1971 – The Chicago Cubs release longtime star and future Hall of Famer Ernie Banks *, ending his 19-year major league career. The Cubs also announce that Banks will serve as a coach on manager Leo ...

Iain M Banks published his debut novel The Wasp Factory in 1984. He went on to write 28 more novels, with his literary ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Kevin Nixon A brand new biography detailing the career of Genesis founding member and ...

The Chicago Cubs are back in the postseason for the first time since 2020 and are led by a deep lineup that includes Pete Crow-Armstrong, Nico Hoerner, Kyle Tucker, Michael Busch and Dansby Swanson.

The Chicago.Cubs had lost five games in a row when the team’s rangy Negro shortstop set to work one day last week against the Philadelphia Phillies. The score was 2-2 in the sixth as Ernie Banks. 27.

Ernie Banks blasts his 40th home run of the year to propel the Chicago Cubs past the St. Louis Cardinals 12-2 at Wrigley Field. That set the record for most homers by a shortstop in MLB history, which ...

The Kansas City Royals earned a hard-fought 6-5 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night at Petco Park, and shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. made a little history. Witt went just 1-for-5 with a home run ...

New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor is amid another productive season. Now 31 years old, Lindor is in his 11th MLB campaign, and well on his way to a fifth All-Star Game selection. Entering ...

DALLAS — The first thing they noticed about Rogers Hornsby in St. Louis that fall was that there just wasn't much of him. Not far removed from driving a horse-drawn Fort Worth milk wagon, Hornsby, a ...

Dr. Geoffrey Dudley Phillips 77 of Montecito California, died January of 2025 in Montecito. Geoffrey will always be remembered for his skills at stitching up a wounds, carrying a tune and some of the ...