys Near $6B Valuation On 5/8/21 at 7:53 PM EDT Most people on the planet will say $50 million is a lot of money, even in todays market. In 1984, when real estate tycoon Donald Trump had a chance to buy the Dallas Cowboys for that price, it was the market rate—meaning it was insanely costly back then. The reason Trump passed on the Cowboys? He said it was a "no-win situation" for a decent return on investment (ROI). "I fee...

Ernie Banks’ 500th Home Run was Highlight of Eventful 1970 Cub Season, Says Author of New Book From:   "Mr. Cub Ernie Banks 500 th home run was the highlight of the very eventful 1970 Chicago Cubs baseball season," says William S. Bike, author of the new book The Forg...

May 6, 2021 The end of greatness is often so horrid as to invoke pathos. Ken Griffey Jr., hitting .184, drove away from the Mariners one night without a word to anyone. Mike Schmidt, hitting .203, suddenly quit on a road trip, and mentioned the one thing he would miss about Major League Baseball: room service french fries. Babe Ruth, hitting .181, feuding with the Boston Braves owner and hobbling on an achy knee, said he knew it was time to go when he played a single into a triple in left field...

Barack Obama praises Willie Mays, Jackie Robinson on Mays 90th birthday By Zac Wassink  |  Last updated 5/6/21 Hall of Famer and baseball royalty Willie Mays, "The Say Hey Kid," turned 90 years old on Thursday and was honored by MLB , clubs and fans. President Barack Obama is arguably the most famous individual to send his best wishes, and he also thanked Jackie Robinson, who famously broke MLBs color barrier in 1947. Happy 90th birthday to Willie Mays! If it wasnt for folk...

The Burg Speedway has several special programs planned that might attract race car drivers from across the country to the one-third-mile dirt track.

Now, baseball fans know the flip side of the 1986 World Series. October 25, 1986. Game 6 - New York Mets and Boston Red Sox. 55,078 baseball fans rocking Shea Stadium in Flushing, Queens. History is in the making. The hometown Mets are down to their last strike in the 10th inning. Mookie Wilson hits a Bob Stanley pitch down the first base line. All appears routine. As soon as Boston first baseman Bill Buckner scoops the ball up and tags the bag, the Red Sox will have won their first Series in 6...

Baseball is in long-term decline by nearly any metric someone might pick. World Series TV ratings have dropped slowly and steadily since the 1980s. Attendance had been on a downslope for about a decade before the pandemic made attendance a useless metric to sort out fan engagement. Most damningly, and over a longer term, the rate of Americans identifying baseball as their favorite sport was 39 percent in 1948 and had fallen to 9 percent by 2017. The sports world’s take-industrial complex ensu...

Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Signing George Springer was the Blue Jays’ biggest offseason storyline, but it’s also easy to forget they inked the All-Star outfielder to a six-year, $150 million contract. It’s kind of like waiting until mid-January to open those Christmas gifts from your relatives who had to take a rain check on the holiday dinner. Well, that long-lost gift from nana and papa finally arrived at the door, and it’s a big one. Despite missing their starting centre fielder fo...

WASHINGTON (AP) — After Tim Locastro’s 29-steal streak to start his major league career ended, Arizona’s center fielder immediately knew something was wrong with his left pinkie finger. “Saw it was not facing the right way,” Locastro said. “Looked down again and got worried and saw some blood.” Locastro is expected to head to the injured list after dislocating that finger when he was thrown out at second base Saturday by Washington catcher Yan Gomes, who also homered and drove in ...

Gomes homers, Nats top Dbacks for first win streak Yan Gomes homered, drove in two runs and became the first major league catcher to throw out Tim Locastro on a steal attempt after 29 consecutive swipes to start his career, helping the Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 for their first back-to-back wins this season. The Canadian Press Juan Soto , The Canadian Press WASHINGTON — After Tim Locastros 29-steal streak to start his major league c...