When I played second base as a kid, I wanted to be Ryne Sandberg. On the palm of my glove, it said Ryne Sandberg. The Chicago Cubs, for a period of time, were to me almost synonymous with Ryne Sandberg. I’m sure that’s true for many of you, too. It is with great sadness that I share the news, announced tonight by the Cubs, that Ryne Sandberg has passed away. He was 65 years old. A Hall of Famer and a Cubs legend, Sandberg had been battling cancer. He had a positive attitude throughout, and managed to be around the team a number of times over the past two years. I hope that his final days were filled with friends and family and love. We will always love you, Ryno. My thoughts go out to his family, to his friends, to the Cubs, and to everyone who was touched by a great ballplayer and a great person. © David Banks-Imagn Images

Bubba Wallace became the first Black driver to win a major race on Indianapolis Motor Speedway's 2.5-mile oval, surviving a late rain delay, two overtimes, concerns over running out of fuel and a hard-charging Kyle Larson on Sunday in the Brickyard 400.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - On an overcast Sunday in this charming village, thousands of fans from the Far East to the East Coast, from Texas to the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest, gathered to usher five icons of the game into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.