Sports
Indians-Twins series: A much needed break for Puerto Rico
April 20, 2018With an island-wide blackout keeping Puerto Ricans in the dark, at least there was still baseball.
Read moreIf Supreme Court okays sports betting, players unions want a say
April 19, 2018A ruling in favor of New Jersey would allow states to again legalize sports betting, altering the sports business landscape and increasing profits for professional leagues at an unknown cost to players.
Read moreBaseball’s Larry Doby: #2 but first-class all the way home
April 17, 2018Ask even the most casual baseball fan who the first African American to play in the major leagues was and they'll say "Jackie Robinson." Ask them who the second was and you'll probably get a blank...
Read moreThe end of Jim Crow baseball and the rise of Jim Crow football
April 16, 2018Seventy-one years ago, the Daily Worker exposed the “Crimes of the Big Leagues.” Today, with the case of Colin Kaepernick, it's the Crimes of the National Football League.
Read moreJackie Robinson integrates baseball: Daily Worker archives 1947
April 16, 2018"The cheers for Robinson are saying something, something that will make it easier for Negro players to come, for the day when there’ll be no special pressure upon an American ballplayer whose skin happens to be...
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