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Pasadena’s Jackie Robinson Community Center turns 50; Leaders say it still makes an impact
Pasadena Star-News· 5 hours agoIt was in the bottom of the seventh inning of his Major League debut in 1947 when Jackie Robinson...
Rebuilt Jackie Robinson statue to be unveiled Aug. 5
ABC News· 6 days agoA youth baseball league in Wichita, Kansas, will unveil a new Jackie Robinson statue Aug. 5, replacing the original work that was cut from the base, removed ...
Dodgers' Mookie Betts Can Make MLB All-Star Game History This Year
Sports Illustrated· 1 day agoMookie Betts has started five All-Star Games in his career. All of those starts came in the...
‘Road to Rickwood’: Don’t Fight Back
Birmingham News· 3 days agoIt wasn’t until 1964 that the Birmingham Barons finally integrated, nearly 20 years after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League...
Laker legend Jerry West has died
Los Angeles Times· 2 days agoJerry West, the legendary Lakers player and later coach and general manager who took the team to stunning heights season after season but could never...
2024 MLB player poll names Shohei Ohtani best in baseball; Who's most overrated?
Fox Sports· 3 days agoWith the 2024 MLB season entering the month of June, The Athletic published its annual player poll,...
Media Credential Application Open for the 38th Annual Conference of 100 Black Men of America, Inc.
The Fairfax County Times· 2 days agoRequests must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 13, 2024. ATLANTA, June 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's largest African American-led mentoring organization, 100 Black Men ...
Hall of Fame Examines 150 Years of Black Baseball History
Smithsonian Magazine· 6 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 ...
Giants bring 3-game road win streak into matchup with the Rangers
Fox Sports· 5 days agoThe San Francisco Giants hit the road against the Texas Rangers trying to extend a three-game road...
Where to celebrate Juneteenth 2024 in Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas Morning News· 18 hours agoJuneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that word of the Emancipation Proclamation finally...