From Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona's perspective, Jackie Robinson Day isn't necessarily a day of celebration, and that's no slight against the Civl Rights icon. Speaking Tuesday in his ...

It is unlikely that today’s Jackie Robinson would have made his living in baseball. His best sport was football, and today’s prep football players are year-round warriors. He might have ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Before he stepped onto Ebbets Field in New York, Jackie Robinson made baseball history in Daytona Beach. Jackie Robinson played for the Montreal Royals March 17 ...

LOS ANGELES – One of the things that Matt Kemp appreciates about Jackie Robinson Day at Dodger Stadium is how it brings people together. Each player is wearing Robinson’s No. 42. More ...

The gesture combined a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and a tribute to Jackie Robinson, the first Black player in the major leagues who wore jersey No. 42.

42North Brewing Co. has something in common with a Major League Baseball trailblazer, and it is taking that opportunity to raise money for the sports programs of a local youth organization.

On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson trotted out to first base for the Dodgers at Brooklyn's Ebbets Field, erasing the unofficial color line that had stood in big league baseball for nearly 60 years.

(CNN) — Police in Wichita, Kansas, are asking for help to locate a stolen statue of Jackie Robinson. League 42, a nonprofit that provides low-cost baseball registration primarily for children ...

The 23-time major champion received the Jackie Robinson Sports Award at the NAACP Image Awards on Saturday, Feb. 25. The Jackie Robinson Sports Award is presented to individuals in sports for their ...

the youngest player to hit a home run in a major league game and the last living member of the landmark 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers team that included rookie Jackie Robinson, has died. He was 97.

Tuesday was the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. By now, most — if not all — of you are surrounded by homage to the break-down of the color barrier in baseball.

The sexual battery lawsuit filed against Motown legend Smokey Robinson is nothing more than an “ugly method of trying to extract money from an 85-year-old American icon,” the singer’s ...