George Plimpton is credited with the “Small Ball Theory,” which he expounded upon in a 1992 essay for the New York Times.

New Takes on the classics. Throughout our centennial year, we’re revisiting notable works from the archive. Sign up to receive them directly in your inbox. In 1972, on “The Tonight Show,” Johnny ...

Kirby signed a one-year, $6.55 million contract with the Mariners on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports. Kirby turned in the worst statistical season of his four-year ...

Nick Eddy, an All-American running back at Notre Dame who played four seasons in the NFL with the Detroit Lions, died on Dec. 31. He was 81. Born in Dunsmuir, California, in 1944, Eddy starred at ...

The Orioles designated Soriano for assignment Monday. The transaction frees a spot on the 40-man roster for waiver claim Jhonkensy Noel. Soriano himself was a waiver claim of the Orioles earlier this ...

Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer delivered an outstanding 2025 season, producing at a level few expected from the veteran slugger. The 36-year-old had seen his offensive production ...

George and Amal Clooney, along with their twin daughters, Ella and Alexander, were awarded French citizenship Friday. The French government listed their names in the naturalization decree published ...

Paris — Call them Monsieur and Madame Clooney. France's government says George Clooney, his wife Amal and their 8-year-old twins Ella and Alexander have been awarded French citizenship. The ...

Martha Plimpton lived in the same rent-stabilized, Upper West Side apartment building for the first four decades of her life. In 2013, the actress decided that it was time to buy her first home. She ...

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle suffered an ankle injury in the third quarter of his team's Week 16 game against the Indianapolis Colts. The injury occurred on a third-and-long when Kittle ...

The San Francisco 49ers beat Philip Rivers and the Indianapolis Colts on Monday Night Football in Week 16. With the win the 49ers are now 11-4 on the season and in position to win out and clinch the ...

George Conway, a longtime critic of President Trump, filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission Monday to run for Congress as a Democrat. The co-founder of The Lincoln Project, an ...