In 1999, 88 years after his final major league appearance and 44 years after his death, editors at The Sporting News ranked Cy Young 14th on their list of " Baseball's 100 Greatest Players ".

At the time of Jarry Park's closing in 1977, Fenway's capacity was listed ( according to Sporting News Baseball Guides ) at 33, 513, making it the smallest in the majors at that point.

* In 1999, despite injuries and wartime service that essentially limited him to half a career, he ranked Number 37 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players and was nominated as a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.

In 1999, The Sporting News ranked Aaron fifth on their " 100 Greatest Baseball Players " list.

He was also named The Sporting News NL Player of the Year.

Also in 1999, he ranked number 44 on the Sporting News list of Baseball's 100 Greatest Players and was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team as the top vote-getter among second basemen.

In, Bench ranked Number 16 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players.

* The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award

In 1999 he ranked number 87 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and finished third in voting at shortstop for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.

However, as Sukeforth would later tell The Sporting News, " I saw Clemente and forgot all about Black.

Cubs broadcaster Jack Brickhouse called it the hardest ball he had ever seen hit without benefit of the wind, while " Cubs ' batting coach batting coach Rogers Hornsby ," reported Les Biederman of The Sporting News, " said it was the longest he ever witnessed and manager Bob Scheffing agreed it was No. 1 in his book.

For his efforts, The Sporting News named Clemente its National League Player of the Month.

In 1999, he ranked Number 20 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, the highest-ranking Latino player on the list.

In, while many of his performances and milestones were yet to come, he ranked number 53 on The Sporting News < nowiki >'</ nowiki > list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was elected by the fans to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.

In, the updated Sporting News list moved Clemens up to # 15.

He has also won The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award five times, was named an All-Star 11 times, and won the All-Star MVP in 1986.

In 2005, The Sporting News published an update of their 1999 book Baseball's 100 Greatest Players.

1979 marked a turning point for the Chargers franchise as The Sporting News named team general manager John Sanders NFL Executive of the Year after balloting of other NFL executives.

Sports talk radio can be found locally and nationally in the US ( with the networks ESPN Radio, Fox Sports Radio, and Sporting News Radio, as well as nationally syndicated hosts Jim Rome and Dan Patrick ).

In 1999, Williams was ranked as number eight on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, where he was the highest-ranking left fielder.

In 1955, Kuharich led the Redskins to their first winning season in ten years and was named both Sporting News Coach of the Year and UPI NFL Coach of the Year.

In 1999, he ranked Number 22 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was nominated as a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.

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Earlier that season, Rose had been ranked at number 25 on The Sporting News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players.

In 2008 Sporting News ranked Dover 215th in its list of the 400 Best Sports Cities based on the year October 2007-October 2008, a year which saw high attendance for the NASCAR races and Delaware State's football team making its first FCS tournament appearance.

* The Sporting News College Player of the Year

Brock was honored with The Sporting News Player of the Year Award in 1974.

* 17 January – The Sporting News names Willie Mays as Player of the Decade for the 1960s.

He earned Player of the Year awards from UPI, Kodak, The Sporting News, and the Maxwell Football Club.

Bonds was named the NL Player of the Year by The Sporting News in 1973 and was also named an outfielder on TSNs American League All-Star Team in 1977.

New Cardinals manager Marty Marion led the team to a third place finish in 1951, while Musial was named The Sporting News Major League Player of the Year.

He was named The Sporting News magazine's College Player of the Year in 1981 In the 1981 draft, the Cubs chose him with the second pick of the first round.

He also finished eighth in the Most Valuable Player voting, and was named to The Sporting News National League All-Star team.

He won also the Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year in 1998.

* The Sporting News Most Valuable Player Award ( discontinued in 1946 )

* Sporting News Player of the Year ( includes all positions, for both leagues, combined )

* Sporting News Rookie of the Year ( from 1963 through 2003, there were two categories: Rookie Pitcher of the Year and Rookie Player of the Year )

* Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year

* Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year

* Sporting News College Football Player of the Year ( 1942 )

Snider did, however, win the Sporting News National League Player of the Year Award for 1955, and the Sid Mercer Award, emblematic of his selection by the New York branch of the BBWAA as the National League's best player of 1955.

Ford received a handful of lower-ballot Most Valuable Player votes despite throwing just 112 innings, and was voted the AL Rookie of the Year by the Sporting News.

The Sporting News and Sports Illustrated selected Lidström as the " NHL Player of the Decade ".

In the strike shortened season, Armas tied for the league lead in home runs and games played to be named the American League Player of the Year by The Sporting News.

He was named the AL's Most Valuable Player by The Sporting News, although he finished only seventh in voting for the AL MVP Award, being named on only 13 of 24 ballots and receiving nothing higher than a third-place vote.

* Named AL Player of the Year by The Sporting News ( 1944 )

* Sporting News ( from 1963 through 2003, there were two categories: Rookie Pitcher of the Year and Rookie Player of the Year )