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How Jackie Robinson’s wife, Rachel, helped him break baseball’s color line
The News-Times· 7 days ago(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary...
Wichita to unveil rebuilt Robinson statue Aug. 5
ESPN· 6 days agoA youth baseball league in Wichita, Kansas, will unveil a new Jackie Robinson statue Aug. 5, replacing the original work that was cut from the base, removed ...
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Deadspin· 7 days agoJackie Robinson wasn’t the only Black baseball player to suit up in the big leagues in 1947. After he broke the color line and became the first Black baseball ...
Rebuilt Jackie Robinson statue to be unveiled Aug. 5
ABC News· 6 days agoA youth baseball league in Wichita, Kansas, will unveil a new Jackie Robinson statue Aug. 5, replacing the original work that was cut from the base, removed ...
On This Day, June 12: Little League agrees to allow girls to play
United Press International via Yahoo News· 1 day agoOn June 12, 1974, after 35 years of existence, the Little League organization asked Congress to...
Opinion | How tough should Caitlin Clark have to be to thrive in the WNBA?
Washington Post· 22 hours agoBill Walton’s entry into the National Basketball Association with the Portland Trail Blazers raised...
Alive After 5 brings music then rain | Robesonian
The Robesonian· 6 days agoJackie Robinson and Rick Locklear found the rhythm Thursday at the Alive After 5 event on the Dick Taylor Plaza in downtown Lumberton. The Band of OZ on...
Sotheby’s, Fanatics team up to offer rare sports trading card auctions
CNBC· 2 days agoA 1948 Leaf #79 Jackie Robinson card, which is the only true rookie card of the sports icon. Fanatics wants to expand the sports trading card industry.
Star high school baseball players sharpen skills at Breakthrough Series in Vero Beach
WPTV West Palm Beach· 3 days agoThe Jackie Robinson Training Complex has hosted some of the most prestigious amateur baseball...
Laker legend Jerry West has died
Los Angeles Times· 1 day agoJerry West, the legendary Lakers player and later coach and general manager who took the team to stunning heights season after season but could never...