Starting at age 7, Nigerian immigrant Obie Sanni found baseball through another family, one in which proud African-American men pass down the love of baseball like an heirloom.

April 15 is Jackie Robinson Day, marking the date he broke baseball's color barrier. But the number of African Americans ...

Covenant Health Park, a joint venture by the Smokies, City of Knoxville, and Knox County, was built with the intention to ...

As the Cleveland Guardians play their 2025 home opener, April 8 marks 50 years since Frank Robinson debuted as MLB's first Black manager.

Mayberry Park was once the home to the Greenville Spinners, an all-African American baseball team from the 1920s, according to the city, It was originally created as a space for African American ...

But the Courier’s historical significance goes beyond baseball. Its fabled “Double-V” campaign, calling for victory in World War II abroad and in the struggle for equal rights for African Americans at ...

Diversity, equity and inclusion are helping America’s pastime in every aspect of the sport. Now they’re playing smarter.

Perhaps the most diverse league in professional sports today, the NBA, wasn t always known for being a game for all ...