2017 — Serena Williams wins her record 23rd Grand Slam singles title with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over her older sister Venus in the Australian Open final. 2017 — Arrogate beats California Chrome again, ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad 1949 — Monte Irvin and Ford Smith are signed by the New York Giants. They are the first black players to sign with the club. 1984 — Wayne Gretzky ...

The American League is founded. The league plans for a 140-game schedule, set player rosters at 14 and recognizes the Players Protective Association, the players’ union.

Their leading scorer sidelined by an ankle injury, their offense having gone cold, the Bruins pulled out a win over USC.

We're tracking Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record and trying to determine the game in which he's most likely to ...

Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky turned 64 on Sunday. Birthday wishes poured in for arguably the greatest hockey player of all time. His wife, Janet, also penned a special wish for him on Instagram.

Birthday wishes poured in for former NHL superstar Wayne Gretzky, who turned 64 on Sunday. Gretzky’s eldest daughter, Paulina, shared a special message for his father. “Happy birthday to the ...

Alex Ovechkin will almost certainly break Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring ... of Ovechkin breaking the goal record is based on a Monte Carlo simulation of the rest of the season.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is back from his fractured left fibula and resuming his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record. Ovechkin entered this season needing 42 goals ...

The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 18 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader – a mark that once seemed unsurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The ...