On Thursday, officials in Philadelphia passed a resolution that not only honors Major League Baseball legend Jackie Robinson's color barrier-breaking appearance in the city in 1947 but also serves as a formal apology. On April 15, the day that Robinson shattered the barrier, his widow will receive a formal apology for the mistreatment her husband faced, NBC Philadelphia reports.
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The new Atlanta Braves stadium scheduled to open in Cobb County in 2017 officially has a name: SunTrust Park. The Braves made the announcement today (September 16) at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new stadium, near Cumberland Mall. It is a 25-year naming rights deal. Baseball commissioner-elect Rob Manfred, Braves legend Hank Aaron, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal and […]
Major League Baseball has announced that is has suspended New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez through the 2014 season without pay. The suspension amounts to 211 games and will begin on Thursday (August 8). A Rod is expected to appeal the ruling. He was suspended along with 12 other players found to be involved with […]
Martin Luther King III invoked the spirit of his late father as he confirmed his involvement in discussions to purchase a part of the New York Mets. In a late-night statement released to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Sunday, King said that he hoped that the venture, if successful, would increase diversity among the owners in […]
