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Since Ted Williams died at age 83 on July 5, 2002, there was no argument that Willie Mays became “the greatest living ballplayer.”
Williams had held that title since Joe DiMaggio died at 84 on March 8, 1999.
Willie Mays probably never complained about it, but many baseball purists, historians and fans argued that it was Willie Mays before DiMaggio.
LEGEND FALLS: Willie Mays Dies
Now, Mays – the “Say Hey Kid” has passed at age 93, and the heir apparent is not so easily apparent.

John Parks, a high school track and field coach and teacher in Oregon, was allegedly fired for fighting for fairness in women’s sports. 
According to KATU, “Parks wrote two letters to Peter Weber, the Executive Director of the Oregon Student Activities Association, and state Sen. Rob Wagner before and after the state championships in May, respectively.” 
Oregon is the state in which Aayden Gallagher, a biological male, competes in girls’ track & field.

The Washington Nationals ballpark turned into a makeshift wrestling ring Tuesday night when a group of All Elite Wrestling (AEW) wrestlers attacked the team’s President mascots during the fourth inning.
As has been the Nationals in-game entertainment for years now, the giant mascots that consist of former Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington came out of the outfield wall and began running along the warning track and across the first baseline to the finish line.

Should George Kittle wrestle? Can Patrick Mahomes shoot hoops? Teams just want their players to be safe.

Heading into the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2, Scottie Scheffler was playing at a level the golf world hadn’t seen since prime Tiger Woods. In his eight starts leading into the year’s third major, Scheffler had earned five wins and had only been beaten by a total of nine players.
If one had to circle a tournament and course setup that would potentially slow down the 27-year-old, it would be an extremely firm U.S. Open at Pinehurst, and that’s exactly what happened.

Daniels knew Dan Quinn hand-delivering a key to the team’s facilities spoke to more than a piece of plastic. The draft’s No. 2 pick has the Commanders believing.

Justus Terry, who ranks No. 7 in the 2025 ESPN 300 and is the No. 2 defensive tackle in his class, decommitted from USC.

Pascal Siakam plans to sign a 4-year, $189.5M max contract to stay with the Pacers once the NBA’s free agency moratorium ends on July 6, sources told ESPN.

Willie Mays, the “Say Hey Kid” who left an indelible mark on baseball, with his name a constant throughout the sport’s hallowed record book, died Tuesday. He was 93.

After one season, the Pistons have dismissed coach Monty Williams, who leaves with five years and $65 million left on his deal.