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Major leaguers praise inclusion of Negro Leagues statistics into major league records
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 days agoBaseball players and fans alike are learning more about the Negro Leagues after the statistics for...
Negro Leagues players finally get some measure of statistical justice from MLB
The Hill· 8 hours agoNo sport has a closer relationship with statistics than baseball. For decades major league owners...
Giants set to play at historic Rickwood Field, honor Negro Leagues
KTVU· 21 hours agoThe San Francisco Giants will make history on June 20, when they take a road trip to Birmingham,...
How Negro Leagues stats rewrite MLB records: More hits for Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, other...
CBS Sports· 6 days agoApproximately 3,400 players who played in the Negro Leagues are now part of MLB's official record
Uber data base was once used to pick best navigation app: Apple Maps, Google Maps or Waze?
PhoneArena· 4 days agoIf you were a baseball fan in New York during the 1950s, you probably had many arguments over who was the best centerfielder in the city. Was it the Yankees' Mickey Mantle, the Dodgers' Duke ...
Church Pews and Bleachers : Road to Rickwood
NPR· 18 hours agoThe 1940s are the heyday for Black baseball in Alabama, the peak of the Negro Leagues – starring a high schooler named Willie Mays. But when the Major Leagues integrate, Black teams everywhere ...
Today in Sports History: Jim Tressel resigns from Ohio State
Chicago Tribune· 6 days agoIn 2011, Jim Tressel, who guided Ohio State to its first national title in 34 years, resigns amid...
Career and season MLB records that changed following the addition of Negro Leagues statistics
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 days agoMajor League Baseball said Tuesday that it has incorporated records for more than 2,300 Negro...
Former Virginia basketball player and assistant Chip Conner dies at 81
Richmond Times-Dispatch· 5 hours agoChip Conner, a former high school and Virginia basketball star who later served as an assistant...
10 of the greatest father-son combos in professional sports history
Stacker via AOL· 1 day agoFocus on Sport // Getty Images It's not always easy when Dad is a legendary athlete. Nobody knows...