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Jackie Robinson Bat Sells For Record Price at Auction
A baseball bat used by Brooklyn Dodgers great Jackie Robinson during the 1949 MLB All-Star Game sold for a record $1.08 million dollars at an auction Saturday.
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MLB Celebrates Jackie Robinson Day on 75th Anniversary of His Debut
Major League Baseball is celebrating Jackie Robinson Day on April 15, which is the 75th anniversary of him breaking baseball’s color barrier.
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What Happened the Day Jackie Robinson Made His MLB Debut 75 Years Ago
As the Brooklyn Dodgers first baseman that day in 1947, he saw action right from the start.
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MLB Reclassifies Negro Leagues as Major League
Major League Baseball has reclassified the Negro Leagues as a major league and will count the statistics and records of its 3,400 players as part of its history
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Calls Grow to Rename Brooklyn's Barclays Center After Jackie Robinson
There has been a recent push by some advocates to change the name of Barclays Center to something that could honor legendary Brooklyn Dodger Jackie Robinson
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Former Presidents Unite to Pay Tribute to 100th Anniversary of Negro Leagues
Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama are among those who are tipping their caps in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues.
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Giants' Bochy Calls it a Career With Emotional Ceremony
Bruce Bochy capped a historic run as manager of the San Francisco Giants on Sunday with a 9-0 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. But, no matter, it was a win-win day for all of Giants Nation as it said farewell to the skipper of the perhaps greatest era in San Francisco baseball history.
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The Memory Project Preserves Stories of ‘The Greatest Generation'
History can be learned from books. But nothing tops hearing about it from those who lived it. That’s the approach a group of UNT students and a guest director took, for an upcoming production focusing on those who grew up during World War II.
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Dodgers Great Don Newcombe Has Died at Age 92
Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Don Newcombe, considered one of the all-time great Dodgers and one of the storied franchise’s final links to Brooklyn, died at age 92, the team announced Tuesday.
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MLB's Inclusion Efforts Must Now Overcome Offensive Tweets
Major League Baseball has made an effort to grow the sport among African-Americans, and there are finally some small signs of progress. Meanwhile, ballparks from coast to coast host nights celebrating the LGBT community, another example of baseball’s attempts to promote diversity. Right now, all of that is being overshadowed after the discovery of some inflammatory old tweets from current...
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Jackie Robinson's Daughter: Black Baseball Players Reluctant to Speak Out
Jackie Robinson’s daughter thinks black baseball players are more reluctant to speak publicly about racial issues than their NFL and NBA colleagues because they constitute a lower percentage of rosters. She spoke at Citi Field on Sunday to mark Jackie Robinson Day, the 71st anniversary of her father breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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LeBron James ‘Will Not Shut Up and Dribble'
LeBron James responded to Fox News Laura Ingraham’s commentary, which has been received as being racially charged by saying that he will “definitely not shut up and dribble”
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‘I Can't Describe the Savagery': Mother, 2 Young Children Among 4 Dead in New York Basement Horror
The mother was 36 years old. Her kids who were killed were just 5 and 11, a girl and a boy.
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Apparent Quadruple Homicide Discovered in NY
Police are investigating what they say appears to be a quadruple homicide in New York. Abigail Bleck reports.
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House Where Jackie Robinson's Childhood Home Once Stood for Sale
The house where the childhood home of Dodgers legend Jackie Robinson once stood is up for sale.
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Cap That Shielded Jackie Robinson From Racist Pitchers Fetches Record Amount at Auction
A Brooklyn Dodgers cap worn by Jackie Robinson has been auctioned for a record amount.
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Red Sox Fans Show Support for Adam Jones After Racist Taunts
When Red Sox fans hurled peanuts and the N-word toward Orioles outfielder Adam Jones in Fenway Park, it was a reminder of the Boston’s racial legacy -particularly around its sports teams.
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Ground Broken for Jackie Robinson Museum After 10-Year Wait
Ground was broken for the Jackie Robinson Museum after a 10-year wait — matching the length of the Hall of Famer’s barrier-breaking major league career....
Rachel Robinson, the 94-year-old widow of the Brooklyn Dodgers star, attended Thursday’s ceremony in the SoHo section of Manhattan along with her daughter, Sharon, baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and former National League President Len Coleman....
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Denzel Washington Swings for the ‘Fences'
The movie, which goes into wide release Christmas Day, will test whether a brilliantly acted film version of a classic play can draw the crowds it deserves.
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Marlins to Retire No. 16 in Honor of Jose Fernandez
The Marlins announced Monday it will retire the No. 16 in honor of Jose Fernandez. The entire team will wear Fernandez’s jersey number for Monday’s game against the Mets.