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Episode 1: The Holy Grail of Baseball
WUSF 89.7· 12 hours agoBirmingham, Alabama was one of the fiercest battlegrounds of the American Civil Rights Movement. But in order to understand the struggle, you don’t have to look any further than Rickwood Field, the oldest baseball
Former MLB player-turned-artist honors Negro Leagues legends with Topps card set
New York Times· 7 days agoThe Negro Leagues are top of mind following their statistics being incorporated into Major League Baseball’s official ...
Former MLB player turned artist honors Negro Leagues legends with Topps card set
New York Times· 7 days agoThe Negro Leagues are top of mind following their statistics being incorporated into Major League Baseball’s official ...
‘Road to Rickwood’: Don’t Fight Back
Birmingham News· 2 days agoRoy Wood Jr., the host of the series, talks to some of the players from the ‘64 Barons team about their experiences on the field and traveling in the...
Youth soccer: Facilities prepped for Eastern regional tournaments
The Charleston Gazette· 3 days agoTeams of volunteers in Dunbar and Barboursville are putting the finishing touches on soccer fields...
Digs of the Deal: Majestic Park and the Birth of “The Babe”
Arkansas Money & Politics· 22 hours agoIt stands to reason that a city as unique as Hot Springs would be home to the park that essentially...
‘It was beautiful’: Negro League veterans on Rickwood
Birmingham News· 6 days agoFormer Birmingham Black Barons players Al Holt and Ferdinand Rutledge and former Indianapolis Clowns...
Historically Black Coconut Grove in Miami nurtured young athletes. Now that legacy is under threat
KAAL Austin· 22 hours agoMIAMI (AP) — Amari Cooper’s football jersey hangs in the Coconut Grove Sports Hall of Fame. So does...
Road to Rickwood
WABE· 5 days agoOn June 20, 2024, Major League Baseball will host a regular season game at Rickwood Field in ...women’s suffrage event, a Klan rally and eventually, the ...
Nick Canepa: By writing new records in Black ink, MLB fixes a long-standing wrong
U-T San Diego· 5 days agoRacists — both the obvious and closeted — have to hate Major League Baseball more now than they did...
