Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees has been suspended for 211 games amid allegations of using performance-enhancing drugs, effectively through the end of the 2014 season. He will be able to play while he appeals the suspension. Rodriguez is accused of having ties to Biogenesis, an anti-aging clinic in south Florida linked with over […]
Roland Martin talks with former MLB player Harold Reynolds about the several African-American prospects who are projected to be drafted in the 2013 Major League…
Well no win for the Pacers last night however you can make today a winner. The kids are home and you probably want them out of the house. Check out some the events going on today: 30th Annual Banks of the Wabash Festival in Terre Haute. A ten-day festival with live music nightly, midway rides and […]
DETROIT — With Prince Fielder and Miguel Cabrera in the middle of the lineup, the Detroit Tigers look ready for a season of slugging at Comerica Park. Fielder and the Tigers agreed Tuesday to a nine-year, $214 million contract, a person familiar with the deal said. The AL Central champions boldly stepped up in the […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Barry Bonds’ lawyers asked a federal judge Tuesday to follow a federal probation officer’s recommendation and give Major League Baseball’s career home run leader probation when he’s sentenced for obstruction of justice this month. SEE ALSO: All Eight Sandusky Accusers To Testify Bonds, 47, was convicted in April of obstructing a grand […]
Bill Cosby played football at Temple, ran track for the Owls and still attends their basketball games. But baseball? Not so much while growing up at the Richard Allen projects in Philadelphia. See Also: Father Says It Was ‘A Mistake’ To Use 9-year-old As Chauffeur “No, no, no. I wasn’t any good,” the comedian told […]
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Allen Craig drifted back, reached up and made the catch, setting off a stampede from the dugout. The St. Louis Cardinals, the team that wasn’t even supposed to be here, had won a most remarkable World Series. See also: The Greatest Latino Baseball Players Of All Time A day after twice being […]
Topeka, Kan. — Negro League players were more than athletes. They were activists, who, through their work on the field, challenged the popular belief at the time proving that African Americans were equal to whites on and off the field. Still, few Negro League legends received the fanfare that white players received for their accolades. […]
One of the Yankees few African-American players is not harping on the lack of Blacks in baseball, but asking where the Black fans are at games. Granderson recently challenged his fellow Yankees to count the number of Black people at ballgames. “At first, it starts off as a joke,” Granderson, who hit the second most […]
Original Release from CNN Breaking News! U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton has declared a mistrial in the case of baseball legend Roger Clemens. Rusty Hardin, attorney for Clemens, had objected to the prosecution showing video at Clemens’ perjury trial which Walton had specifically said was inadmissible unless it was brought up on rebuttal. Walton […]
Fifty years ago, baseball was the sport that had the hearts of African-American children across the country. Before Major League Baseball integrated, African-Americans created the Negro Leagues, which was a farm full of fresh Black talent that was home to the likes of Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson to name a few. But what was […]
With the recent 3,000 hit milestone reached this past weekend by New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, we decided to compile a list of the Black baseball players who are part of the 3,000 hit club. On this list, you will find all-time home-run king, Hank Aaron, and other legends like the “Say Hey Kid,” […]
