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Jackie Robinson recognized in Los Angeles County for Juneteenth
NBC Los Angeles· 5 days agoIn honor of Juneteenth, a national holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United...
Sean Kirst: 'The Catch' eternally links Willie Mays and Vic Wertz, whose career took off in Buffalo
The Buffalo News· 2 days agoThe catch by Mays – when the nation still paused to collectively focus on afternoon World Series...
Remembering the day Jackie Robinson played in Raleigh, breaking the city’s race barrier
Durham Herald-Sun via Yahoo Sports· 7 days agoWhen Jackie Robinson brought his barnstorming all-stars to Devereux Meadow that October, he...
MLB Insider Says San Francisco Giants Grand Plan Likely to Not Succeed
Sports Illustrated· 13 hours agoThe San Francisco Giants are a franchise that helps set the tone for the rest of the MLB. Currently,...
LEONARD GREENE: Reggie Jackson’s honesty about racism he faced in Birmingham more powerful than any...
New York Daily News· 2 days agoReggie Jackson is still hitting them out of the park. Not since the former Yankee slugger clouted...
Why Willie Mays, not Babe Ruth, was baseball’s greatest player
CNN via Yahoo Sports· 2 days agoMays was one of the players who helped integrate baseball in the 1950s, starting his career in 1951...
Baseball Legend Willie Mays Is Dead At 93
HuffPost via Yahoo Sports· 5 days agoBaseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays stormed into the MLB right after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947. New York Daily News via Getty Images...
WNBA players are bringing the pain to Caitlin Clark. Good! They should
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo Sports· 6 days agoNo one in sports will ever endure what Jackie Robinson did when he broke the color barrier in professional baseball. There are no parallels. He was not ...
Willie Mays: The Greatest to Ever Play | Tributes | Roger Ebert
RogerEbert.com· 24 hours agoOn the legendary ball player who changed the face of baseball.
Juneteenth baseball game honors Jackie Robinson
WEVV Evansville· 4 days agoIn a tribute to the legacy of the Negro Leagues and the historic achievements of Jackie Robinson, each Otters’ player sported a unique jersey with the...