"As baseball put me in the spotlight, it was my mom who suggested I use that attention for something bigger than myself." ...

Sept. 6 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1522, one of Ferdinand Magellan's five ships -- the Vittoria -- arrived at Sanlucar de Barrameda in Spain, completing the first circumnavigation of the ...

It’s widely believed that the most important ability is availability. Cal Ripken Jr. cornered the market on that skill. Ripken’s knack for being consistently ready to play enabled him to sustain his ...

Thirty-one years ago, Cal Ripken Jr. cemented his place in baseball history by surpassing Lou Gehrig’s legendary consecutive-games record. On Sept. 6, 1995, the Baltimore Orioles shortstop played his ...

ST. LOUIS — During his hundreds of times recounting the streak, Cal Ripken Jr. brings up a defining moment early in his career. He can no longer recall the year, but he was playing in Seattle when he ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The numbers on the Camden warehouse wall are the same ones used when Ripken broke Lou Gehrig's record for consecutive games played ...

Sept. 6 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1522, one of Ferdinand Magellan's five ships -- the Vittoria -- arrived at Sanlucar de Barrameda in Spain, completing the first circumnavigation of the ...