A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Jan. 3, 1920, Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold the contract of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees, beginning a ...

In league history, few departures have changed a franchise's trajectory like Shaquille O'Neal's from the Orlando Magic in 1996. After the Magic had struck gold almost immediately as an expansion team ...

‘‘I just would have liked to have seen things step a little more forward than they have this year.’’ There’s another worry to Pirates’ rooters, too. For the Curse of Bonds to equal the Curse of the ...

To dispense with the obvious, there was no Curse of the Bambino in Boston. There was nearly a century of poor management and even worse ownership. The curse that the Los Angeles Angels may be about to ...

This references the infamous “Curse of the Bambino,” which plagued the Red Sox after trading Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees after the 1919 season. In the following years, Ruth, who had already ...

The Boston Red Sox endured the Curse of the Bambino for more than 80 years before winning the World Series in 2004. The Chicago Cubs finally shook the Curse of the Billy Goat after 71 seasons when ...

On Oct. 27, 2004, the Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 to win the World Series. This was no ordinary World Series win, though, as it was Boston’s first World Series since 1918 and ...

YEAH, DUKE CERTAINLY AN EMOTIONAL DAY INSIDE OF THE STADIUM, OUTSIDE OF FENWAY PARK HERE, FANS EXCITED ABOUT THIS SEASON TO COME. BUT DEFINITELY SOME MIXED EMOTIONS ABOUT HOW THIS TEAM WILL PERFORM ...

The Red Sox committed the original sin of baseball by trading Babe Ruth to The NY Yankees. After winning winning five of the first 15 World Series, the Red Sox committed the original sin of baseball ...

Since trading Rafael Devers, the Boston Red Sox have been quickly fading. Their record now stands at 40-42, sinking below .500 and falling 2.5 games back in the Wild Card race. One MLB insider, Hector ...