"Jackie Robinson's impact was greater than just that of baseball. He was a transforming agent and in the face of such hostility and such meanness and violence, he did it with such amazing dignity.

Even if you think you know the story surrounding the theft of League 42’s Jackie Robinson statue, a new Wichita Eagle ...

Jack Roosevelt Robinson rose from humble origins to break the color barrier in baseball, becoming one of the most beloved men in America. Born to tenant farmers in rural Georgia and raised in ...

The first contract Jackie Robinson signed along with Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey on Oct. 23, 1945, was an agreement to play for the Montreal Royals, the Dodgers' top farm club.

Jackie Robinson wasn't known for flashy displays, but his 1949 Buick Roadmaster was a statement in itself. This wasn't your average ride. It was a luxurious symbol of success, a car that ...

After a stint with the minor-league Montreal Royals, Jackie Robinson was the first Black man to play in Major League Baseball and a key contributor to the civil rights movement in the United States.

While regarded in the hierarchy of baseball immortality, this day in 2015 saw the Los Angeles Dodgers unveil details of a Jackie Robinson statue that would be installed at Dodger Stadium during ...

FOREVER BE SYNONYMOUS WITH BREAKING RACIAL BARRIERS IN SPORTS. IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL’S FIRST BLACK PLAYER. WELL, HE COULD SOON HAVE A NEW HONOR RIGHT HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. AS WESH 2’S ...

It's not often that the essence of a man, especially a complicated man, can be summed up in one sentence. But then again, there haven't been many people like Jackie Robinson. "A life is not ...

Mykalai Kontilai, who fraudulently used Jackie Robinson's Brooklyn Dodgers contracts, was sentenced to 51 months in prison and ordered to pay $6.1 million he stole from investors.