A look back at the fifth day of January in sports history and elsewhere. We have popes, presidents and a Babe, among others like Don Shula.

On Jan. 3, 1920, new Boston Red Sox owner sold Babe Ruth’s contract to the Yankees. It took 80+ years to fix the hex

If there was one meal that Babe Ruth loved best, it was a nice, juicy steak, but which cut of meat was his favorite? It's certainly a good one.

One Fall afternoon in the early 1930's Ruth and Gehrig booked a game in Ottawa, against a local team. Among the Ottawa players was Rangers ace center and Hall of Famer Frank Boucher along with Frank's brother Buck Boucher, another NHLer, but not a Ranger.

The New York Yankees learned firsthand in 2024 that Aaron Judge works best with a running mate. Juan Soto formed one of the most dynamic duos in baseball history with Judge this past season, but unlike Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig,

There are 362 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 3, 1920, Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold the contract of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees, beginning a championship era for the Yankees and decades of heartache for Red Sox fans.

1919 — Yankees and Boston Red Sox reach agreement to move future Baseball Hall of Fame pitching slugger Babe Ruth to New York. 1943 — Sid Luckman throws five touchdown passes to lead the Chicago Bears to a 41-21 victory over the Washington Redskins for ...

Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sells pitcher-outfielder Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $125,000 plus a $350,000 loan. 1931 — Nels Stewart of the Montreal Maroons scores

Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold the contract of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees, beginning a championship era for the Yankees and decades of heartache for Red Sox fans. Teen boy injured after falling into missile silo near Watkins January 3, 2025 A teenager was injured after falling 30 feet into a decommissioned missile silo north of Watkins on New Year’s Day, according to South Metro Fire Rescue officials. Colorado wolf that died after state capture had been shot earlier in the wild, necropsy finds January 2, 2025 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a reward for information after determining that a male wolf that died last summer after it was captured for killing livestock had been shot before it was removed from the wild. Multiple tree fires at Denver’s Cheesman Park investigated for arson January 2, 2025 One of the Rocky Mountain junipers was removed by city forestry crews Thursday morning. Map shows how far Colorado’s wandering wolves spread out in December January 2, 2025 Colorado’s eight collared wolves in the wild spread out in the northern and northwestern parts of the state in December, according to a monthly tracking map released by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. © 2023 The Denver Post

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1984: The New York Yankees sign Phil Niekro to a two-year contract. Niekro, who went 11-10 with a 3.97 ERA for the Atlanta Braves in 1983, will fill a void in New York’s rotation and allow the team to move Dave Righetti to the bullpen.

Rudy Giuliani insisted Friday at a contempt hearing that he's not hiding assets from lawyers trying to recover a $148 million judgment for two Georgia election workers.