Taylor was both Defensive Rookie of the YearandDefensive Player of the Year in 1981, when he helped a Giants defense that had been 27th in points allowed jump to third in one season. He was Defensive Player of the Year again in 1982 and...
Below is a list of the teams and players who have won the most Super Bowls in NFL history. Note: All Super Bowls in this article are categorized by the year in which the game itself was played, not the season for which the title was earned. This article also does not take into accou...
That proved to be a turning point in Ankiel’s life, as he fired five wild pitches and walked six batters in a game that the Cardinals still won. Those miserable struggles continued against the Mets in the NLCS, where Ankiel walked five of the 10 batters he faced. After more struggles ...
Before Ichiro, Lynn stood alone as the player who took home a Rookie of the Year Award and an MVP Award in the same season. He also won his first of four Gold Gloves. Lynn displayed the skills that made him worthy of that honor with a game-saving catch in the ninth inning that help...
He'll have to settle for Most Improved. Melisandre can have our Coach of the Year award. After the war A few postwar liner notes: The dragons killedthousandsof wights -- including a giant wight that got torched by Drogon about halfway through the battle. At...
This fall also marked the 60th anniversary of the Pirates' victory over the heavily favored Yankees in the 1960 World Series. Yes, Bill Mazeroski won Game 7 on Oct. 13 with his walk-off homer off Ralph Terry, but the Pirates' first championship in 35 years owed much more to the shared...
The former Leeds forward has taken his game to a new level since joining Barcelona in July 2022. This season, the Brazil star is one of Hansi Flick's most important players as the club look to add a league title to the Copa del Rey they have already won. Raphinha (6.00) thought he ...
After a year in the US, Wiegman returned to the Netherlands, where she worked as a PE teacher while playing for club side Ter Leede, with whom she won two Dutch championships and a cup. Former teammate, Jeanet van der Laan, who played alongside Wiegman at Ter Leede, described her ...
Beyoncé broke a decades-long barrier and won her first Album of the Year Grammy for “Cowboy Carter.” She became the fourth Black woman to achieve this honor in Grammy history. The achievement made her the first Black woman to win Best Country Album since the category returned in 1995. ...
Longtime White Sox executiveRoland Hemond, who won three Executive of the Year awards, died Dec. 12 at the age of 92. Hemond was the General Manager for the White Sox from 1970-85 and served in the same role for the Baltimore Orioles from 1988-95. He won the Sporting News MLB Executiv...