John Schriffen grew up in a family of civil rights activists. His grandfather, Alphonso Deal, was the NAACP president of ...

A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2008. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball ...

In 1958, Williams chaired the Committee to Combat Racial Injustice, which organized to defend two Black boys, ages 7 and 9, ...

From their senses of humor to hockey habits, a 14-year age difference hasn't stopped the Chicago defensemen from striking up ...

Umpire Pat Hoberg is the latest professional sports figure caught in a betting scandal. The 38-year-old Hoberg was fired by ...

Baseball Prospectus released its first standings projections for 2025, and the PECOTA model had the Colorado Rockies ...

Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni is not among the finalists for NFL Coach of the Year, even though it is his second ...

It is announced that Jordan and the Jordan Brand are donating $2.5 million toward fighting Black voter suppression. One million dollars is being donated to the NAA ...

The Chicago Stars FC will be under new legal obligations as part of a groundbreaking settlement that requires the National Women’s Soccer League to create a $5 million restitution fund after ...

Fay Vincent, who became an unexpected baseball commissioner in 1989 following the death of A. Bartlett Giamatti and then was ...

Alex Bregman had a solid 2024 season with the Houston Astros, after which he entered free agency. Last year, he won the Gold Glove Award, posting a .260 batting average, a .315 OBP, and a .453 SLG ...