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The greatest players to play at Rickwood Field, including the Say Hey Kid, Hammer, Mr. Cub
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo Sports· 12 hours agoStill, he pitched in the major leagues until 1965, earning two All-Star nods and winning a...
For Juneteenth, visit these sites to learn about Black history in Austin
Gannett via AOL· 5 days agoBoulevard. Briscoe Center for American History (2300 Red River St.): One of several major museums on...
The complicated legacy of Birmingham’s white baseball legends: Dixie Walker
Birmingham News· 10 hours agoAs part of Major League Baseball’s upcoming event at Rickwood Field, AL.com and The Birmingham News...
John Wilmerding, who helped give American art an identity, dies at 86 - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 2 days agoDr. Wilmerding helped give it one. From 1983 to 1988, he was the deputy director of the National Gallery of Art, where he donated his large collection of works by 19th- and 20th-century American painters.
EXPLAINER: What is Juneteenth?
KNWA Fayetteville via Yahoo News· 6 days agoA long road to recognition Large celebrations...Juneteenth began in 1866 and persisted into the early 20th century, according to journal article “When...
What is Juneteenth? Here's what's open and closed, plus events in Asheville
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWilliams at noon June 19 at Black Wall Street, 8 River Arts Place; and a Juneteenth Gala on at 7...
MLB at Rickwood: A brief history of Rickwood Field, America's oldest ballpark
The Tuscaloosa News· 4 days agoMajor League Baseball will play a special regular-season game on Thursday, June 20, at Birmingham's...
These Celtics are the kind of team everyone should envy
New York Daily News· 7 hours agoThis was all about the Celtics once again being the royalty of their sport the way the Yankees so...
Yahoo Sports AM: City of champions
Yahoo Sports· 8 hours agoOlympic Trials (8pm, NBC) *ALCS preview? The Yankees (50-24) and Orioles (47-24) have the two best records in the American League and hold a double-digit...
10 notable Juneteenth celebrations across the US
CW39 NewsFix· 6 days agoMusic, dancing, and large spreads of food—especially red drinks and desserts—mark the Juneteenth holiday celebrated by African Americans on June 19. Juneteenth, also known as “Freedom Day,…