Eugene Robinson writes a column on politics and culture and hosts an online chat with readers. In a three-decade career at The Washington Post, Robinson has been city hall reporter, city editor ...

Dodgers great Jackie Robinson was a household name before he broke the Major League Baseball color barrier in 1947. In ...

Baseball history changed forever when Jackie Robinson stepped onto Ebbets Field on April 15, 1947. His stellar career numbers tell a powerful story – a .313 batting average, 1,563 hits, and 141 home ...

A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2006. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball ...

Dodgers great Jackie ... Jim Wilson, knocked him down and the fans cheered. Robinson didn't seem to pay any attention to any of it." Still, he got just one hit in 10 at-bats in Louisville.

Baseball legend Jackie Robinson, who broke the sport's color barrier in 1947, made several important stops in Louisville and Kentucky. Before he wore No. 42 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Robinson ...

Jackie Bryan ... her senior, CC Robinson, reached 1,000 rebounds for her career. Bryan did tell the team on the bus ride back. Her assistant coaches, led by Becky Burns, decided to celebrate the ...

FISHERSVILLE — Wilson Memorial has won nine games in a row after beating Waynesboro 74-34 Friday night in Shenandoah District girls basketball. CC Robinson ... Memorial's Jackie Bryan, who ...

That was about all the celebration Jackie Bryan wanted to recognize her ... to it because it was the same night that her senior, CC Robinson, reached 1,000 rebounds for her career.

Jackie Robinson was an exceptional athlete and a civil rights leader. On April 15, 1947, he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he trotted out to first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers.