Bed-Stuy residents started a Change.org petition in mid-January to try to get the commissioner to open the tennis courts.

Antiques Roadshow expert Jasmani Francis was left stunned when he was shown a series of letters from baseball legend Jackie ...

Jackie Robinson signs what is, at the time, the highest-paying contract in the history of the Brooklyn Dodgers. It was for $35,000 per year (still just $455,000 in today’s dollars). Sheesh—how ...

Jackie Robinson wasn’t just a baseball legend—he was a trailblazer, a man of resilience, and someone who appreciated the ...

Jackie Robinson’s granddaughter ... him as a child after seeing him play in the 1955 World Series between the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees. Robinson was the first Black player to ...

"Spring training is the opportunity for families to unite," explained Traer Van Allen, general manager of the minor-league St. Lucie Mets. "Players bring their families along, and spring breakers come ...

Jackie Robinson was an exceptional athlete and a civil rights leader. On April 15, 1947, he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he trotted out to first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Jackie Robinson’s journey to the majors was anything but easy. As the first Black player in the modern era of Major League Baseball, he endured racial slurs, hate mail, death threats ...

Tuesday was the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. By now, most — if not all — of you are surrounded by homage to the break-down of the color barrier in baseball.

Baseball legend Jackie Robinson, who broke the sport's color barrier in 1947, made several important stops in Louisville and Kentucky. Before he wore No. 42 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Robinson ...