The Hall of Fame Game has been held annually since 1962 and marks the arrival of the NFL preseason. It's a game that doesn't count toward either participants' preseason records, and teams are typically chosen based on the connection they have with the incoming Pro Football Hall of Fame class, which is also enshrined on the week of the action.

Eric Allen, known for his exceptional career as a cornerback, is being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Vallejo native and former professional baseball player CC Sabathia was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame on Sunday. The left-handed pitcher made his way to Cooperstown, New York to be recognized as one of the greats.

From first-year players to returning candidates, here are top names to watch in the 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame voting process.

Dave Parker passed away less than a month away from his induction ceremony, making his son's speech hit that much harder as it happened. Dave Parker II even mentioned that he died while writing his Hall of Fame speech.

Former Phillies and Chicago White Sox great Dick Allen was posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday in Cooperstown.

For me, and baseball lovers from Philly just like me, Allen was life-altering. After a nearly 50-year wait, he was immortalized in the Hall.

NFL scouts worried about the hell-raising. Among the 13 defensive ends drafted before him in 2004 were Ohio State’s Will Smith (No. 18 overall), Hawaii’s Travis LaBoy (No. 42), Ohio State’s Darrion Scott (No. 88) and Georgia’s Robert Geathers (No. 117). Allen (No. 126) soon got to the head of the class.

Former two-division world champion Dwight Muhammad Qawi, who picked up the sport while serving time in prison and went on to gain induction in the International Boxing Hall of Fame, died Friday at 72.

Suzuki received 393 of 394 votes (99.7%) from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Sabathia was picked on 342 ballots (86.8%) and Wagner on 325 (82.5%), which was 29 votes more than the 296 needed for the required 75%.