Barry Bonds' 756 home run plaque missing at ballpark
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The commemorative plaque honoring home run king Barry Bonds' record 756th clout has gone missing from AT&T Park...
Jackie Robinson's daughter excited about '42'
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Jackie Robinson’s daughter says she and her family are excited about a new movie about her father, who broke the color barrier …
10 little known Jackie Robinson facts
SLIDESHOW - As the 2013 baseball season kicks off, the legacy of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American player to take the field in the 20th Century, is remembered...
Should you go see '42' this weekend?
REVIEW - Jackie Robinson was a legendary baseball player and a trail-blazing athlete – but his epic story retold in Brian Helgeland’s '42' is an honest attempt for a home-run that instead sits safely at third base...
MLB forms diversity committee, focus on black players
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball has created a task force that will study how to increase diversity in the game, especially among black players...
Jackie Robinson's athletic greatness overlooked
OPINION - Most talk about Robinson for his non-baseball accomplishments – affecting change in baseball, but also in society as a whole. But we also need to remember: He was one hell of a baseball player...
Bill Russell: Jackie Robinson was my hero
VIDEO - Former NBA player Bill Russell appeared on a recent taping on 'Melissa Harris-Perry' to talk about Jackie Robinson and the impact he had in his life...
Atlanta Braves' all-black outfield is big for baseball
OPINION - If these three and go out there and prove it like generation and generation before them did, then a new generation of kids will look up to them...
Giants only MLB team with no African-American players
theGRIO REPORT - The San Fransisco Giants, reigning World Series champions, are the only Major League Baseball club that doesn't have any African-American players at their spring training camp in Scottsdale, A.Z...
theGrio's 100: Ken Williams, calling the shots for Chicago White Sox
theGRIO's 100 - In 2005, the Chicago White Sox won their first World Series title in nearly 90 years. General Manager Ken Williams was a big reason why...
