Don Nelson has been invited to the NBA Finals countless times in recent years, always declining those opportunities.

President Donald Trump’s support of Pete Rose was among the factors Major Legaue Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred weighed when he decided last month that permanent bans by the sport ended with death, which allows the career hits leader to be considered for the Hall of Fame.

Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by sports gambling scandals.

The World Video Game Hall of Fame has four new inductees.

Dominican-born Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez says he has family members unaccounted for who were inside the Santo Domingo nightclub when its roof collapsed.

Quarterback Shedeur Sanders used everything at his disposal to finetune his game — six college offensive coordinators at two different schools, a multitude of NFL resources, his own father, even Tom Brady.

The Hall of Fame voter who declined to select Ichiro Suzuki remains a mystery.

Pete Rose found a home in Las Vegas, where acceptance wasn’t a problem.

The legend of Dwyane Wade will be growing once again.

Barry Bonds says he doesn't worry any more about whether he'll be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

With nostalgia and so many famous faces, it felt like old times in Oakland again — at least for a day.

While Caleb Williams, C.

The first two kickoffs under the NFL’s radical new rule were both returned a yard farther than the old touchback.

Adrián Beltré took a side trip on the way to his induction in Cooperstown.

Padraig Harrington never thought much about the World Golf Hall of Fame when he was growing up in Ireland.

The World Video Game Hall of Fame has inducted its 10th class of honorees.

The 12 finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame this year represent four decades of play.

Todd Helton and Joe Mauer will become just the sixth pair of players inducted together into the Hall of Fame after spending their big league careers with one organization.

Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton appeared on track to gain election to Cooperstown on Tuesday, while Billy Wagner was likely to be right around the needed 75% threshold and Gary Sheffield was projected to fall short.

The wait is over and former Miami Dolphins star linebacker Zach Thomas is officially a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Derek Jeter will attend Yankees’ Old-Timers’ Day for the first time since his retirement when New York honors the 25th anniversary of its 1998 World Series championship team on Sept. 9.

The wait is over and former Miami Dolphins star linebacker Zach Thomas is officially a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Just one day before Zach Thomas takes his step into NFL immortality, Miami Dolphins fans were seen celebrating all over Canton, Ohio as the former star linebacker makes his way into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Several banks of lights went dark during the second half of the Hall of Fame game, causing a delay in the matchup between the New York Jets and Cleveland Browns.

Scott Rolen and Fred McGriff have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

The New York Yankees have hired 12-year big league veteran Sean Casey as their hitting coach for the remainder of this season, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.

Rick Pitino is back in the Big East Conference.

Wizardry, warfare and Wii are on the ballot as the World Video Game Hall of Fame narrows down its contenders for the class of 2023.

Scott Rolen is headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee David Crosby has died at the age of 81, according to sources.

The Chicago Cubs plan to honor Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg with a statue outside Wrigley Field and put him in an exclusive club that includes Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Ron Santo, Ferguson Jenkins and Harry Caray.

Carlos Beltrán, John Lackey and Jered Weaver are among 14 newcomers on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s Hall of Fame ballot in what could turn into an evaluation of the Houston Astros’ cheating scandal.

Writer Tim Kurkjian and the late Jack Graney, the first former major player to move to the broadcast booth, were honored by the Baseball Hall of Fame for their contributions to the game.

The World Golf Hall of Fame is leaving Florida and returning to North Carolina.

Drivers Matt Kenseth and Hershel McGriff and crew chief Kirk Shelmerdine have been selected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

During his illustrious career, Taylor was a six-time Pro Bowl selection and accumulated 139.5 sacks, 47 forced fumbles and eight interceptions.

With Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling off the ballot, next year’s Baseball Hall of Fame vote figures to be a bit less contentious.

Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and David Ortiz appear to be the only players with a chance at Hall of Fame enshrinement when results are unveiled Tuesday, with Ortiz most likely to get in on his first try.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Claude Humphrey has died at the age of 77.

David Ortiz, Ryan Howard, Tim Lincecum and Alex Rodriguez are among 13 first-time candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, joining 17 holdovers.

Derek Jeter put the finishing touches on his Hall of Fame speech as the plane that carried him to the enshrinement ceremony in Cooperstown, New York, was landing.

Former Yankees shortstop and captain Derek Jeter, Colorado star Larry Walker, Ted Simmons of the Cardinals and Brewers, and the late labor executive Marvin Miller have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Tom Flores got up during his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction speech and gave a reason as to why he was the second speaker of all the inductees that night.

Less than half of the 67 NFL players who opted out of the 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic are still with the same team as training camps kicked off for the 2021 season.

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2020, file photo, Eddie Murphy accepts the lifetime achievement award at the 25th annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. Murphy will be inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame this month. The NAACP announced Thursday, March 11, 2021, that Murphy will be inducted during the March 27 ceremony, which will air on CBS. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)LOS ANGELES – Eddie Murphy will be inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame this month. The NAACP announced Thursday that Murphy will be inducted during the March 27 ceremony, which will air on CBS. The NAACP Image Awards honoring entertainers and writers of color will also simulcast on BET, MTV, VH1, MTV2, BET HER and LOGO.

Like many baseball writers, C. Trent Rosecrans viewed the Hall of Fame vote as a labor of love. Schilling, a right-handed ace who won three World Series titles, finished 16 votes short of the 75% threshold necessary for enshrinement. Schilling, Clemens and Bonds will be joined on next year's ballot by sluggers Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz. Schilling wrote on Facebook that he would like the veterans committee to review his Hall case. “I’ll defer to the veterans committee and men whose opinions actually matter and who are in a position to actually judge a player,” Schilling wrote.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California lifted a stay-at-home order in the 13-county Sacramento region on Tuesday as hospital conditions improved, a rare turn of good news as the state pushes through what Gov. Three of the state's five regions — the San Francisco Bay Area, Central Valley and Southern California — remain under the stay-at-home order because their intensive care capacity at hospitals is severely limited. To try to get the virus in check California, is moving more quickly to distribute vaccines. Newsom imposed the nation's first statewide stay-at-home order in March. Supervisor Mike Ziegenmeyer of Sutter County in the Sacramento region acknowledged as much when he reacted to the order being lifted.

The winning bidder on over $1 million worth of memorabilia from a recent auction of Johnny Bench’s personal collection is returning the items to the Hall of Fame catcher, with whom he’s been friends since 1967. Businessman Alan Horwitz, a fan of the Philadelphia 76ers who sits courtside at home games wearing his Sixth Man jersey, successfully bid for Bench’s 1975 and ’76 World Series rings last month. Horwitz said he and Bench first met during Christmas vacation before Bench took over catching duties for the Cincinnati Reds beginning with the 1967 season. “I am truly stunned by Alan’s generous gesture and am grateful and proud that these trophies and memorabilia pieces will be on display for millions of fans to experience,” Bench said. Sales totaled just under $2 million, according to Hunt Auctions, which ran the sale.

FULLERTON, Calif. – Hall of Fame manager Tom Lasorda has been hospitalized in Southern California. The Los Angeles Dodgers said Sunday that their 93-year-old former manager was in intensive care and resting comfortably at a hospital in Orange County. He attended the team’s Game 6 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Oct. 27 in Texas that clinched the Dodgers’ first World Series title since 1988. Lasorda had a record of 1,599-1,439 while managing the Dodgers from 1976-96, guiding them to World Series championships in 1981 and '88. In 2012, Lasorda was hospitalized in New York after having a heart attack.

Dalzell is charged with attempted kidnapping of Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana's granddaughter. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, Pool)LOS ANGELES – A 39-year-old woman was charged Tuesday in what authorities say was an attempted kidnapping of the 9-month-old granddaughter of Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana from his Southern California home. “She understands the harm that this has caused the family, friends and also fans of the Montana family. After a brief struggle, Jennifer Montana pried the girl away, and Dalzell fled from the home, authorities said. He and Jennifer Montana, a philanthropist and former model, have been married since 1985 and have four adult children.

Associated PressNEW YORK - Former Miami Dolphins head coach and Hall of Fame legend Don Shula is among the 20 coaching finalists for the NFL's All-Time Team. The league announced the finalists Wednesday, and 10 of them will make the team. With 326 victories in his 33-year career, Shula holds the NFL record for most head coaching wins. Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1997, Shula was the mastermind of the Dolphins "Perfect Season" in 1972 and led Miami to two Super Bowl wins. After seven seasons with the Baltimore Colts, Shula arrived in Miami in 1970 and immediately led the Dolphins to a 10-4 record.

The festivities will continue there, with eight being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ET on Tennis ChannelSunday: noon ET on Tennis ChannelInternational viewers, check local listings. Women's British OpenThe final women's major on the golf calendar, the Women's British Open takes place at Woburn Golf Club in England. Hall said Tuesday that her British Open trophy from one year ago was stolen in a carjacking. Ko missed the cut in 2018 but has momentum on her side after winning the Evian Championship last weekend.

MIAMI - Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti, one of the greatest players in Miami Dolphins history, died Tuesday of pneumonia at the age of 78. said Dolphins Hall of Fame coach Don Shula. Nick Buoniconti was a true hero of the game," Pro Football Hall of Fame President David Baker said. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Nick Buoniconti. pic.twitter.com/kcgtLRWzo7 Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) July 31, 2019Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti, one of the greatest players in Miami Dolphins history, died Tuesday of pneumonia at the age of 78. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti, one of the greatest players in Miami Dolphins history, is being remembered not only for the work he did on the field, but off the field as well. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

2011: Hall of Fame baseball manager Dick Williams, who led the Oakland Athletics to back-to-back World Series titles in 1972 and 1973, dies of ruptured aortic aneurysm at age 82 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Williams also managed for five other teams, leading his squads to three American League pennants and one National League pennant. He is one of seven managers to win pennants in both major leagues and only the second manager to lead three franchises to the World Series. He and Lou Piniella are the only managers in history to lead four teams to seasons of 90 or more wins. He also played for seven different teams between 1951 and 1964.