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

Like you, I seldom slow down enough to reflect on the past, at least not in a deep way. But every now and then the past finds ...

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 ...

More than a Hall of Famer, Rickey Henderson is an icon, an emblem of the culture, an ambassador for the self-actualization so ...

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 ...

Henderson left an indelible mark on the city of Oakland, where he grew up and thrived as the best player to wear an Oakland A ...

Rickey Henderson, the best base-stealer in MLB history and a Hall-of-Famer, sadly passed away last Friday on December 20th.

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

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

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