ST. LOUIS — Stars Field is part of the campus of Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis. The baseball field is also the site where many great Negro League players competed in the 1920’s. “This was ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A large group of men — 33 ballplayers, six executives and two trainers — stood shoulder to shoulder for an iconic photograph. The moment occurred minutes before one of the most ...

It was 1976, and across the country, America’s independence was being celebrated through a myriad of festive Bicentennial events. In Detroit, front-office executives of the hometown baseball team also ...

They’re playing ball again at Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, and the Somerset Patriots indirectly will give a nod to the former home of New Jersey’s Negro League teams when the Yankees’ Double-A ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Thursday, Major League Baseball paid tribute to the Negro Leagues with its first regular-season game in the state of Alabama, and the league’s history in South ...

The Negro National League was founded in 1920 during a time of segregation in the United States. The league gained traction through the 1930s and '40s. In 1944, Jackie Robinson, who played for the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Knoxville brewery is paying tribute to the storied history of baseball in the city. “Steel Arm Lager” commemorates the Knoxville Giants of the Negro Southern League that ...

Today’s Sports Highlight in History: 2020 – Major League Baseball announces it is elevating the Negro Leagues to Major League status. It’s a brand-new day for Negro League players, whose stats are now ...

NORFOLK — Partially a reflection of modern-day sports marketing initiatives, the Norfolk Tides will wear as many as 14 various jerseys this season. In addition to their traditional home whites and ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Negro League Baseball Museum expansion project is growing with two developers promising to bring a 100-unit hotel on top of that expansion and up to 200 apartments next ...