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Jackie Robinson's Military Service Removed From Defense Department Website as Crackdown on DEI Continues

The Department of Defense removed Jackie Robinson's bio from its website as part of an ongoing effort to eliminate content perceived as linked to DEI initiatives.

Latin Times

Defense Department webpage on Jackie Robinson's military service suddenly missing amid DEI purge

A Department of Defense webpage describing baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson’s military service is now missing

The Independent UK

Pentagon defends removing webpage of MLB’s color-barrier breaker Jackie Robinson: ‘DEI is dead at the Defense Department’

Robinson famously broke baseball’s color barrier in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, but his story has been scrubbed from the Pentagon’s website

The Independent UK

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Article on Jackie Robinson’s military career restored to defense department website

An article on Jackie Robinson’s military career has been restored amid a US government purge of material considered to be related to DEI

The Guardian - US

Jim Becker, AP reporter who covered Jackie Robinson and an underdog Hawaii football team, dies at 98

Journalist Jim Becker has died at 98

The Independent UK

Tommy Brown, Youngest MLB Home Run Hitter, Dies At 97

Tommy Brown, the youngest MLB player to hit a home run, passes away at 97. Played with Jackie Robinson in the 1947 Dodgers team.

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The Baseball Hall of Fame’s Forgotten Position Has Some Hope—Just Not in 2025

Second basemen Ian Kinsler, Chase Utley and Dustin Pedroia each possess impressive credentials that could see them enshrined in Cooperstown one day, though they’re far from locks.

Sports Illustrated

Ken Burns on Leonardo da Vinci: ‘He may be the person of the last millennium’

The legendary documentarian has taken on his first non-American subject for an expansive two-part docuseries

The Guardian - US

Ranking All 11 Yankees-Dodgers World Series Matchups in MLB History

Baseball’s most common World Series opponents haven’t clashed in the Fall Classic since 1981, but they’ve produced plenty of familiar, iconic moments.

Sports Illustrated

Profiles in clean energy: Once incarcerated, expert moves students into climate-solution careers

In a converted warehouse in the poorest zip code in Philadelphia, students are learning to work on older homes, improve the heating and cooling, and at the same time make them more climate-friendly

The Independent UK

Up against Hank Greenberg, baseball’s first Jewish superstar, antisemitism struck out

Hank Greenberg might be the best baseball player you’ve never heard of.

The Conversation

Famous Aries College Athletes and Their Fiery Spirit

channeling your natural ram-like energy into productive and fulfilling endeavors, both on and off the field.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Ultra Rare Collectibles Auction to Feature Brady, LeBron, Jackie Robinson Cards

The auction will take place in September and feature some of the rarest trading cards in American sports history.

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The Independent UK

New York City plaques honoring author Anaïs Nin and rock venue Fillmore East stolen for scrap metal

Several bronze plaques commemorating figures from New York City’s rich history have been pried off the buildings they were affixed to this summer, apparently to be sold for scrap metal

The Independent UK

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

Little League players and former Major League Baseball All-Stars are ready to welcome home a rebuilt bronze statue of Jackie Robinson

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Man Sentenced For Stealing Jackie Robinson Statue, Found Smoldering

Man sentenced for stealing Jackie Robinson statue due to fentanyl addiction. Replacement statue to be unveiled by League 42 youth baseball league in Kansas.

The Independent UK

Kansas man sentenced to prison for stealing bronze Jackie Robinson statue

The man who stole a bronze Jackie Robinson statue that was cut off at the ankles and found days later smoldering in a trash can in a city park in Kansas will spend about 15 years in prison, although most of that sentence is related to a burglary that happened…

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Running for the Gold: History Channel Revisits Jesse Owens' Olympics Triumph in New Documentary

'Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics' director Andre Gaines says sprinter's 1936 Germany Olympics achievements remain relevant today

Reason

Baseball's Awkward Attempt at Making Amends for Its History of Segregation

Is Josh Gibson the best hitter in major league history? Sadly, we'll never know, no matter what the record books say.

The Guardian - US

MLB has integrated Negro Leagues stats. Is it too little, too late?

Josh Gibson, nicknamed the Black Babe Ruth, is belatedly recognized as the all-time hit king and a tribute game will be held in Alabama today – but only 5.7% of players are now Black Americans

The Independent UK

Rickwood Field, a time capsule of opportunity and oppression, welcomes MLB for Negro Leagues tribute

Rickwood Field will host an MLB game between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants on Thursday

The Conversation

Saying a final goodbye to Willie Mays, baseball’s ‘Say hey kid’

In 1959, when Soviet Premier Nikita Khruschev visited San Francisco and members of the International Longshoreman’s Union greeted him with cheers, newspaperman Frank Coniff quipped: “This is the damndest city. They cheer Khruschev and boo Willie Mays.”

The Guardian - US

Caitlin Clark is no princess in a tower. Every hit is a strange compliment

The Indiana Fever star has endured a brutal welcome to the professional ranks. But it was no different for the likes of Michael Jordan and Peyton Manning

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Negro League Players' Stats Officially Integrated Into MLB Record Books

The integration of Negro Leagues records into MLB recognizes legendary players like Josh Gibson, enhancing diversity and honoring their contributions.

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