The Latest Breaking News from Hall

Slick-fielding third baseman Scott Rolen was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame with five votes to spare above the 75% needed

New inductee Scott Rolen is one of four players who received Verducci’s vote.

On Tuesday, the new members of the Baseball Hall of Fame will be announced, and the debate will ensue as to who does or does not belong, who has been unjustifiably snubbed and how banned substances should be factored into the decision. Around 400 sports writers determine who will be…

A National Football Foundation rule could shut him out of enshrinement in Atlanta.

He’s in danger of falling off the ballot, but he deserves more consideration.

He is a borderline candidate at the trickiest position to evaluate. Let’s take a look at his Cooperstown case.

Art McNally, the first official inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame following a 22-year career which remarkably spanned across multiple sports, has died aged 97

McNally died less than five months after getting inducted into the Hall of Fame following more than a half-century working as an on-field official, the head of officiating for the NFL and an adviser to the league.

So this is how it goes, I guess. Every year, the Thrill of Christmas will be followed by the Agony of the Vote.