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October 24, 2011
SLIDESHOW - Today, red hot hip-hop star Drake turns just 25 years old. And he's not the only youngster storming…
October 24, 2011
The New York Times - For many aspiring African-American coaches, becoming a head coach in the N.F.L. seemed an insurmountable…
July 12, 2011
PHOENIX (AP) - Bombers second baseman Robinson Cano set a finals record by crushing 12 home runs right after Boston…
April 20, 2011
OPINION - Young boys and men constitute a great majority of the fans, and it's this demographic that requires more…
January 30, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - He said it was premature to make those discussions public, but said in the statement that…
January 19, 2011
SEATTLE (AP) - The switch-hitter spent two weeks away from the Mariners in May to deal with emotional issues...
December 8, 2010
VIDEO - It seems the 'birther movement' is alive and well and is apparently spreading to venues outside of politics...
November 16, 2010
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - He became the first black GM in baseball to win a World Series title, with the…
October 29, 2010
OPINION - Only one-in-four Americans come from towns of fewer than 50,000 people, but nearly half of NFL players and…
July 21, 2010
BALTIMORE (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama showed off her throwing arm Tuesday after making a pitch to Major League…
June 28, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The 91-year-old Irvin, a Hall of Famer who became the first black player in Giants history…
June 24, 2010
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The number of black players in the majors declined last season, and Billy Reed fears things…
June 2, 2010
SEATTLE (AP) - Just the way Ken Griffey Jr. wanted, there will be no farewell tour for one of the…
May 11, 2010
OPINION - If Griffey could flash back to 1989 and redo his career without the injuries, we would be talking…
April 30, 2010
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Major League Baseball equaled its best grades for racial and gender diversity hiring, even as the…
April 15, 2010
OPINION - Minnesota Twins' Orlando Hudson recently told one sports columnist that "veteran black free agents have a harder time"…
April 8, 2010
OPINION - Jason Heyward's a phenomenal player. But to put the weight of getting black kids interested in baseball again…
March 11, 2010
OPINION - By associating Dominican players with blacks, it disguises the fact that MLB has a long way to go…
March 10, 2010
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (AP) - Meeting Ali will be among the highlights of the spring for many of the Giants...
August 31, 2009
VIDEO -- Half of all marriages in the US will end in divorce, but for NFL players and other professional…