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The Battle Over the Bed-Stuy Tennis Courts
Curbed· 3 hours agoAnyone who played tennis at Jackie Robinson knew Frances Ferdinand. A young Black mother with a quick smile, she offered free tennis classes every Friday...
Janet Marie Smith Upgrades Urban Ballparks For Today's Fans
Investor's Business Daily· 7 hours agoGeorge Will, the longtime Washington Post columnist and baseball writer, listed the three most...
Records rewritten as baseball incorporates Negro Leagues stats
AFP via Yahoo Sports· 1 day agoMajor League Baseball formally adopted statistics from the racially segregated Negro Leagues into...
Harrison Butker Breaks His Silence on Commencement Speech Backlash | FOX Sports Radio
iHeartRadio· 1 day agoKansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker defended himself after recent comments made at Benedictine...
Statistics from Negro Leagues officially added to MLB record books
CBS News· 2 days ago"This initiative is focused on ensuring that future generations of fans have access to the...
Red Sox trailblazer gets her call to the team's Hall of Fame
WCVB Boston· 7 days agoA CAREER THAT STARTED WITH A BABYSITTING JOB FOR A NEW YORK METS OUTFIELDER. BEFORE YOU HEAR ABOUT...
The Windup: Why MLB added Negro Leagues stats to its records; apologizing to the Cleveland Guardians
New York Times· 1 day agoSign up here to receive The Windup directly in your inbox. MLB’s record books are integrated, Ken’s...
Yahoo Sports AM: Revising the MLB record books
Yahoo Sports via AOL· 1 day agoYes, but: While Ruth was a global celebrity and earned upwards of $80,000 a year (~$1.5 million today), Gibson drew little acclaim and made $1,500 a...
Satchel Paige, Oscar Charleston and 5 other Negro Leagues players who benefit most from MLB stats...
Sporting News· 1 day agoMajor League Baseball will announce the results of a more than three-year research endeavor into...
Deadspin | MLB adds Negro Leagues stats: Josh Gibson now all-time BA leader
Deadspin· 21 hours agoHall of Fame catcher Josh Gibson officially became Major League Baseball's career leader with a .372...