Arizona beekeeper Matt Hilton arrived at Chase Field Tuesday night to deal with a swarm of bees, and he ended up staying to throw out the first pitch. The Diamondbacks' game against the Los Angeles Dodgers was delayed nearly two hours Tuesday night when a swarm of bees began to gather at the top of the protective netting behind home plate. Diamondbacks vice president of baseball operations Mike Rock got a call about five minutes before the start of the game. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE...
Russell Wilson signed a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers in March. Wilson was also filmed batting at PNC Park before throwing the first pitch. DailyMail.com
ON THIS DAY IN 1928, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “WASHINGTON (AP) — The flags of Germany and Ireland which the Bremen carried on its transatlantic flight were laid across the grave of Floyd Bennett today by the German and Irish fliers to commemorate his fidelity to the traditions of the air The aviators
1914 – 181 die in coal mine collapse in Eccles, West Virginia. 1919 – First
1903 - First time the New York Highlanders (Yankees) were shut out, losing
1914 - Babe Ruth's first professional game as a pitcher is a 6-hit, 6-0 win
1892 - Charles Duryea takes the first American-made automobile for a test
1202: King Philip II expels King John of England from France. 1770: Captain
1184BC: The Greeks enter Troy using the Trojan Horse. 1731: Death of
1370: Building begins on the Bastille in Paris. 1500: Pedro Alvares Cabral
1611: First known performance of Shakespeare's “Macbeth” at the Globe
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