On April 22, 2016, eight members of the Rhoden family were all found shot to death in multiple homes in rural Pike County, ...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Billy Wagner has been working on his Hall of Fame induction speech his entire life. “I’m excited about my speech,” Wagner said. “I think for 54 years I’ve been working on it.” ...

His 422 saves is the most, by far, of a Virginia native – and more combined than the next 10 closers on the list. The top three in that category all played high school in Southwest Virginia: Virginia ...

Billy Wagner, an Astros legend, has earned another well-deserved honor with his induction into the Houston Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2026. Between his retired number and National Baseball Hall of ...

WAVERLY, Ohio (WKRC) - The families of the victims in the George "Billy" Wagner IV murder case are urging a judge to reconsider his decision to move the trial out of Pike County. Wagner is one of four ...

FERRUM, Va. - An autographed baseball or jersey is not the most memorable keepsake Andy Calohan collected from his two seasons as Billy Wagner's primary catcher at Division III Ferrum College. No, he ...

It’s hard to imagine Hall of Fame pitcher Billy Wagner as anything other than an elite closer, but when he came up with the Houston Astros in 1995, the plan was for him to start. In 83 career minor ...

FERRUM, Va. (WDBJ) - Just over a week ago, one Southwest Virginia athlete received a call that forever changed his life. Ferrum College’s own Billy Wagner was named to the Major League Baseball Hall ...

HOUSTON – Houston Astros all-time saves leader Billy Wagner will have his jersey number retired, an honor that coincides with his induction into the Hall of Fame, the team announced Tuesday. Wagner's ...

Newly-elected Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Billy Wagner talks to reporters during a news conference Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Cooperstown, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans ...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Before Billy Wagner became one of the most dominant relief pitchers in baseball history, he was a quiet 21-year-old arriving in a compact truck to begin his pro career in the small ...

FERRUM, Va. — An autographed baseball or jersey is not the most memorable keepsake Andy Calohan collected from his two seasons as Billy Wagner’s primary catcher at Division III Ferrum College. No, he ...