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    Stone's book is a good tribute  Aug 27, 2008
    I have just read Tough Choice's story about Jackie Robinson and found out so many things about him I did not know. He excelled in every sport that UCLA had to offer, that is a lot of sports. (Bainbridge Post Searchlight, GA)

    Pucko: Interpreted Medal Count  Aug 26, 2008
    We celebrated the 61st anniversary of Jackie Robinson's first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers on Tuesday ... Every team honored the number as a tribute to Jackie Robinson ... The thing is, if given the chance to wear number 42 to honor Jackie Robinson, why wouldn't you. (R News)

    'Black List' different kind of civil rights docu  Aug 25, 2008
    Just letting in Jackie Robinson into baseball didn t mean we were equal. That didn t happen until the 1970s. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    As Seen On Streetside San Diego With Lorrie Jordan  Aug 25, 2008
    March 31 at The Jackie Robinson YMCA 151 YMCA Way San Diego, CA 92102 ... March 31 at The Jackie Robinson 151 YMCA Way San Diego, CA 92102. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)

    Miss. group helped lay groundwork  Aug 24, 2008
    He said the key date to him in 1964 was June 19, when Republican candidate Barry Goldwater announced his rejection of civil rights legislation, leading to the expulsion of the "black and tan Republicans," including baseball great Jackie Robinson. Freedom Democratic Party delegate Charles McLaurin of Indianola recalled the courage of his close friend, Hamer, who was fired from the plantation because of her voting rights work. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    Piniella set to meet with Fukudome  Aug 24, 2008
    A doubleheader is scheduled for Wednesday at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Aaron Shafer threw five scoreless innings, giving up one hit and one walk, in Class A Boise's win over Spokane on Friday. (MLB.com -- Chi Cubs Cubs)

    Robinson Foundation Scholar honored  Aug 23, 2008
    The Mets recognized Velez-Green prior to Friday's matchup with the Astros as the newest Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholar ... Started in 1973 by Rachel Robinson, wife of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, the Foundation's mission is to close the achievement gap for minorities, and the extra measures have created success for the scholars ... For Velez-Green, the scholarship alone was a great distinction, but to have Jackie Robinson's name attached to the award made it something more. (MLB.com -- NY Mets Mets)

    LETTERS: NCT, Aug. 21, 2008  Aug 22, 2008
    I congratulate the fact that this indeed is like when Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball, but here for the White House. I only hope that there is lots of security around. (North County Times)

    Another special baseball summer for Bobby Tiefenauer  Aug 21, 2008
    With his induction, Tiefenauer joined the likes of Jim Rice and Joe Morgan in the Hall, including Jackie Robinson, a member of the original inductees. The Hall of Fame was started by the League s Baseball Writers Association in 1947 with nine original members, and it continued until 1964. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)

    Baseball Hall of Fame: where the past comes alive  Aug 21, 2008
    There was the Jackie Robinson exhibit, which showed the adversity that he had to face. Everybody knows that Robinson had to face racism and hatred, but to actually see the real shreds of paper, with the real handwriting of Cincinnati players telling him that if he shows up to Crosley Field, they will end his life is more than a bit unnerving. (Kalona News, IA)

    Boxing continues to take a hit in U.S.  Aug 20, 2008
    The cultural impact of boxing is long forgotten, although it doesn't change the fact that Jack Johnson was the world champion a few years before Jackie Robinson was even born. Nor does it change the fact that Joe Louis' 1938 knockout win over Max Schmeling in New York's Yankee Stadium did as much to rally the country's young men for the pending challenge of World War II as a steamy photo of Betty Grable in a swimsuit. (News & Observer -- Sports)

    Greatest Story Never Told  Aug 14, 2008
    about how Babe Ruth sneaked out of the hospital to watch Jackie Robinson play. Email Story. (WOKR13 Rochester)

    Female Iraqi sprinter overcomes many hurdles  Aug 12, 2008
    Many years ago, Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese taught a country something about getting along. The Iraqis say their Olympic team can do the same. (Scripps Howard News Wire)

    Opinion: Garcia's misery reaches Lefty proportions  Aug 11, 2008
    That's the amount of frustration, heartbreak and second-guessing Lefty endured before he got that Jackie Robinson off his back. Garcia is only 28 years old. (MSNBC -- Sports)

    East Team Rallies in Ninth Inning for 4 - 2 Comeback Win Over West in 2008 Aflac All-American Game  Aug 10, 2008
    was named National Player of the Year and received the prestigious Jackie Robinson Award. Givens, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound infielder/pitcher, was presented with the award by Sharon Robinson, daughter of the late Hall of Fame baseball player Jackie Robinson. (PR Newswire)

    Judith Ann Heathcock, 61 (6)  Aug 10, 2008
    Pastor Jackie Robinson will officiate. Judith was born Friday, May 30, 1947, in Denison, Texas, to the late Jerry William and Betty Jo (Murr) Raines. (Durant Daily Democrat, OK)

    Cartersville's Tate in running for national baseball honor  Aug 8, 2008
    Cartersville High rising senior Donovan Tate is one of six finalists for the Jackie Robinson Award, which is given to the nation's top high school baseball player ... The winner of the Jackie Robinson Award will be announced during a banquet on Friday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    756 ONE YEAR LATER: Pitcher who became a trivia answer  Aug 8, 2008
    For instance, he learned that there was once a pitcher named Willie Hernandez who won both the Cy Young and MVP awards in the same season (1984), and that Jackie Robinson (1947) and Alvin Dark (1948) were the first two Rookies of the Year at a time when only one player won the award each year. Then there is baseball's list of milestone home runs and the pitchers who served them up: Babe Ruth's 60th in 1927. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)

    Robinson Foundation grads give back  Aug 7, 2008
    (The Jackie Robinson Foundation) ... ST. LOUIS -- On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson forever changed the face of not only baseball, but American society ... Taking heed to his ideals, the Jackie Robinson Foundation makes sure his vision is not lost. (MLB.com -- St. Louis Cardinals)

    Little League team inspired by Old Brooklyn Dodgers  Aug 7, 2008
    " he added. This is not so much a great sports story in a s much as it is a tale about courage, hope and team spirit. It is about what a Little League coach did to help his young players learn about our racial inequalities and how standing up for what you believe and having belief in yourself can make a difference. Carey, who lived in Brooklyn Heights in the 1980 s, said that early in the season the coaches taught the kids about the Brooklyn Dodgers and how Jackie Robinson broke the color... (Hopkinton Town Crier, MA)

    Red Cross needs local 'heroes' for disaster aid  Aug 5, 2008
    Using Jackie Robinson Ballpark as a backdrop, board members said the agency needs local "community heroes" to help the Red Cross, which operates on donations as opposed to state and federal funding. Dan Roll, Red Cross chapter manager, said fires are the agency's leading disaster. (Daytona Beach News Journal)

    Baseball hopeful of future  Aug 5, 2008
    Advertisements Andrew Astleford, The Washington Post DURHAM - On the corner of Blackwell Street and Jackie Robinson Drive, fans bustled under an American flag and pushed past six turnstiles. The announced crowd of 5,088 converged upon Durham Bulls Athletic Park to enjoy a mild Saturday night and to preview the U.S. Olympic baseball team in an exhibition game against Canada, a leisure that may soon become obsolete. (News & Observer -- Sports)

    Parting words from some 'last lectures'  Aug 4, 2008
    shows slide of Jackie Robinson, the first black major-league baseball player] That's a picture of Jackie Robinson. It was in his contract not to complain, even when the fans spit on him. (Boston Globe)

    Footage of Robinson's debut rare  Aug 4, 2008
    JACKIE ROBINSON REMEMBERED ... By Robert Kimball, USA TODAY Imagine the television coverage if Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier today ... An index card notes "Jackie Robinson bunts and moves to second on bad throw" and "Robinson scores" during the Dodgers' three-run seventh inning, in which Robinson scored the go-ahead run. (Yahoo News -- African Americans)

    Canzler drives in seven for Daytona  Aug 3, 2008
    The 22-year-old first baseman had his first two-homer game in more than two years and drove in a career-high seven runs as the Daytona Cubs coasted to a 13-5 victory over the Vero Beach Devil Rays at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Canzler, Chicago's 30th-round pick in the 2004 First-Year Player Draft, began his big night with a game-tying three-run blast in the second inning. (MLB.com -- Chi Cubs Cubs)

    Smith Glad to Be Home  Aug 3, 2008
    and attended junior college just around the corner from Jackie Robinson Ballpark before going on to Clemson to finish up his college career. to read the rest of this story. (Chicago Cubs, TheInsiders.com)

    Russell remembers Robinson  Aug 2, 2008
    Asked about the ceremonies baseball is planning Sunday in tribute to the late Jackie Robinson, the first black ballplayer to break the racial barrier in Major League Baseball, Russell said, ``You may or may not know that I was a pallbearer at Jackie Robinson's funeral ... How did I get to be Jackie Robinson's favorite. (Yahoo News -- African Americans)

    Selig allowing anyone to wear No. 42  Aug 2, 2008
    JACKIE ROBINSON REMEMBERED ... By Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY Commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday that he'll accept any request to wear Jackie Robinson's retired uniform number Sunday in tribute to the 60th anniversary of breaking MLB's color barrier ... The uniforms worn Sunday in Robinson's honor will be autographed by the players and donated to the Jackie Robinson Foundation, according to Major League Baseball officials. (Yahoo News -- African Americans)

    UCLA Baseball Releases 2009 Schedule  Aug 2, 2008
    UCLA's 56-game regular-season schedule includes 26 home contests and 30 games played away from Steele Field at Jackie Robinson Stadium (three neutral-site contests) ... UCLA hosts Arizona at Jackie Robinson Stadium (March 27-29) before playing back-to-back weekends at Pac-10 opponents - Washington State (April 3-5) and Stanford (April 9-11) ... After hosting a three-game set against California (May 8-10), UCLA will play three games against Cal State Fullerton (May 15-17) - one Friday night... (Uclabruins.com)

    Ask Babe: More questions for the Babe  Aug 2, 2008
    The 29th card was Jackie Robinson, in honor of the 50th anniversary of his breaking the color barrier in big-league baseball. A 30th card of Larry Doby, the first black player in the American League, was available at the National Sports Collectors Convention, which was held in Cleveland that year, as was the All-Star game. (Scripps Howard News Wire)

    Fond memories of legendary players fill air  Aug 2, 2008
    It is where Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Stan Musial and Satchel Paige, all members of the Baseball Hall of Fame, made barnstorming appearances in the early 1950s. Tonight, it is where the city celebrates the 80th anniversary of Optimist Park, once known as Huntsville's "Friend of Youth.". (AL.com)

    The boys of summer: A look back at local baseball  Aug 1, 2008
    The team was integrated 30 years before Jackie Robinson joined the professional Brooklyn Dodgers. Mashantucket Tribe members Fred Sebastien and Amos George were Indian. (Westerly Sun, RI)

    Daytona hires consultant for waterfront improvements  Jul 31, 2008
    "We want better pedestrian activity between the retail core, The News-Journal Center and Jackie Robinson Ballpark.". But two downtown business owners said the park isn't going to make a difference in bringing more people downtown. (Daytona Beach News Journal)

    Power Arms Vie for Aflac's National Baseball Player of the Year Honors  Jul 31, 2008
    Winner To Take Home the Coveted Jackie Robinson Award ... The Player of the Year recipient will be presented with the Jackie Robinson Award, a trophy named in honor of the late Hall of Famer ... "We are extremely pleased to once again have Jackie Robinson's name associated with this prestigious award," said Sharon Robinson. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    '68 Olympics Salute Deserves No Honor  Jul 30, 2008
    The group considered an entire generation of heroic black athletes, including Jesse Owens and Jackie Robinson, to be Uncle Toms. . (Townhall.com)

    Delwyn Young chat wrapup  Jul 30, 2008
    Young: Martin Luther King, Gandhi, Tommy Lasorda and Jackie Robinson. All inspirational people that have made an important contribution in my life. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)

    'Express' movie will premiere in Syracuse's Landmark Theater  Jul 30, 2008
    "While his legacy is not as well known, he played an important role in shaping the American conscience, just as Jackie Robinson did. Thanks to 'The Express,' Ernie's legacy and inspirational life story will find the audience and appreciation it deserves.". All the principle stars of the film - including Rob Brown ("Finding Forrester"), who plays Davis, and Dennis Quaid ("The Rookie"), who plays legendary SU coach Ben Schwartzwalder - will attend the screening. (Daily Orange, NY)

    Chris Preston  Jul 29, 2008
    The names of past Bruins who shined in more than one sport reads like a who's who of legendary multisport athletes: Jackie Robinson, who in 1940 became UCLA's first four-sport letterwinner as a member of the baseball, basketball, football and track and field teams; James Owens in the '70s, a 1976 Olympian in the high hurdles and a future NFL running back; Jackie-Joyner Kersee in the '80s, who in addition to her track and field exploits scored over 1,000 points for the Bruins' basketball team;... (ESPN -- College Sports)

    Today on the presidential campaign trail  Jul 27, 2008
    "Barack Obama is the Jackie Robinson of our era. There's no getting around that, there's no asking people not to respond to that." Leonard Pitts, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Miami Herald. . (Yahoo News -- Politics)

    Tigers pay tribute to Negro Leagues  Jul 27, 2008
    At certain points, the leagues featured future Major League stars Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and, of course, Jackie Robinson. "It's pretty amazing how it worked out," Tigers outfielder Curtis Granderson said. (MLB.com -- Detroit Tigers)

    Baseball... Then and Now  Jul 24, 2008
    Along with the great Negro Leagues writers, Sam Lacy and Wendell Smith come quickly to mind, Maxwell fulfilled a vital function in the games history, that of publicizing and promoting black baseball before and after Jackie Robinson. As much as Bill James deserves the Spink Award for his contributions to the game (and whether or not you like Sabrmetrics, you cannot deny he has immensely influenced the game), so too does Jocko Maxwell (and Lacy and Smith, too) deserve that singular honor. (Philadelphia, TheInsiders.com)

    Baseball Today  Jul 24, 2008
    1947 Jackie Robinson stole home for the first time in his major league career in the Brooklyn Dodgers' 4-2 win over Pittsburgh. 1949 Cleveland pitcher Bob Lemon hit two home runs to lead the Indians to a 7-5 victory over the Washington Senators in the opener of a doubleheader. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)

    A museum loaded with N.C. history  Jul 24, 2008
    A special Negro League section that includes recognition of Buck Leonard, Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Monte Irvin and Jackie Robinson. Twelve Fleming Stadium seats that were built in 1938. (News & Observer -- Sports)

    Column: A knuckler for Tim Wakefield  Jul 24, 2008
    Jackie Robinson, the first black major league player broke the color barrier in 1947. Where. (Hanover Mariner, MA)

    UCLA's John Savage Discusses 2008 Season, Program's Future  Jul 24, 2008
    The Bruins will kick off their 2009 campaign with a three-game series against UC Davis, beginning Friday, Feb. 20 at Jackie Robinson Stadium ... Jermaine's passion and love for the game will always be remembered at Jackie Robinson Stadium ... Q: Steele Field at Jackie Robinson Stadium has received several upgrades the past three seasons, including over 1,000 chairback seats, a state-of-the-art backstop net and a brand new natural grass field surface. (Uclabruins.com)

    Obituaries for July 22  Jul 22, 2008
    Survivors: Brother, Frank Sylvester; stepdaughter, Jackie Robinson; three nephews. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, July 24, Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home, 12777 State Road 82, Ft. Myers. (The Delaware County Times, PA)

    Twins give back to our community  Jul 22, 2008
    Through holding the free clinics, the Twins hope to accomplish many things, according to Mauer, who played baseball for the Dodgers with Jackie Robinson, and professional basketball with the Denver Nuggets. We hope we can get kids to be enthused in playing baseball, he said. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)

    Cubs memories  Jul 21, 2008
    "In 1947, as a 15-year-old boy growing up in Racine, Wis., I was a Brooklyn Dodgers fan. On May 18 my parents took me to Wrigley Field to see the Dodgers play the Cubs. It was "Jackie Day," as in Jackie Robinson, the first Black player to ever play at Wrigley Field, was there with the Dodgers. We were among the few white spectators in the stands. We didn't realize that we were watching history being made. My main regret was that I didn't have enough money at the time to buy a "Jackie" button... (AZCentral -- Sports)

    Kings of your hearts  Jul 21, 2008
    He has to be the "King of New York." Jackie Robinson rules Brooklyn, though. 2. (AZCentral -- Sports)

    Where It's All About The Game  Jul 20, 2008
    Shea has four retired numbers on its left field wall: for Casey Stengel, the Mets' original manager; Gil Hodges, who died while still manager in 1972; Tom Seaver, the greatest player in franchise history; and for Jackie Robinson, whose number was permanently retired by Major League Baseball in 1997. I've lost count of how many retired numbers line Yankee Stadium's left field wall. (Forbes)

    Law Professor Challenges Tale About Blackmun and Race  Jul 19, 2008
    Only when Justice Thurgood Marshall, commenting on the first draft, noted the omission and urged Blackmun to correct it, did Blackmun add Satchel Paige, Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella to the list -- or so the book claims. Now, nearly 30 years later, a believes he has debunked that story by showing that Blackmun's list included black players from the very outset. (Law.com)

    Statement time for USA  Jul 19, 2008
    The African-American stars of the 1930s through the 1960s, from Jesse Owens to Jackie Robinson to Bill Russell, met the obligations of their time. They helped break down segregation what Edwards terms "the absolute cultural and political presumption that blacks were, by genetic design, unfit to compete with and against whites in sports.". (ESPN -- Golf News)

    Pucko: Returning Home Alone  Jul 17, 2008
    We celebrated the 61st anniversary of Jackie Robinson's first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers on Tuesday ... Every team honored the number as a tribute to Jackie Robinson ... The thing is, if given the chance to wear number 42 to honor Jackie Robinson, why wouldn't you. (R News)

    Paul Goldhaber, 84; dean revamped dental education  Jul 16, 2008
    In a 1991 interview with the Globe, Dr. Goldhaber invoked the name of the player who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball and said simply, "I like to call myself the Jackie Robinson of Harvard University.". "He believed that was the most important accomplishment of his life, not only for his own personal promotion, but for what it did for Jews," Dr. Samuel Z. Goldhaber of Chestnut Hill said of his father. (Boston Globe)

    More >  Jul 15, 2008
    Since Roy Campanella, coming right behind Jackie Robinson in Brooklyn, integrated his position in 1948, the Dodgers have had a succession of brilliant receivers: John Roseboro, Steve Yeager, Mike Scioscia, Mike Piazza and now Martin, the pride of East York, Ontario, and Montreal. "There are some names there that have done a lot, had great careers," Martin said. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)

    Pitts: Obama shouldn't distance himself from Muslims  Jul 14, 2008
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    Here, feel free to chatter about urned run average  Jul 13, 2008
    Two were NL pioneer Jackie Robinson (Dodgers) and AL pioneer Larry Doby (Indians). Who were the other two. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)

    Guest conductors  Jul 13, 2008
    American Girl Theater Actresses, American Girl Day '02, '03,'04, '05, '06, '07 Cast of "Jersey Boys" '08 Family of The late Arne Harris '02 Family of The late Babe Ruth '06 Family of The late Jackie Robinson '06 Family of The late Ken Hubbs '02 Family of The late Roberto Clemente '06 Family of the late Roger Maris '98 Lemont Little League '06 Mickey Mouse and Daper Dans Quartet '04 The Second City '03 Tinker-Evers-Chance Families, first double play celebration '02 Wrigley Field Ground Crew... (ESPN -- Baseball)

    Calderone ties FSL triples record  Jul 13, 2008
    The 24-year-old right fielder tripled in his first, third and final at-bats Thursday to tie the FSL record as the Blue Jays rolled to a 9-1 victory over the Daytona Cubs at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. "It was dead center, left-center and right-center," Calderone said of his three big hits. (MLB.com -- Toronto Blue Jays)

    David Maraniss's 'The Olympics that Changed the World'  Jul 13, 2008
    With Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, Jesse -Owens, Jackie Robinson and Muhammad Ali, and the events they defined, pretty much picked clean, there's not much remaining. But David Maraniss has come up with another claimant: the 1960 Olympics. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)

    O'Malley's special month commences  Jul 13, 2008
    " Peter O'Malley thanked everyone for coming to the event and then helped unveil the plaque that will forever reside next to plaques honoring a pair of Dodger legends -- Scully and Jackie Robinson. The first of those legends commented on what he will be thinking about on July 27. "I know one thing, that at the end of July, we will be doing a ballgame, and my heart will be in Cooperstown," said Scully, voted the greatest broadcaster of the 20th century. "[That's] where my second father will... (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)

    The New England files  Jul 8, 2008
    Jackie Robinson and Satchel Paige - On July 21, 1945, the FBI's Boston field office monitored a regional convention of the Communist Party of the United States at New England Mutual Life Hall in the Back Bay. An investigative report cited a participant, Nat Garfield, stating that "the Communist Party should redouble its efforts in behalf of Negroes, particularly toward getting them in the Major Leagues." Garfield "mentioned that Satchel Paige and Jackie Robinson were to appear in Boston and said... (Boston Globe)

    Raw material: FBI data on late N.E. sports figures has threats  Jul 8, 2008
    The letter represents the latest example of the FBI's involvement in incidents related to New England sports figures and teams - a legacy that dates to 1945 when agents monitoring a meeting in Boston of the Communist Party of the United States filed an internal memo that cited a participant advocating racially integrating Major League Baseball with Negro leagues stars such as Jackie Robinson and Satchel Paige. The bureau also had an interest this week in a letter, reportedly postmarked in... (Boston Globe)

    White Sox host Double Duty Classic  Jul 8, 2008
    It was Robinson's father, the great Jackie Robinson, who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947. White Sox right fielder Jermaine Dye and first-base coach Harold Baines, a legendary player in his own right for 22 years, comprised the second panel. (MLB.com -- Chi White Sox White Sox)

    UCLA's Jackie Robinson Inducted to College Baseball Hall of Fame  Jul 8, 2008
    Jackie Robinson was inducted to the College Baseball Hall of Fame on July 3 ... LUBBOCK, Texas - Former UCLA baseball player Jackie Robinson was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame on Thursday, July 3, as one of three Vintage-Era inductees in the 2008 Hall of Fame Class. (Uclabruins.com)

    Jules Tygiel, 59; linked baseball to culture  Jul 7, 2008
    Mr.Tygiel's 1983 book "Baseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy," is regarded as one of the best about the man who altered the course of history when he became Major League Baseball's first black player in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers. The book, which earned Mr. Tygiel a Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, examines the integration of baseball as "both a symbol of imminent racial challenge and a direct agent of social change.". (Boston Globe)

    White Sox to host Double Duty Classic  Jul 6, 2008
    The forum will be moderated by ESPN's Michael Smith and include the following panel of speakers: Sharon Robinson, daughter of Jackie Robinson; White Sox general manager Kenny Williams; White Sox outfielder Jermaine Dye and first base coach Harold Baines; and Negro League historians Eddie Bedford, Adrian Burgos, and Larry Lester. "We really wanted to put something around the event and not just have the game," Reifert said. (MLB.com -- Chi White Sox White Sox)

    Can black America believe?  Jul 6, 2008
    "Obama had crossed the point of no return. It was like when Jackie Robinson finally made it to the major leagues. ... Now the gloves would come off, and failure (in November), I knew, would feel like we all had lost it -- all of black America."Some are concerned that the fall campaign will prove ugly and divisive, or that politicians and cynics might use an Obama loss to conclude that the United States still isn't ready for an African American commander in chief. Others worry that the euphoria... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)

    FSN revisits baseball's Golden Age  Jul 5, 2008
    Future episodes will focus on stories such as Yankee Stadium, the Gashouse Gang, Jackie Robinson, barnstorming, the Dodgers leaving Brooklyn and the influx of Latin players. Coleman said he'll be watching, albeit from a different perspective because he met so many of the people directly involved, either as a player or as a broadcaster. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)

    OKLAHOMA BOUND: Sonics leave colorful history in Seattle  Jul 5, 2008
    There have been brushes with greatness -- Patrick Ewing, Maurice Lucas, David Thompson, Paul Westphal and, for 12 games in '78-79, a fellow named Jackie Robinson all played briefly for this team -- as well as extended stays from Jack Sikma, Lenny Wilkens, Detlef Schrempf, Tom Chambers, Gus Williams, Ray Allen and, for four seasons in the '70s as head coach, the revered Bill Russell. McDaniel, McKey & McMillan sounds like a dynamite law firm but its partners were even more dynamic on the court. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)

    Vivian Stringer Turns Up the Heat  Jul 5, 2008
    2006, International Womens Sports Hall of Fame 2006, University of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame 2005, Sport in Society Hall of Fame 2005, Sports Hall of Fame of New Jersey 2004, Black Coaches Association Lifetime Achievement Award 1993, Carol Eckman Award 2003, 101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports, Sports Illustrated 2002, U.S. Sports Academy creates C. Vivian Stringer Medallion Award of Sport for Womens Coaching 2001, Womens Basketball Hall of... (RutgersInsider.com)

    Padres reaching out to Little Leagues  Jul 4, 2008
    The Little League field at the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA in Southeast San Diego was the first to be dedicated on Jan. 31, 1997. Since then, there have been 35 more field dedications, including the Lemon Grove Little League on March 25, 2006. (MLB.com -- San Diego Padres)

    Jackie Robinson inducted into college baseball HOF  Jul 4, 2008
    LUBBOCK, Texas -- Jackie Robinson was inducted Thursday into the College Baseball Foundation's Hall of Fame. In 1947, Robinson donned a Brooklyn Dodger uniform to become the first black player in the major leagues. (ESPN -- College Sports)

    Footage of Robinson's debut rare  Jul 3, 2008
    JACKIE ROBINSON REMEMBERED ... By Robert Kimball, USA TODAY Imagine the television coverage if Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier today ... An index card notes "Jackie Robinson bunts and moves to second on bad throw" and "Robinson scores" during the Dodgers' three-run seventh inning, in which Robinson scored the go-ahead run. (Yahoo News -- African Americans)

    TAKE A NUMBER: Top uniform numbers in sports  Jul 1, 2008
    No. 42: Jackie Robinson wore the number. It does not matter who else had that jersey. (USA Today -- Sports)

    Mag: Hey, commish  Jul 1, 2008
    Zim's been in baseball for six decades (he played with Jackie Robinson. as a player, coach, manager and now our "senior baseball adviser." The other day, during batting practice, he was saying that the Rays remind him of the mid-90s Yankees he coached: "Pitching and defense can take you a long way, and that's what those Yankees had and these Rays have. Strong up the middle. We also have the same knack the Yankees had for picking each other up. That's what makes a team, and we got it.". (ESPN -- Baseball)

    Josh Hollingsworth, 19 (43)  Jun 29, 2008
    Survivors include: his father, Jim Hollingsworth Julie of Bennington; his mother, Jolene Nelson nd Brad of Durant; sister, Jaime Hollingsworth of Bennington; sister, Jessi Dill of Durant; brother, Jeran Hollingsworth of Bennington; sister, Jackie Robinson of Edmond; sister, Belinda Bible of Okmulgee; grandfather, James Hollingsworth, Sr. of Bennington; grandparents, Paul David ene Ross of Boswell; grandparents, Alvie ly Nelson of Durant; great grandmother, Ett Ross of Boswell, as well as... (Durant Daily Democrat, OK)

    Obama wrong to distance himself from Muslim community  Jun 29, 2008
    He is required to walk an unprecedented political tightrope, to be one part John F. Kennedy, one part Jackie Robinson. More, he is required to prove his American-ness like no other candidate before him. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)

    America's Mirror  Jun 29, 2008
    A resounding achievement as social history, art gallery and sports commentary, the book is broken into nine "Innings" to recount the league's beginnings, the distinctive brand of play, life in the leagues, owners, greats, the Latin American connection, exhibition games with white leagues, the World War II years and finally Jackie Robinson ... Nelson's unnamed narrator, a composite voice for every player in the Negro leagues, explains a proud and painful past: "If there had been no such thing as... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Selig allowing anyone to wear No. 42  Jun 29, 2008
    JACKIE ROBINSON REMEMBERED ... By Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY Commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday that he'll accept any request to wear Jackie Robinson's retired uniform number Sunday in tribute to the 60th anniversary of breaking MLB's color barrier ... The uniforms worn Sunday in Robinson's honor will be autographed by the players and donated to the Jackie Robinson Foundation, according to Major League Baseball officials. (Yahoo News -- African Americans)

    Russell remembers Robinson  Jun 29, 2008
    Asked about the ceremonies baseball is planning Sunday in tribute to the late Jackie Robinson, the first black ballplayer to break the racial barrier in Major League Baseball, Russell said, ``You may or may not know that I was a pallbearer at Jackie Robinson's funeral ... How did I get to be Jackie Robinson's favorite. (Yahoo News -- African Americans)

    High gas prices rekindle desire for urban living  Jun 28, 2008
    The 30-something couple, originally from Chicago, put their 4-year-old Venetian Bay home up for rent in January and moved into a rented unit at the 2-year-old Wall Street Lofts at Magnolia Avenue and Wall Street, half a block off Beach Street and within sight of Jackie Robinson Ballpark. "It's not closer to work in Port Orange, but it's closer to where we go out and that saves gas," he said. (Daytona Beach News Journal)

    Tom Penders to be Inducted into Hall of Fame  Jun 28, 2008
    Two inductees were selected in each of the three HOF Wings: Jackie Robinson Professional, James O'Rourke Amateur and J. Walter Kennedy Community Service ... JACKIE ROBINSON PROFESSIONAL WING 2005 - Julius Boros (Fairfield), Kristine Lilly (Wilton), Calvin Murphy (Norwalk), Steve Young (Greenwich) 2006 - Bobby Valentine (Stamford), Mo Vaughn (Norwalk) 2007 - Mike Gminski (Monroe), Charles Nagy (Fairfield). (Uhcougars.com)

    Smith relishes spot in Governor's Cup​  Jun 28, 2008
    "I got into football during my eighth grade year when I was at Jackie Robinson Middle School, See and I loved it," Smith said. "When I started (the coaches) told me stuff, and after that it was just natural. It all came naturally." Hillhouse coach Tom Dyer was Smith's physical education teacher during middle school. (New Haven Register, CT)

    Gone for good  Jun 28, 2008
    "I could hold my own against anybody, except Satch, maybe, and he was the onliest man that made a fool out of me. But I played against the best -- Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard, Larry Doby, Jackie Robinson -- and not just the black ballplayers. You could ask Roger Maris, Harvey Kuenn and Sal Maglie, any of those boys, too. "They'll tell you I should have been there," Pennington added, "but I understand why I wasn't. My grandfather was white and he told me life was going to be tough all the way,... (CNN -- US)

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