A new Dunkin’ franchise is coming to Roanoke. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for Tuesday, October 14, at 536 Orange ...

By any ideal, international, multilateral or bilateral, playing fields are supposed to be the haven where flags are raised, ...

Yankees slugger Babe Ruth sets then-MLB home run season record at 54. 1923 — Gene Sarazen beats Walter Hagen 1 up to capture the PGA championship. 1941 — Joe Louis knocks out Lou ...

Cleveland Indians Bill Wambsganns completes an unassisted World Series triple play. 1936 — Ohio State trumpet player John Brungart dots the ‘i’ in “Script Ohio” for the first time during halftime of ...

Dave Roberts turns to Blake Treinen in the ninth, and the game almost gets away before Dodgers hang on to take 2-0 series ...

Richard Norris Williams was just 21 years old when he boarded the Titanic with his father, Charles Duane Williams, in April ...

David Kennedy died of a drug overdose on April 25, 1984, at the age of 28. Michael Kennedy was killed on Dec. 31, 1997, when he slammed into a tree while on skis and simultaneously tossing a football ...

Today in Sports, October 1 - Ichiro Suzuki sets the MLB record for hits in a season, ends season with 262 hits ...

This Date in Baseball, October 2 - Sammy Sosa becomes the first player in MLB history with three 60-HR seasons ...

Today in Sports, September 25 - Jerry Rice has his 51st 100-yard receiving game, breaks Don Maynard’s NFL record ...

1984 — Walter Payton breaks Jim Brown’s career rushing mark of 12,312 yards and Brown’s career mark of 58 100-yard rushing games in a 20-7 victory over New Orleans. Payton breaks the record on Chicago ...