A columnist reminisces on his youthful fandom and the intense devotion to the unorthodox player who made sports matter.

Lately he had been a fixture at autograph signings throughout the country and from what I’ve heard he was always very friendly and accessible to his many fans. Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice ...

Rickey Henderson, the Oakland kid who became the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball history and his hometown A’s biggest ...

Oakland A’s legend Rickey Henderson, whose death was announced Saturday, belonged in his own realm as an electric athlete who ...

Rickey Henderson defined a generation of baseball that's played much differently than today. Part of his legacy is how he defined the 1980s as a baseball player. 1990; Unknown location ...

When Kevin Towers was the San Diego Padres’ general manager, he received a voicemail delivered in a high-pitched, high-energy ...