10 Players Who Barely Made it to the Hall of Fame
bleacherreport.com 6/29/2009 — Jim Rice finally eked into the Hall of Fame with 76.4% of the vote on the most recent ballot. It made me wonder if anyone has ever made the Hall of Fame with less support (you need 75% of the vote to get in). It just so happens that there are nine ...

Great Sports Name Hall of Fame Nominee - Ten Million
greatsportsnamehalloffame.blogspot.com 6/30/2009 — One of the best names ever. Man people were more creative back in the day.

5 people for the Hall of Fame
blitzcorner.com 7/20/2009 — I did it. I filled out my ballot with my picks for the 2010 class for the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

Steroids and the Hall of Fame
baseballmusings.com 7/22/2009 — Bill James weighs in on steroids and the Hall of Fame . Bill takes the position that the inclusion of steroid users in the Hall of Fame is inevitable, and offers a number of arguments why it will be so. After ten years, however, the dust does not seem to be settling very rapidly. There seem ...

Halftime Entertainment Coming To The Hall Of Fame Game
profootballtalk.com 6/30/2009 — Typically, we don’t watch more than the first quarter of the Hall of Fame Game. And so we can’t recall whether the season-opening preseason game has featured halftime entertainment in the past. This year, it will. We know this because the ...

Where the trophies are... NHL Hockey Hall of Fame (video)
youtube.com 6/22/2009 — This is the room where the trophys are located in the Hockey Hall of Fame, and also the players' names that are inducted in. I suggest everyone goes to visit...

TJB Hall of Fame: The Class of 2009
thejetsblog.com 6/27/2009 — Thanks for all your comments and feedback during Hall of Fame week. In case you missed it, here are the 2009 inductees and their tribute articles: Larry Grantham by Bassett Wesley Walker by Bent Mo Lewis by Angel Navedo Winston Hill by Bent Don Maynard by R in CT These join previous ...

Best Players Not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Offensive Linemen
sportsthenandnow.blogspot.com 7/7/2009 — The latest in a series of articles running down the best football players not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, this edition looks at the best offensive linemen. An in-depth look at some of the forgotten greats of NFL history, the material is cleverly presented and interesting to read.

Chicago writers to discuss steroids, Hall of Fame (AP)
cubscore.com 6/23/2009 — The Chicago chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America is taking up the thorny question of what to do with "Steroid Era" players and the Hall of Fame. The writers plan to meet Friday to discuss whether there should be any guidelines for voting in light of the drug scandal ...

No Steroids Committee For The Baseball Hall of Fame
metspolice.com 7/14/2009 — Baseball writers have turned down a proposal to form a committee for developing guidelines on evaluating players from the steroids era in Hall of Fame voting. Read here:  http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/07/14/3025690-baseball-writers-vote-down-steroids-committee?category=sports I ...

Texas Rangers are on a Ryan express — L.A. Times - Baseball News 6/28/2009
As president of the American League club, the Hall of Fame pitcher expects toughness out of the players in the organization, especially pitchers. > Tom ...

Maris deserves another look — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 6/29/2009
Every time another slugger of recent vintage becomes linked to steroids, an array of old-timers weighs in on his viability for the Hall of Fame. After the New York Times reported two weeks ago that Sammy Sosa had tested positive in ostensibly ...

Once a future star, Darren Dreifort is left with scars — L.A. Times - Baseball News 6/29/2009
Former Dodgers pitcher, whose $55-million contract made him a target of fan frustration, is still feeling effects of injuries that derailed his promising career. He just had his 22nd surgery. >  ...

Maris deserves another look / His 61 homers before era of steroids mean Hall should finally call — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 6/29/2009
Every time another slugger of recent vintage becomes linked to steroids, an array of old-timers weighs in on his viability for the Hall of Fame. After the New York Times reported two weeks ago that Sammy Sosa had tested positive in ostensibly ...

New York Yankees: Mariano Rivera, the Greatest Closer of All Time — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/29/2009
Five hundred to one. That’s how many saves it took Yankees closer Mariano Rivera to record his first career RBI. The 39-year-old native of Panamá has had a stellar career and is arguably the greatest finisher of all time—even if ...