On June 14, in Clayton, N.C., about 43 miles east of the Duke campus, celebrated actor and university professor Mike Wiley, ...

The first black Major League Baseball player found a friend.

Jackie Robinson broke from third base and stole home plate for the first time in his Major League career. The exhilarating play additionally was the first stolen base of Robinson’s 10-year career with ...

Charles Burrell, known as the “Jackie Robinson of classical music,” has died. He was 104. Burrell was a classical and jazz bass player and was the first African-American member of a major American ...

Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier with the Dodgers in 1947. Read about his stats, family, death, Jackie Robinson Day, and more.

Aberdeen High’s baseball team celebrates Jackie Robinson Day during a game against Manchester Valley at Aberdeen High School on Wednesday. Jackie Robinson Day is a traditional event which occ… ...

All of Major League Baseball celebrated Jackie Robinson Day on Tuesday, April 15, as it was on this day that the former Dodgers’ trailblazer debuted and broke baseball’s color barrier in 1947.

By BETH HARRIS. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackie Robinson’s legacy is being celebrated around the major leagues on Tuesday, with the day named for the first Black baseball player of the modern era ...

Sunny Chang: Ebbets has been around for 37 years, and the brand has always associated itself with Ebbets Field — the stadium where Jackie Robinson debuted in 1947.What’s powerful about this is ...

Jackie Robinson is the ultimate American hero in a class by himself of not only athletes, but of all Americans. He was a four-sport athlete with high academic success and he served our country in ...

Robinson, meanwhile, was Rookie of the Year in 1947 and the NL MVP two years later. In his 10 years in the majors, he was either an All-Star or an MVP candidate, or both, in all but one season.

Jackie Robinson Day is an MLB tribute dating back to 2004. All 30 MLB teams will play today, and every player and coach will be wearing Robinson's iconic #42. “A life is not important except in ...