By putting three faces on this issue of race, the NBA got instant momentum ... and the signings of minority players such as Roy Campanella, Satchel Paige, Monte Irvin and Minnie Minoso before ...

Soon other players, such as Monte Irvin, Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe ... Only a few people are willing to commit an effort to better race relations and society. There is a sense of satisfaction in ...

We did not really lust after hymns of violence; we weren’t country-and-western buffs (we always preferred Charles Starrett, the Durango Kid, who was all business, to the saps like Roy Rogers and ...

Exactly 25 years earlier, three miles north of where Aaron hit his historic 715th homer, Robinson also created history when he and Brooklyn Dodgers teammate Roy Campanella became ... had such a good ...

2009 — The Dodgers’ star outfielder, Manny Ramirez, is suspended for 50 games for testing positive for a banned substance. He ...

The Seattle Mariners beat the Miami Marlins 7-6 on Sunday afternoon to move to 16-12 on the season. Since starting out 3-7, Seattle has gone 13-5 over its last 18 games. They own sole possession ...

1959 — A crowd of 93,103 came to the Los Angeles Coliseum on “Roy Campanella Night” to show its affection for the paralyzed Dodger catcher. The Dodgers were beaten by the New York Yankees 6 ...

Abdul-Jabbar, who grew up listening to the Dodgers of Robinson and Roy Campanella on the radio and considered Robinson a mentor, pointed to the decision as part of an ongoing issue. “Jackie had ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Mary M. Miller has won the 62nd annual annual Shepherd Insurance Great Steamboat Race, claiming the Silver Antlers. The Great Steamboat Race set sail Wednesday evening ...