LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackie Robinson was the first to break baseball's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers 78 years ago Tuesday. His legacy continues to inspire people inside the major leagues — and ...

Baseball player Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier as its first Black athlete. The infielder made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, and went on to have a ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Jackie Robinson wore an Organization for Civil Rights badge when he took part in a ...

As the man who broke Baseball's color barrier, Jackie Robinson holds a singular place in Hobby history as one of the sport's most significant players ever. Not surprisingly, he is also one of the ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach is one step closer to becoming a National Historic Landmark after the U.S. Senate on Friday passed the Jackie Robinson Ballpark ...

IS TRACKING ALL THOSE DEVELOPMENTS. HE’S LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM RIGHT NOW. WELL, JACKIE ROBINSON’S PAGE AND OTHERS, THEY ARE NOW RESTORED. BUT ALL DAY IT LED TO QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW SUCH AN IMPORTANT ...

FILE - Baseball Player Jackie Robinson with the Montreal Royals club at Sanford, Fla., March 4, 1946. Bill Chaplis WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon said Wednesday that in "rare cases" it may have ...

*For the first time in nearly 18 years, the prestigious NAACP Jackie Robinson Sports Award will be presented to LeBron James – one of America’s most respected, talented and influential athletes ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar surprised some fans by appearing at a Jackie Robinson Day tribute at Dodger Stadium in a wheelchair. The NBA’s second all-time leading scorer was shown arriving at the statue ...

Jackie Robinson wore an Organization for Civil Rights badge when he took part in a Louisville march with Dr. Martin Luther King in 1964. Bill Strode Courier-Journal-USA TODAY NETWORK As Donald Trump’s ...