Branch Rickey and Bill Veeck, recognizing the positive impact of baseball integration to the bottom line of baseball, were pioneers in signing stars like Jackie Robinson, Larry Doby, Don Newcombe, ...

When we talk about sports, we mention Jackie Robinson, Jesse Owens, Kenny Washington, and Earl Loyd, just to name a few and here on the shore Larry Farrare is a name that can be said alongside some of ...

In a career that dates back to the 1970s, Ivan Nahem has written and performed music that defies convention. The vocalist and ...

Andrew "Rube" Foster Launches What Became Known As The Negro Leagues In 1920 Rube Foster The Negro Leagues 1920 ...

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Willie Mays, arguably the greatest baseball player of all time ... They passed on Mays, even though Jackie Robinson already had broken the sport’s color line, according to MLB.

Baseball was in his blood,” said his great-nephew, Ray Mackey III. “He and his siblings grew up playing ball on the sandlots of Luling, dreaming of making it big.” ...

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Later that year, Larry Doby debuted with Cleveland ... He exemplified his own philosophy by making a great impact for the good of baseball and the nation. People remember what Jackie Robinson did and ...

He jumped over a person holding the ball and did a twisting, no-look dunk, getting baseball star Barry Bonds to jump out ...

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