The man was the greatest all-around professional baseball player to have ever lived – better than Ted Williams, better than Hank Aaron, better than Ty Cobb, and better than the Sultan of Swat himself, Babe Ruth.
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The man was the greatest all-around professional baseball player to have ever lived – better than Ted Williams, better than Hank Aaron, better than Ty Cobb, and better than the Sultan of Swat himself, Babe Ruth.
When the great Carl Erskine died on April 16 at the age of 97, it had me thinking: How many former Brooklyn Dodgers are still left?
In his second year as an offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks, Abraham “Abe” Lucas is living his childhood dream. Even so, it’s faith, not football, that’s the most important thing for this self-described “hard-core Catholic.”
The archbishop of Madrid received unusual guests June 2 as Europe’s best soccer team, Real Madrid, came to the Spanish capital’s St. Mary the Royal of the Almudena Cathedral to offer its championship trophy to Mary.
My beloved New York Mets, with whom I have so much optimism in March and April, have faded into oblivion, while the crosstown rival New York Yankees are appearing as strong as ever.
Several Catholic professional women, as well as an order of women religious, have challenged a controversial graduation speech by NFL player Harrison Butker, during which the Kansas City Chiefs placekicker and devout Catholic opined on (among other topics) the role of women in society, and the church’s teaching on natural family planning.
Jockey Keith Asmussen calls on his Catholic faith daily as he competes in the high-stakes world of horse racing, and the sport’s stage gets no bigger than the one he will be on May 4, when he rides in his first Kentucky Derby.
Baseball is back! So what better way to usher in a new season than to catch up with New York Mets team chaplain Msgr. Thomas Machalski?
As women’s basketball phenom Caitlin Clark plans to turn pro next season, one thing she will bring with her that has been a presence throughout her basketball career and life is her faith.
Aaron Rodgers is a New York Jet. Hear from diocesan priests on what their expectations will be for Gang Green heading into another NFL season.