IRVINE, Calif. — Mark McGwire, sitting in the backyard of his sprawling estate overlooking the rolling hills, canyon and a golf course, watches the 2-minute, 28-second video on this visitor’s cell ...
McGwire's prodigious power had been on display since he set the rookie record of 49 in 1987, but when he finished the '97 season with 58—a number hindered in part by a three-week drought during which ...
College softball is putting on a home run chase reminiscent of the epic showdown between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa nearly ...
CHICAGO – For a sports fan in the Windy City, 1998 was quite a year. Those who watched the final season of the Bulls’ dynasty, or are curious to learn more about it, have been flocking to ESPN for the ...
Almost five years after clamming up in front of Congress, Mark McGwire is finally willing to talk about the past. In a statement released to the AP on Monday afternoon, Big Mac admitted that he took ...
The summer of 1998 will go down in baseball lore as the home run chase that saved MLB in America. Facing declining attendance numbers and interest in comparison to the NFL and NBA, baseball needed a ...
After a lengthy absence from Bleacher Report, I've returned to the sportswriting arena. Unfortunately, it's to write an article that plays it close to the vest. It's about none other than Big Mac, ...
Twenty years later, Mark McGwire still believes he didn’t need performance-enhancing drugs to hit 70 home runs. The former Cardinals slugger went deep 70 times and tallied 147 RBI during the season he ...
Chip Caray’s calls will take you there, back to that magical summer of 1998 when those three words spilled from his mouth with stunning regularity. That call will transport you back to Sammy Sosa’s ...
Former St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Mark McGwire infamously shattered Roger Maris’ home-run record in 1998 when he finished the season with 70 dingers – nine more than what the former New York ...
Mark McGwire truly believes he would have hit 70 home runs in 1998 without using steroids. Right, and Alex Rodriguez would have left $100 million or more on the table from Texas to sign with the Mets ...