LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackie Robinson’s legacy is being celebrated around the major leagues on Tuesday, with the day named for ...

But standing up for Jackie Robinson should not be a subversive or ... Despite routinely being subjected to death threats, hate mail and abuse — including by others in baseball — he never ...

Harold (Buster) Hair, a Jacksonville sports pioneer who competed in baseball's Negro Leagues and later coached legions of aspiring athletes across the First Coast, died April 21 in Atlanta at age 92.

Yet despite his untimely death, Robinson deserves recognition not only for his athletic accomplishments but also for his commitment to equality. The price of a baseball ticket on Jackie Robinson ...

Jackie Robinson is the best I’ve seen ... Mix the bitter with the sweet in death and life. Jackie as a figure in history was a rock in the water, creating concentric circles and ripples of ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackie Robinson’s legacy is being celebrated ... his first year of eligibility. Robinson died at age 53 of a heart attack in 1972. He’s buried at Cypress Hills Cemetery ...