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

On MLB Network Radio, Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president Bob Kendrick shared heartfelt insight into Dr. Martin Luther ...

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

1962: Jackie Robinson became the first Black baseball player elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. 1973: The last ...

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 ...

A Hall of Fame is, by definition, a ranking of the best players to ever play the sport. We know from past research that ...

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 Athletics, ...

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 ...

Next year could see Buster Posey elected, along with former Giants managers Bruce Bochy and Dusty Baker. Here's what else ...

Year-by-year inductees to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame: BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; TGE: Today’s Game Era (1998-present) committee; VC: Elected by the ...

Rookie Cards of Jackie Robinson & Shohei Ohtani Lead Sales at REA January Auction. Jackie Robinson, Shohei Ohtani, LeBron ...

2006 — Kobe Bryant scores a staggering 81 points — the second-highest total in NBA history — and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors 122-104.