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Curt Schilling questions character of Kirby Puckett in Hall of Fame rant

Kirby Puckett has had his dirty laundry aired in public (at least in the media) on multiple occasions, perhaps most notably in this 2003 Sports Illustrated piece, three years before his early death.
It is a part of the Puckett story that most Twins fans either honestly don’t know about or choose to forget about — or, at the most, gloss over when thinking about the baseball hero.
The less-than-perfect side of Puckett the human, in fact, gets buried so deep that it becomes somewhat shocking when someone brings up his name in a negative way.

Senh: It's not just athletes, but also politicians and celebrities in general. We're all flawed human beings. Still, we can't use it as an excuse not to strive to be better. I agree with the article that it seems like managers in earlier years are better at shielding their clients' dirty laundry from the public. I wonder if they're just better at it then, or is it just harder to sweep that stuff under the rug nowadays because of cellphones.

Tyler, Perry lead Songwriters Hall of Fame class

The Songwriters Hall of Fame is saluting 1970s and `80s rock `n' roll with its 2013 induction class....

Fiery Orioles manager Earl Weaver dead at 82

Earl Weaver, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who won 1,480 games with the Baltimore Orioles seemingly was engaged in nearly as many arguments with umpires, has died. He was 82.

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Bonds, Clemens, Sosa on Hall of Fame ballot

Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa are listed on the baseball Hall of Fame ballot for the first time, setting up an election sure to become a referendum on the Steroids Era.

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Football Hall of Fame enshrines Deion Sanders, six others

This was a night for the inner showman to shine. Seven new members of Pro Football's Hall of Fame were enshrined Saturday night before 13,300 at Fawcett Stadium, and to cap it off Deion Sanders, aka 'Prime Time', tied a bandana atop his bronze bust.

San Diego Padres Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn diagnosed with cancer, blames 'dipping' of chewing tobacco

Tony Gwynn, the prolific-hitting Hall of Fame outfielder who spent his entire 20-career with the San Diego Padres, is battling cancer of a salivary gland.