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Today In History: June 15, More than 1,000 killed in New York steamboat disaster
Stamford Advocate· 7 days agoToday is Saturday, June 15, the 167th day of 2024. On June 15, 1904, more than 1,000 people died when fire erupted aboard the steamboat General Slocum in New York’s East River. In 1215, England ...
MLB Player Under Investigation for Betting Faces Lifetime Ban: Report
Newsweek· 6 days agoAccording to multiple reports Monday, San Diego Padres utility player Tucupita Marcano is being...
How Jackie Robinson’s wife, Rachel, helped him break baseball’s color line
The News-Times· 3 days ago(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary...
How Jackie Robinson’s wife, Rachel, helped him break baseball’s color line
Stamford Advocate· 3 days ago(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary...
Gambling in baseball: Scandals through the years
WSOC-TV Charlotte· 5 days agoThe lifetime ban of San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano announced on Tuesday was a double black eye for Major League Baseball. On the same day...
Sliders: The Twins are extreme strike-throwers. That’s a good thing, right?
New York Times· 3 days agoChris Paddack of the Minnesota Twins resisted that temptation the other night, when the New York Yankees bruised him in the Bronx. If a pitcher’s ERA starts soaring, Paddack said, “We have to ...
Today in History: June 11, more than 80 killed at Le Mans auto race
Houston Chronicle· 7 days agoToday is Tuesday, June 11, the 163rd day of 2024. On June 11, 1955, in motor racing’s worst disaster, more than 80 people were killed during the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France when two of the ...
Gambling in baseball: Scandals through the years
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta· 5 days agoThe lifetime ban of San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano announced on Tuesday was a double black eye for Major League Baseball. On the same day...
Hall of Fame Examines 150 Years of Black Baseball History
Smithsonian Magazine· 2 days agoIt wasn’t until 1962 that Jackie Robinson became the first Black player inducted into baseball’s Hall of Fame. Now, that same Hall of Fame has opened an entire exhibition dedicated to celebrating ...
Today In History: June 15, More than 1,000 killed in New York steamboat disaster
The News-Times· 7 days agoToday is Saturday, June 15, the 167th day of 2024. On June 15, 1904, more than 1,000 people died when fire erupted aboard the steamboat General Slocum in New York’s East River. In 1215, England ...