Long before Jackie Robinson, Black jockeys dominated and changed horse racing
In the century before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball and decades before Jack Johnson became the first African American heavyweight boxing champion, a Black man named ...
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Breaking the Color Line – Major League Baseball Integration Began 78 Years Ago
Branch Rickey and Bill Veeck, recognizing the positive impact of baseball integration to the bottom line of baseball, were pioneers in signing stars like Jackie Robinson, Larry Doby, Don Newcombe, ...
LA Times Today: Man used Jackie Robinson contracts to steal millions from investors. Then he fled to Russia seeking asylum
But one key piece of baseball history is off the market right now and is instead in the hands of U.S. marshals: the contract signed by Jackie Robinson, breaking baseball’s color barrier. L.A. Times ...
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Who will Missouri baseball be when 'lights come on?’ Coach Kerrick Jackson talks Year 2 with Tigers
Kerrick Jackson talked to the Tribune about the challenges ahead of Missouri baseball in 2025, and his guarded optimism for ...
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The Pursuit: A Jackson Holliday Story
Spending quality time together as a family is the most important thing for the Holliday’s, or, as they refer to themselves, ...
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Baseball is more than a sport to America — and it’s finally including women in its triumphs and tragedies
In October 2024, plans for the Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL) were announced, marking the first pro women’s baseball ...