Organized professional baseball has been played in Kansas City since 1884, when the Kansas City Unions of the Union Association took the field. Despite this long history, the city has been light in ...

This unique series of stories and photos about our founding fathers will be published in our papers throughout 2026, in ...

At the beginning of the Cold War in 1949, Jackie Robinson appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee to ...

Herman Shaw was a trailblazer at Edwardsville High School as a Black athlete in the early 1950s. He passed away this month at 91.

Earlier this week, the city of West Sacramento recognized Major League Baseball player and 2025 American League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Nick Kurtz, who plays for the city’s own ...

A new book examines the baseball great’s politics and the pressure he was put under by Dodgers manager Branch Rickey.

Bethel AME presents its 'Breaking Barriers' health fair and celebrates the life of the late Jackie Robinson on his birthday.

Today marks the 50th anniversary of Paul Robeson’s death on January 23, 1976. The actor, singer, athlete and scholar was once famous around the world, but he was attacked, blacklisted and hounded by ...

For the second consecutive year and for the fourth time since 2022, Shohei Ohtani was named as the best player in baseball by ...

Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ...

The San Francisco Giants saw two of their former players get elected to be enshrined in Cooperstown, N.Y. and more could be ...

The June 27 broadcast marks one of three regular-season games secured by ABC, including two Cubs matchups against the Giants ...