Branch Rickey knew that signing Jackie Robinson as the first Black player in Major League Baseball’s modern era was a potentially risky endeavor.

As Jackie Robinson Day approaches, Dave Stewart reflects on Robinson's impact and the ongoing challenges faced by Black athletes and managers in baseb ...

Time for MLB to show some. | Opinion On Jackie Robinson Day, remembering the ultimate American hero Meanwhile, relief could come in the Wild West of amateur ball. Name, Image and Likeness ...

After Robinson signed his historic MLB contract, the Negro Leagues slowly faded away and the number of international players fell off a cliff. It took about four decades for international players to ...

Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier on April 15, 1947. He stepped into the batter’s box at Ebbets Field in the Flatbush community. He started at first base after spending time in the military 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 ...

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board voted last Wednesday to have 80 either-sex moose hunting permits and 100 antlerless moose hunting permits available this year for a hunt limited to ...

The Black Sportswriters Hall of Fame inaugural class of 2025 was enshrined on April 12, 2025 at North Carolina A&T. It ...

But taking Harriet Tubman off the Underground Railroad page on the National Parks Service website is enough to make my blood ...

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The Cubs home opener on April 14, 1978, is famous for its massive crowd, which topped out at 45,777 — a record for a home ...

André Holland knew he had to land the role of Paul Cole, the mysterious, debonair, multifaceted man without a past at the ...