Hall of Fame Page 2 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Report: Patriots owner Robert Kraft not selected for Hall of Fame
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft did not receive enough votes for selection to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, ESPN reported Tuesday.,Last week, ESPN also reported that former head coach Bill Belichick, who led the Patriots to nine Super Bowls and six championships over 24 seasons, also is not...
Tom Brady on Bill Belichick's Hall of Fame snub: 'Completely ridiculous'
Tom Brady labeled Bill Belichick's snub from the Pro Football Hall of Fame as "completely ridiculous" on Wednesday.,Brady obviously knows a thing or two about his long-time former head coach with the New England Patriots. The three-time NFL MVP shared his thoughts on the voting committee's decision ...
Reports: Bill Belichick fails to make Pro Football HOF on first ballot
Bill Belichick will not make the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot, ESPN and The Athletic reported Tuesday.,The stunning report comes a week before the Class of 2026 inductees are announced during the "NFL Honors" broadcast on Feb. 5.,Belichick's six Super Bowl victories as a...
Kurt Busch, Harry Gant, Ray Hendrick inducted into NASCAR Hall of Fame
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- From blue collar to blue jacket.,That's a turn of phrase coined by Kurt Busch, but it could apply equally to the three newest inductees to the NASCAR Hall of Fame.,Drivers Busch, Harry Gant and the late Ray Hendrick, all of whom emerged from relative obscurity to reach the pinnacl...
'Humbled' Kurt Busch among trio set to enter NASCAR Hall of Fame
The NASCAR Hall of Fame will induct Kurt Busch, Harry Gant and Ray Hendrick in the Class of 2026 on Friday night in Charlotte, N.C.,Busch, 47, was elected in May, during his first year of eligibility, after winning the 2004 Cup Series championship and 34 races, including the 2010 Coca-Cola 600 and t...
Carlos Beltran, Andruw Jones elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Five-tool center fielders Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones learned Tuesday that they have been elected as the newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.,Beltran, a nine-time All-Star, piled up 435 home runs and 312 stolen bases during a 20-year career, culminated by winning the 2017 World ...
Final 15 revealed for Hall of Fame Class of '26
Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks Drew Brees and Eli Manning and one of the most clutch kickers in league history, Adam Vinatieri, are among 15 finalists up for enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026.,The Hall of Fame's Selection Committee meets prior to Super Bowl LX, and any pla...
Contemporary Era committee elects Jeff Kent to Baseball Hall of Fame
Second baseman Jeff Kent was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Contemporary Baseball Era committee on Sunday. Seven other former Major League Baseball greats, including Kent's ex-teammate Barry Bonds, did not receive enough votes from the 16-member group.,"I've used all my cry rags already. I don't...
Robert Kraft, Bill Belichick among 5 Hall of Fame finalists
Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft were reunited, sort of, on Wednesday, when the co-architects of the New England Patriots' dynasty were both named finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2026.,Belichick, 73, who guided the Patriots to six Super Bowl championships, is the finalist in th...
Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald headline HOF semifinalists
In their first year on the ballot, Drew Brees, Philip Rivers, Larry Fitzgerald, Frank Gore and Jason Witten are semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2026.,They were among the 26 modern era candidates announced on Tuesday, a list that will be whittled down to 15 finalists by a 5...
Roger Craig, Ken Anderson among Hall of Fame semifinalists
Running back Roger Craig and quarterback Ken Anderson are among nine semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2026 in the seniors category.,Wide receivers Henry Ellard, Stanley Morgan and Otis Taylor, defensive lineman L.C. Greenwood, offensive lineman Joe Jacoby, cornerback Eddie ...
Former MVP, Cy Young winner on 2026 Hall of Fame ballot
A former Most Valuable Player and a former Cy Young Award winner headline the 12 first-time candidates on the 2026 National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot.,The Cooperstown, N.Y.-based Hall released the ballot on Monday that will be sent to more than 400 voting members from the Baseball Writers' Associ...
Legendary Hall of Fame player, coach Lenny Wilkens dies at 88
Legendary Lenny Wilkens, one of the few inductees into the Hall of Fame as both a player and coach, died on Sunday. He was 88.,Wilkens' family announced the news but did not divulge a cause of death.,Wilkens, a nine-time All-Star point guard from 1960-75, was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Ha...
Drew Brees, Larry Fitzgerald among 2026 HOF candidates
Former Chargers teammates Philip Rivers and Drew Brees are among first ballot modern-era candidates for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026 announced Wednesday.,Brees, who went on to win a Super Bowl and reach prolific production levels as a quarterback with the New Orleans Saints, Arizona C...
Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard among Hall of Fame inductees
Former NBA stars Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard, along with former women's star Sue Bird, highlighted a decorated group inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday night in Springfield, Mass.,Women's stars Maya Moore and Sylvia Fowles, head coach Billy Donovan, Miami Heat owner...
Penguins set to relaunch team Hall of Fame
After a 12-year hiatus, the Pittsburgh Penguins will embrace their team Hall of Fame once more, with the class of 2025 scheduled to be inducted Oct. 25.,The Penguins intermittently inducted Hall of Fame classes between 1992 and 2013, with the current incarnation set to take place with three separate...
'I'm a rookie again': Ichiro Suzuki leads class of five into Hall of Fame
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- On an overcast Sunday in this charming village, thousands of fans from the Far East to the East Coast, from Texas to the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest, gathered to usher five icons of the game into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.,And they heard heartfelt tales from -- and...
Ichiro Suzuki leads intriguing Hall of Fame class into Cooperstown
Every Baseball Hall of Fame class is comprised of inductees whose path to baseball immortality was fascinating and challenging.,But the 2025 quintet of Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner, Dick Allen and Dave Parker may be among the most unique classes in the 89-year history of the Hall of Fame...
New York Mets induct David Wright into HOF, retire No. 5
David Wright, the seven-time All-Star who was the face of the New York Mets throughout his 14-year MLB career, became the 11th player to have his jersey retired by the organization on Saturday as he entered the Mets' Hall of Fame.,Just two days shy of the 21-year anniversary of his big-league debut ...
Hall of Famer, 3-time Cup winner Alex Delvecchio dies at 93
Alex Delvecchio, who won three Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings and was enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame, died Tuesday. He was 93.,A Red Wings spokesperson and a statement from the family said Delvecchio died peacefully at his home in Rochester, Mich. A cause of death was not reported.,De...