Today marks 78 years since a single man walked onto Ebbets Field and changed the relationship between sports and race in America. On April 15, 1947, Jack Roosevelt Robinson became the first Black ...

Nike pays homage to baseball legend Jackie Robinson with a special Cortez model. The “Jackie Robinson Day” offering arrives with a white leather base and beige suede overlays by the heel, toebox and ...

RJ Austin wasn't just inspired by Jackie Robinson, he studied everything about him. Austin would watch highlights of Robinson throughout his childhood growing up in Atlanta, combing through as many ...

Joyn Boyega appeared at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (via People) and revealed he only had about $60 in his bank ...

Micah Johnson played several seasons as a second baseman for the White Sox before embarking on a second career as an artist. He has been a big success at both, making him an ideal role model for kids ...

Last year, the Reds' Elly De La Cruz wore custom Jordan 4 cleats with "JRD" and "42" on them for Jackie Robinson Day.

Seventy-eight years ago, on April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson made his Major League Baseball debut and integrated Major League Baseball.

Before he broke barriers and records with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Jackie Robinson was a four-sport phenom at UCLA, starring in football, basketball, track and field, and of course, baseball.

UCLA women’s basketball junior forward Janiah Barker has been named the university’s Inaugural Big Ten Jackie Robinson Community and Impact Award campus winner, ...

1985 — Marvin Hagler retains his world middleweight title by stopping Tommas Hearns in the third round at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Both slug it out with reckless abandon for eight minutes, which ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers visited the White House on Monday after winning the 2024 World Series and some fans and celebrities ...

1947 — Jackie Robinson became the first black player of the 20th century to sign a major league contract. Robinson agreed a one-year deal with the Brooklyn Dodgers.