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Willie Mays: ‘Thanks to everyone who’ll experience and embrace Rickwood’
Birmingham News· 6 hours agoThe Baseball Hall of Famer won’t be able to come back to Birmingham for Thursday night’s game at...
Iowa woman to be featured on 'Antiques Roadshow' after almost selling Jackie Robinson's bat for $1...
KETV 7 Omaha· 6 days agoAn Iowa woman's family treasure will be featured on "Antiques Roadshow." Sue McEntee thought she was...
Survivor Jackie Speier on Jonestown massacre at hands of 'megalomaniac' Jim Jones
USA Today· 8 hours agoBefore Jackie Speier headed into the jungles of Guyana to investigate living conditions in a town...
Houston Astros release Jose Abreu from Major League roster
KRIV via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoAll players are wearing the number 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty...
Rubin: A salute to the late Mike Downey — which he would have written better
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 days agoDowney stepped out. The bus pulled away. As everyone else watched the hotels grow smaller, Downey...
Local historian sees progress in Negro Leagues records being recognized by MLB | D'Angelo
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoFrom 1900 to 1948, all-stars from each league would barnstorm the country playing each other. Of 180 documented games, Negro League all-stars won more than half.
Opinion | Negro Leagues baseball was even greater than the record books can say
Washington Post· 2 hours agoBob Kendrick is president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Mo. Major League...
Boston Should Rename Its Airport for Bill Russell
The Atlantic· 3 days agoIt’s a fun time to be a fan of the Boston Celtics. The Celtics are playing for their record-breaking 18th championship against the Dallas Mavericks in...
Father’s Day Gifts: The 14 Best Baseball Books Of All Time
Parade· 3 days agoFrom “The Boys Of Summer” to Bill James, The 14 Best Baseball Books of All Time.
Negro-League Players Don’t Belong in the MLB Record Books
The Atlantic· 4 days agoOn May 29, Josh Gibson became Major League Baseball’s all-time leader in career batting average,...