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Mets legend David Wright receives enough votes to remain on Hall of Fame ballot
Former Mets captain David Wright received the required five percent of the Hall of Fame votes to remain on the ballot.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 21 -
Baseball Hall of Fame: Looking ahead to 2026 ballot newcomers, including Cole Hamels, Ryan Braun, Hunter Pence
The lackluster group will join the holdovers from the 2025 ballotCBS Sports - Jan. 21 -
Ichiro Suzuki becomes first Asian player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
Ichiro Suzuki, the dominant contact hitter whose 19 years in the major leagues, most of them with the Seattle Mariners, were lined with records and accolades, on Tuesday became the first Asian ...NBC News - Jan. 21 -
Baseball Hall of Fame: Ichiro Suzuki falls 1 vote short of unanimous election, joins CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner in 2025 class
Ichiro, CC and Billy the Kid are headed to Cooperstown.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 21 -
A unanimous first-ballot HOFer?! Everything to know for Hall of Fame ballot reveal day
From who can get in to who could get pushed off the ballot, we have your election day primer.ESPN - Jan. 21 -
2025 Baseball Hall of Fame voting: Prediction, time, TV channel, live stream, how to watch reveal online
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner and more are hoping to join the 2025 class on TuesdayCBS Sports - Jan. 21 -
The Dark Roots of Donald Trump’s Obsession With Panama and Greenland
He is tapping into a vision of a United States that is forever growing, forever moving outward.The New York Times - Jan. 21 -
Ichiro about to get Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he's more than a baseball star
Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he is much more than that at home in JapanABC News - Jan. 20 -
Should I be worried about my obsessive TikTok use? My ‘For You’ page doesn’t think so | Emma Beddington
As US users mourn their ‘Chinese spy’ being taken away, my algorithm is busy serving me queer chickens and pastry content. As the US TikTok ban looms , users of the app there have been posting ...The Guardian - Jan. 19 -
André Soltner, Famed Chef at New York’s Lutèce, Dies at 92
Customers returned again and again for his impeccable French dishes at a restaurant that one food critic said “set the gold standard.”The New York Times - Jan. 18 -
'Maniacal approach' led Urban Meyer to success, fatigue and the College Football Hall of Fame
When former Florida and Ohio State coach Urban Meyer reflects on his career, he remembers the losses as much as the winsABC News - Jan. 18 -
Sosa on Cubs Hall of Fame nod: 'Time was right'
Former Cubs star Sammy Sosa was elected to the team's Hall of Fame along with former first baseman Derrek Lee.ESPN - Jan. 18 -
Sammy Sosa returns to Chicago, will enter Cubs Hall of Fame in 2025: 'I’m here, and I’m back'
The Cubs made the announcement Friday during their fan convention.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 18 -
Baseball Hall of Fame: CBS Sports voters discuss where they land on PEDs, Félix Hernández and more
Matt Snyder and Mike Axisa are both first-time Hall of Fame votersCBS Sports - Jan. 17 -
Famed director David Lynch dies at 78
David Lynch, one of the most influential directors of our time who gained fame for such films as "Mulholland Drive" and "Eraserhead" and the television series "Twin Peaks," has died at age 78. NBC ...NBC News - Jan. 17 -
The 10 Players I Voted For on My 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot, and Why
The Athletic’s Jayson Stark explains his picks, which include three first-timers.The New York Times - Jan. 16 -
Baseball Hall of Fame voting update: Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia on track for induction, Billy Wagner close behind
With five days left and 163 ballots publicly available, here's where the voting stands.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 16 -
Saif Ali Khan, Famed Bollywood Actor, Is Stabbed at Home in Mumbai
The police said Mr. Khan was recovering in the hospital after an intruder attacked him. He sustained a major injury to his spinal cord, a doctor said.The New York Times - Jan. 16 -
Baseball Hall of Fame: Peak players, PED guys on Mike Axisa's ballot, plus a surprising Ichiro consideration
Axisa is voting for the first time this yearCBS Sports - Jan. 16 -
Here are the famed movie and TV locations destroyed in the Southern California fires
The Palisades and Eaton fires destroyed or damaged several locations that have been used to make movies and TV shows.Los Angeles Times - Jan. 16 -
Nick Saban, Michael Vick, Urban Meyer headline College Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2025
The Class of 2025 has a group of 18 former players, including the likes of Vick and Michael Strahan, and four former coaches.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 15 -
Ichiro Suzuki Is Making the Baseball Hall of Fame. Who Will Join Him?
The question isn’t if Suzuki will be elected next week. It’s if he will be the second unanimous selection ever.The New York Times - Jan. 15 -
Hall of Fame résumé, 12 NFL seasons, zero Super Bowls: Can DeAndre Hopkins finally get there?
In his 12th NFL season, Hopkins is hoping to capture his first Super Bowl ring with the best team he's yet to play for.ESPN - Jan. 15 -
West Ham’s striker obsession remains unresolved after years of failure | Jacob Steinberg
Graham Potter must quickly get to grips with the club’s failure to sign the right centre-forward over the past 15 years. West Ham rarely hit the target when they buy a striker. Names such as Mido, ...The Guardian - Jan. 14 -
Photographer Oliviero Toscani, famed for provocative Benetton campaigns, dies at 82
Oliviero Toscani, the photographer behind Benetton’s provocative ad campaigns of the 1980s and 1990s who later broke with the Italian knitwear brand under controversy, has died at age 82ABC News - Jan. 13 -
Bill McCartney dies at 84: Hall of Fame Colorado coach led Buffaloes to national championship in 1990 season
McCartney spent 13 seasons leading the Colorado football programCBS Sports - Jan. 11 -
Orhan Pamuk: ‘I have some fame, so I can say things others cannot’
The Turkish writer, 72, talks about his father’s artistic support and being a feminist in the Middle East, his love of Istanbul and fear of government repression. I grew up in a middle-class, ...The Guardian - Jan. 11 -
WATCH: Nick Saban surprised with College Football Hall of Fame induction on one-year anniversary of retirement
Saban will be the newest member of the College Football Hall of FameCBS Sports - Jan. 11 -
Nick Saban elected to 2025 College Football Hall of Fame class
Saban won seven college football national championships, six of them during a legendary run at Alabama.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 11 -
Baseball Hall of Fame mailbag: Does fame matter? Should we value defense more? And more reader questions
CBS Sports' Hall of Fame expert Matt Snyder answers your questions ahead of the 2025 electionCBS Sports - Jan. 10 -
London has a congestion charge – and traffic in gridlock. We need other ways to end the obsession with cars | Jonn Elledge
The charge was seen as draconian, but new thinking is now essential. Look to the cities trying a range of bold ideas. There was a moment, during the long, strange summer of 2020, when it felt like ...The Guardian - Jan. 9 -
Baseball Hall of Fame voting update: Ichiro Suzuki remains perfect, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner receive high support
With 118 ballots publicly available, here's where the voting stands.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 8 -
Jeffries: 'Confused' by Trump's 'obsession' with Greenland
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) hammered President-elect Trump on Wednesday for what he characterized as an “obsession” with the idea of the U.S. taking over Greenland, accusing ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
Cartel threatens to kill famed singer: "Last time you will receive a warning"
Photos of a banner threatening the lives of Natanael Cano and several other artists circulated on social media over the weekend.CBS News - Jan. 8 -
Look at the underside of a log, and you’ll find my new obsession: the beautiful, bonkers world of slime moulds | Lucy Jones
These tiny organisms matter. They have been used to map dark matter and improve transport networks, and they’re living all around us. A few years ago, I started looking at the underside of logs and ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
Mexico offers protection to famed corridos singer after drug cartel death threats
Authorities in Mexico are offering famed corridos singer Natanael Cano and other artists state protection after a drug cartel in northern Mexico publicly threatened them, prosecutors sayABC News - Jan. 7 -
Peter Yarrow, folk singer of Peter, Paul and Mary fame, dies at 86
Folk singer Peter Yarrow — writer of the timeless classic "Puff the Magic Dragon" and one-third of the legendary folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary — died Tuesday, a family representative said.NBC News - Jan. 7 -
Mexico City to the Met: Frida Escobedo’s Supercharged Path to Fame
The 45-year-old architect had mostly designed temporary structures before becoming the first woman to design a wing at the country’s largest art museum.The New York Times - Jan. 7 -
Baseball Hall of Fame myths: Vote totals can't change, Cooperstown is too crowded and more false narratives
You can say anything on the internet, but that doesn't mean it's all trueCBS Sports - Jan. 6 -
‘Friends keep me tethered’: actor Joe Alwyn on fame, dating Taylor Swift and keeping his feet on the ground
Joe Alwyn has had an astonishing rise. After his breakthrough with Ang Lee, he wowed in Conversations with Friends and now stars in The Brutalist. Throw in his ex, Taylor Swift, and you have a ...The Guardian - Jan. 5
