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In its push for more Black US players, MLB hopes results are on the horizon from grassroots efforts
Associated Press via Yahoo Sports· 12 months agoZion Rose is well aware that the percentage of Black U.S. players in Major League Baseball has been...
Building on legacies: U of L's Jack Payton has become one of college baseball's top catchers
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLouisville baseball star Jack Payton is one of college baseball's top catchers — adding to his...
Oller: Who did Kirk Herbstreit worship as a kid? What about Ryan Day? Heroes step forward
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo Sports· 10 months agoRocky Colavito turned 90 this month. Who is he? Just my earliest childhood sports hero, that’s all....
Inside MLB’s Dream Series, where 7 Illinois high school players spent 4 days at the annual showcase...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOver Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend in January, 80 of the nation’s top amateur baseball players — including seven from Illinois — attended Major League Baseball’s Dream Series at Tempe Diablo ...
Thirty hats and ‘every kid’s dream’: Tucker Toman prepares for MLB Draft moment
The State McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoDays before the 2022 Major League Baseball Draft, Tucker Toman was in a familiar spot — taking...
Kansas City Royals’ Matt Duffy had an idea for helping a younger teammate through slump
Kansas City Star McClatchy Articles via AOL· 1 year agoThree hours before his scuffling Kansas City Royals are set to take the field against the most...
From a silent film star to Iranian general: Who's buried in Scottsdale cemeteries?
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoScottsdale and Paradise Valley cemeteries tell the stories of Major League Baseball players, a famous actress and a professional rodeo star. Their stories are just a few that give the area its ...
Hall of Fame: Posthumous awards honor men in three sports
The Abilene Reporter-News via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoEDITOR'S NOTE: Today concludes a series of stories on the 2023 inductees into the Big Country...
Rockford's 10 greatest high school football coaches and what made them great
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo Sports· 7 months agoFootball has been Rockford’s greatest sport. Especially among the traditional big three in American...
At Super Bowl 58, Detroit Lions fans in Las Vegas can't get over what could have been
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo Sports· 4 months agoLAS VEGAS — The ride to the airport was quiet, but the flight home was worse. Shortly after...