From Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson and Muhammad Ali to Colin Kaepernick, the achievements of Black athletes have had a role in advancing civil rights.

The president revealed that all three sporting icons will be featured in the National Garden of American Heroes alongside the ...

The connective tissue of baseball extends so far and touches to many individuals. Grant, who sang the anthem for Robinson’s ...

Andre Dawson Classic, highlighting the baseball programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, will take place ...

President Trump announced Thursday that the National Garden of American Heroes will be getting statues of Kobe Bryant, ...

As a result, baseball at the HBCU level is experiencing something of a renaissance as it gains popularity among players, coaches and fans. HBCU players are now garnering even more attention from Major ...

But one key piece of baseball history is off the market right now and is instead in the hands of U.S. marshals: the contract signed by Jackie Robinson, breaking baseball’s color barrier. L.A. Times ...

Curler is excited about the southern swing that has the Hornets playing all games against teams at neutral sites. During his ...

Cam Curler is a Vermonter through and through. Oh sure, if you look at his Vermont State University Lyndon baseball roster you will see that he is casting a wider net and has players from far-flung ...

While Jackie Robinson is often celebrated as the first Black player in Major League Baseball, history tells a different story.

HONOLULU (AP) — Jim Becker, a world-traveling journalist who covered Jackie Robinson’s big-league baseball debut and the U.S. Army’s retaking of Seoul during the Korean War, died Friday.

Jim Becker, an author and a newsman who covered numerous monumental events in history, died today in Hawaii, according to family and friends.