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Baseball’s backslide on diversity shows how the work must continue | Opinion
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn February for Black History Month, USA TODAY Sports is publishing the series “28 Black Stories in...
Opinion: In celebrating baseball in Bradenton, remember the blemishes too
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSpring training baseball is nothing if not overly romanticized. It can even turn government...
Smyrna library begins Black History Month with sports writer's talk on Hank Aaron
Marietta Daily Journal, Ga. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 5—SMYRNA — The Smyrna Public Library kicked off Black History Month on Saturday with a lecture about the late Hank Aaron, a day before the beloved Baseball Hall of Famer would have turned ...
Loran Smith: Holding a funeral for Parade magazine
Athens Banner-Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAlthough I was not aware of what was going on, it was a little disconcerting in the last couple of years when on occasional weekends no Parade Magazine...
This congressman was one of the last people to see JFK alive. 60 years later, he looks back.
NBC News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoRep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, has shaken the hand of every U.S. president since Harry Truman. But...
11 Shocking Events In Sports History That Are All But Forgotten Today
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 10 months ago1.The Pirates' Dock Ellis was tripping on acid when he threw a no-hitter against the Padres on June...
Yogi Berra Finally Gets the Credit He Deserves
Parade via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA lot of people misunderestimate Yogi Berra. Maybe you do, too? Yes, he’s the master of the malaprop. (Or “bonaprop,” as the New York Times columnist...
Dusty Baker hopes to find a new calling after retiring as Astros manager
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAs Dusty Baker officially ended one notable chapter in his illustrious career, he said Thursday he...
Jim Kaat humbled by orientation visit to National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCOOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Jim Kaat’s storytelling ability is not what ultimately landed him in Cooperstown. But it sure could have. It was Kaat’s left arm that led him to the Baseball Hall of Fame ...
‘It Ain’t Over’ review: The wit, heart and soul of Yogi Berra, baseball giant
Chicago Tribune· 10 months agoWith a load of family love and cooperation, the documentary “It Ain’t Over” celebrates the accomplishments of St. Louis-born, New York Yankees-bred Lawrence “Yogi” Berra (1925-2015), whose talent ...