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August 6, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday honored former baseball players in the Negro League, a haven for African-American…
July 22, 2013
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police are investigating the burglary of baseball great Hank Aaron's Atlanta home while he and his…
June 20, 2013
(AP) -The league received an A rating in racial hiring practices in this year's annual report by Richard Lapchick's Institute…
April 24, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The commemorative plaque honoring home run king Barry Bonds' record 756th clout has gone missing from…
April 15, 2013
VIDEO - Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier, but it was his play in the Negro League that got him…
April 15, 2013
BOSTON (AP) - Baseball is holding its fifth annual Jackie Robinson Day on the 66th anniversary of his breaking Major…
April 13, 2013
theGRIO VIDEO - During an interview with theGrio, '42' star Chadwick Boseman talks about bringing to life the story of…
April 12, 2013
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Jackie Robinson’s daughter says she and her family are excited about a new movie about her
April 12, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball has created a task force that will study how to increase diversity in…
April 12, 2013
OPINION - Most talk about Robinson for his non-baseball accomplishments – affecting change in baseball, but also in society as…
April 10, 2013
VIDEO - Former NBA player Bill Russell appeared on a recent taping on 'Melissa Harris-Perry' to talk about Jackie Robinson…
April 3, 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) - There's a scene in "42" in which Jackie Robinson, the first black player in modern Major…
April 2, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama said Tuesday that a new movie chronicling Jackie Robinson's rise through Major League Baseball left…
April 2, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — Robinson Cano is switching agents from Scott Boras to a new company formed by musician Jay-Z's…
February 28, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The San Fransisco Giants, reigning World Series champions, are the only Major League Baseball club that doesn't…
November 29, 2012
OPINION -Getting on the ballot is validation that you’re one of the game’s best. But getting on the ballot may…
November 28, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) — Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa are listed on the baseball Hall of Fame ballot…
September 26, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker could rejoin his team in time for the start of the MLB…
September 21, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - After decades without a professional sports team, New York City's ascendant borough is hitting the major…
August 2, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Detroit Tigers outfielder Delmon Young is trying to work out a deal with prosecutors in his…