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One of the most transformative figures in American history, Jackie Robinson did more than break baseball's color barrier. He ...
When Brooklyn-born, Irish Catholic Frank Layden strapped a struggling National Basketball Association franchise on his back ...
1. Seventy-five years ago, Jackie Robinson and his Brooklyn Dodgers teammates played in an exhibition game that marked the first time Black and white pro baseball players shared the same field in ...
Sammy T. Hughes played in the Negro Leagues from 1930 to 1946. He was a star who was buried without pomp or a headstone.
The Negro Southern League Museum, in collaboration with the City of Birmingham and the Center for Negro League Baseball ...
The rankings continue to shift in favor of teams and the contenders looking to make some noise with the first half of the 2025 MLB season ...
The Mountains” is a scripted series about Jennie and Elaine Grossinger, the “formidable matriarchs” who transformed the ...
The Utah community turned to social media on Wednesday to share their condolences and memories after news broke that Frank ...
Frank Layden, a Niagara graduate who became one of the Purple Eagles’ legendary coaches, and whose career catapulted him to ...
Cy Young of the Boston Red Sox won his 300th game with a 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia A’s. 1921 — Babe Ruth sets a record of 137 career home runs. 1945 — Tommy Holmes of the Boston Braves went ...
Jordan was an NFL Pro Bowl alternate in 1991, and an MLB All-Star in 1999. Jordan, the outfielder, was a first-round ...
As part of a “Marching Through Georgia” trip, Ronda and Jeffrey Swartzmiller started from their hometown of Weirton, West ...