Astros retiring Billy Wagner's No. 13 after closer was elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Billy Wagner is one of baseball's newest Hall of Famers, and he received another honor this week. The Houston Astros will retire his No. 13 this summer, the team announced Tuesday. The ceremony will ...
Meet 9 trailblazing ‘hidden figures’ of Black history from across the Charlotte region
In 1958, Williams chaired the Committee to Combat Racial Injustice, which organized to defend two Black boys, ages 7 and 9, ...
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Astros to retire new Hall of Famer Wagner’s No. 13
Fresh off his election into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his final year on the ballot, Billy Wagner will receive the ...
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Robinson claims CNN lawsuit should lead to overturning US Supreme Court actual malice standard
CNN is asking a federal court to reject former Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s claims that his lawsuit should lead to overturning the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in New York Times Co. v.
Before Becoming an MLB Pioneer, Jackie Robinson Was a Minor League Idol
In honor of Black History Month, MLB.com retells the story of Jackie Robinson and his spectacular season with the Montreal ...
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Felix Mantilla, a winner with the ’57 Braves and champion of Milwaukee youth baseball, dies at 90
Mantilla was one of only a handful of players remaining from the Braves ... who was an inspiration to all of us in the Milwaukee baseball community. We will forever remember Felix for his time ...
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Meet the Black baseball great who played all over in the Minors of the 19th century
A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2006. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball celebrates Black History Month with stories of Black baseball pioneers.
Baseball Hall of Fame only has one unanimous selection. What’s the deal with that?
Those 117 gentlemen should have joined Mariano Rivera as unanimous selections to the None of them did. If anything, I undercounted. I do allow for some honest difference of opinion. Nor am I including ...
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Ranking West Virginia’s top five most talented transfer portal acquisitions
The Mountaineers have brought in a total of 31 players from the NCAA transfer portal ... Check out some highlights below. Jimmori Robinson takes the top spot on the list, although Coats does ...
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Australia's Robinson Smith is at the foot of baseball's mountain, aiming for the summit
To pull on the cleats, button the shirt and run out to play in a Major League Baseball game ... Pirates senior advisor of player personnel Tony Harris presents Robinson Smith with his Pirates ...
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What exactly is the Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Bill about?
Meanwhile, the Senate version of the bill, Senate Bill 1979 (SB 1979), is still pending approval. However, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. already claimed he would automatically veto the bill in ...
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Bill Belichick, UNC football add 21 players to Tar Heels’ 2025 roster
On Wednesday, Belichick and UNC announced that 21 players have been added to UNC’s roster in the last month as the Tar Heels begin the journey toward spring practice and ultimately the 2025 ...