Gomez had 756 points (181 goals, 575 assists) in 1,079 games for the New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens, Sharks, Florida Panthers, St. Louis Blues and Ottawa Senators. The Anchorage, Alaska, native is of Mexican-Colombian decent and was selected by the Devils in the first round (No. 27) of the 1997 NHL Draft. A member of the Alaska …
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George Raveling, a Hall of Fame basketball coach who played a role in Michael Jordan signing a landmark endorsement deal with Nike, has died. He was 88. Raveling’s family said Tuesday in a statement that he had “faced cancer with courage and grace.” “There are no words to fully capture what George meant to his family, friends, colleagues, former players, …
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The Pittsburgh Penguins Hall of Fame is selected by a voting committee that currently includes 21 members. This group is comprised of former players, coaches, general managers, broadcasters and club employees, who are joined by members of the local television, radio and print media, all of whom cover the team on a regular basis. Among the criteria that voters must …
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Arch Manning was around 6 years old when he identified the central conflict in his life today: “I really want to be a good football player,” he told his family on a car ride, “but I don’t want to be famous.” His younger brother, Heid, offered a solution: “Just keep your helmet on all the time.” It has not worked. …
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Donald Trump thinks he can do a lot of things, but getting Roger Clemens into the Hall of Fame probably won’t be one of them. That won’t stop him from stumping for the seven-time Cy Young winner. “I played Golf yesterday with the Great Roger Clemens and his son, Kacy. Roger Clemens was easily one of the few Greatest Pitchers …
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Three months after applying pressure that helped lead to a rule change making the late Pete Rose eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame, President Donald Trump has turned his attention to Roger Clemens. In a social media post on Sunday, Trump argued that Clemens belongs in the Hall of Fame and that he should be inducted immediately. “I played …
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Updated on: Aug 24, 2025 02:22 pm IST Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova were epic rivals during their respective playing careers. They met 22 times between 2004 and 2019. Maria Sharapova was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday night, and the introductory speech was given by none other than former rival Serena Williams. The American tennis …
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Getty Images Jerry Adler, the longtime theater director and late-in-life actor who memorably played Hesh on “The Sopranos,” died Saturday at 96. His friend Frank J. Reilly confirmed his death on X Saturday, writing, “The great actor, my friend Jerry Adler died today… You know him from one of his iconic roles [and] from many of his guest appearances… He …
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Retired jockey Ron Turcotte, remembered for riding Secretariat to win the 1973 Triple Crown during a Hall of Fame career that ended prematurely in 1978 due to a tragic racing injury, died of natural causes Aug. 22 in his Drummond home outside Grand Falls, New Brunswick, in Canada. He was 84. Turcotte’s family formally announced his death through Leonard Lusky, his …
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