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Pac-12 football returns 4 years after exodus nearly sent the conference to extinction

By John Marshall - Associated Press

FILE - Jackie Robinson, first baseman of the Brooklyn Dodgers, returns an autograph book to a fan in the stands, during the Dodgers' spring training in Ciudad Trujillo, now Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, on March 6, 1948. (AP Photo/File)

MLB celebrates Jackie Robinson Day as every player wears No. 42 on anniversary of his historic debut

By Beth Harris - Associated Press

Nate Ford, left, and Jeff Herndon apply finishing touches to a statue of baseball hall-of-famer and civil rights pioneer Jackie Robinson in Loveland, Colo., on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP)

A rebuilt bronze Jackie Robinson statue will be unveiled 6 months after the original was stolen

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FILE - A view of the bronze Jackie Robinson cleats that were left behind when the statue of the legendary baseball pioneer was stolen from a park in the early morning hours, in Wichita, Kan., Jan. 25, 2024. (Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP File)

Kansas man sentenced to prison for stealing bronze Jackie Robinson statue

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Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Nationals team members arrive to celebrate Jackie Robinson Tribute Day before a baseball game at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles on Monday, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Jackie Robinson remembered around MLB on 77th anniversary of him breaking baseball’s color barrier

By Beth Harris - Associated Press

A bronze statue of legendary baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson was stolen from a park in Wichita, Kan., during the early morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Police announced Tuesday, Feb. 13, the arrest of a man in the theft of the Jackie Robinson statue that later was found dismantled and burned. (Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP, File)

Man arrested in Jackie Robinson statue theft was not motivated by race, police say

By Heather Hollingsworth - Associated Press

A group of people gathered at the baseball legend Jackie Robinson pavilion at McAdams Park in Wichita, Kan. on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. A bronze statue of Jackie Robinson was cut down and stolen from this spot on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. A youth baseball league called League 42 plays in the park. The statue is valued at $75,000. (Jaime Green/The Wichita Eagle via AP)

Donations pour in to replace destroyed Jackie Robinson statue on his 105th birthday

By Heather Hollingsworth - Associated Press

This March 4, 1946, file photo shows Jackie Robinson of the Montreal Royals baseball team, in Sanford, Fla. (AP Photo/Bill Chaplis, File)

Jackie Robinson statue stolen from Kansas park, spurring search, outrage

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The Pac-12 Conference is facing a dire future following mass exodus of storied programs

By John Marshall - Associated Press

Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella, left, congratulates his battery mate, Don Newcombe, in the dressing room at the Polo Grounds in New York on Sept. 2, 1949. Holman Stadium in Nashua, N.H., is being recognized for hosting the country's first racially integrated baseball team, the Nashua Dodgers, in 1946. The club was a minor league league affiliate of the Dodgers, which included Hall of Famer Campanella and future Cy Young Award winner Newcombe. (AP Photo/Matty Zimmern, File)

New Hampshire town recognized for historic role in racially integrating baseball in the 1940s

By Michael Casey - Associated Press

This image released by Sony Interactive Entertainment shows a digital rendering of Cuban baseball player Martín Dihigo from the game MLB The Show 23. The franchise has inserted some of the greatest Negro League players into the 2023 edition of the game as playable characters. (Sony Interactive Entertainment via AP)

MLB The Show breaks barrier with Negro League players

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. - Associated Press

This March 4, 1946, file photo shows Jackie Robinson of the Montreal Royals baseball team, in Sanford, Fla. (AP Photo/Bill Chaplis, File)

New York City flunks spelling with new ‘Jakie Robinson Parkway’ sign

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

More Hopeful Race Lessons from Critical Race Theory (CRT) Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

How to improve critical race theory into more hopeful lessons

By Mark Schug and Scott Niederjohn

New York Yankees' Josh Donaldson reacts after flying out to end the third inning of the team's baseball game against the Chicago Cubs on Friday, June 10, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) **FILE**

Donaldson’s one-game ban upheld by MLB, fine cut to $5,000

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson (28) makes a swinging strike on a pitch during the third inning of a baseball game against Chicago White Sox, Saturday May 21, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Josh Donaldson apologizes to Jackie Robinson’s family

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