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 ...

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 ...

Gene Kahane writes, "It seems this month, Black History Month, is the best time to look at race and sports because, to put it ...

Curler is excited about the southern swing that has the Hornets playing all games against teams at neutral sites. During his ...

Spring training is underway for Chicago's baseball teams, both of which have played significant roles in the history of ...

This post was updated Feb. 14 at 2:04 a.m. It’s been nearly 12 years since the Bruins’ last trip to the College World Series.

While Jackie Robinson is often celebrated as the first Black player in Major League Baseball, history tells a different story.

The state of Michigan has a rich history in Black baseball. From Detroit to Ann Arbor to our very own Albion, Black ...

In a continued celebration of Black History Month, our first pick this week is Jackie Robinson. Jack Roosevelt Robinson rose ...

Jim Becker, a long-time journalist who had spent more than 40 years in journalism including a role as a national reporter for the Associated Press (AP), died at age 98 in Honolulu due to natural cause ...

Jim Becker, an author and a newsman who covered numerous historic events around the world, but might be most remembered in ...

Journalist Jim Becker has died at 98. He traveled the world as an Associated Press reporter, and covered Jackie Robinson’s ...