Reds honor Pete Rose with a 14-hour visitation at Great American Ball Park

CINCINNATI (AP) — Thousands of fans streamed into Great American Ball Park despite steady rain on Sunday to pay respects to Pete Rose, baseball's career hits leader, who died Sept. 30 at the age of 83. The 14-hour visitation, in honor of Rose's jersey number, was arranged by the...

Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a championship, dies at 83

BOSTON (AP) — Luis Tiant, the charismatic Cuban with a horseshoe mustache and mesmerizing windup who pitched the Red Sox to the brink of a World Series championship and pitched himself to the doorstep of the baseball Hall of Fame, has died. He was 83. Major League Baseball...

Pete Rose still not going into Hall of Fame. His MLB ban was permanent not 'lifetime'

Pete Rose still isn't going into the Baseball Hall of Fame. While the career hits leader's banishment from baseball 35 years ago was often referred to as a lifetime ban, and his death this week led some to believe that would end, Rose agreed to permanent ineligibility from Major...

Pete Rose found home in Las Vegas before nation began to embrace sports betting

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Betting on baseball got Pete Rose banned from the game, never to return while he was alive. But, perhaps appropriately, he found a home in the nation's gambling capital — where acceptance wasn't a problem. In choosing to live in Las Vegas, before...

Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, has died at 83

NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83. Stephanie Wheatley, a spokesperson for Clark County in Nevada,...

Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, has died at 83

NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83. Stephanie Wheatley, a spokesperson for Clark County in Nevada,...

Pete Rose, MLB'S all-time hits leader who was banned from baseball for gambling on the game, has died at 83

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Pete Rose, MLB'S all-time hits leader who was banned from baseball for gambling on the game, has died at 83.

Today in History: August 24, Hurricane Andrew strikes Florida

Today is Saturday, Aug. 24, the 237th day of 2024. There are 129 days left in the year. Today in history: On August 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew smashed into Florida; the storm resulted in 65 deaths and caused more than $26 billion in damage across Florida, Louisiana and the Bahamas. ...