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Key Figures of Baseball Integration
Baseball, American’s national past-time, has a complicated history. Like much of American society in the 1940s, professional baseball was originally segregated, with whites playing in the Major Leagues and African-Americans in the Negro League. But after soldiers of all races fought side-by-side during World War II, the pressure to integrate baseball grew. Some influential figures
‘Suck for Luck’ could be best hope for NFL’s worst
Turns out, Vince Lombardi was wrong. Winning isn’t the only thing. In some NFL cities this season, losing matters even more. From Miami to Indianapolis, from Minnesota to St. Louis, some fans want their team to lose as many games as possible to get the No. 1 pick in the next NFL draft, which would
Coaches should let their players tweet
Let’s skip the formalities here and kick this off with a 140-character-or-less, Twitter-friendly start:Really, Steve Spurrier? You’re banning Twitter? How about you join the 21st century instead? #GetAClue. The Gamecocks’ head football coach, otherwise a likable and seemingly wise man, has added his noteworthy name and program to the list of college coaches banning their
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