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Boy Who Refused to Wrestle Girl Might End Up Wrestling History Instead

The whole country now knows who Joel Northrup is, which is what can happen when someone is cast as either a hard-headed, backward-thinking coward or a courageous hero of his religious faith. As a 10th-grader, yet. So, you sure hope that his father, Jamie, gave his son sound advice that truly is going to benefit him not...

Jackie Robinson Day Whitewashes Baseball's Sordid History

As the Chicago White Stockings warmed up to take the field against the Toledo Blue Stockings in 1884, so the baseball story goes, one of the White Stockings, star Cap Anson, didn't like something he saw on the other side. It was the catcher, a fellow named Moses Fleetwood Walker. Anson was white, as was just about every...

MLB Goes All Out Celebrating Jackie Robinson

In front of a capacity crowd at Dodger Stadium, Major League Baseball proved they still had the goods, bringing out all the stops in a full-on celebration of the 60th Anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in baseball. First, Marlon Wayans gave a speech about Jackie's accomplishments, saying that...

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05/09/12 Mesick baseball sweeps Frankfort Source: Cadillac News - Cadillac MI For Mesick, another pair of strong outings on the mound led to a sweep of Frankfort in Northwest Conference baseball action, 5-1 and 3-2 Tuesday.
05/08/12 Tualatin High student posters express outrage at... Source: The Oregonian - Portland OR The movie was produced by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
05/08/12 Robinson's widow 'thrilled' Dodgers' McCourt era is... Source: WTGN TV - Chicago IL As the Dodgers celebrated their first home game under new ownership Monday, the widow of perhaps the most memorable player in franchise history said she was "thrilled" the Frank McCourt era had ended.
05/01/12 Fitness trainer Rachel Robinson offers Aqua Girl... Source: Miami Herald - Miami FL Personal trainer Rachel Robinson says that when she was a teen in Miami during the 1990s, there were few other visibly fit lesbians she could identify with.
04/20/12 Mesick softball cruises past Brethren Source: Cadillac News - Cadillac MI Mesick took advantage of a strong offensive night to get some valuable experience for its pitching depth while cruising to a pair of non-conference softball wins, 15-0 and 16-1 over Brethren Thursday.