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Rickey Smiley is back after more than a decade away from the stand-up stage. The comedy legend and beloved radio host has returned to the world of stand-up ...
In 1947, Brooklyn Dodgers General Manager and President Branch Rickey hired Robinson to be the first black major league player, but his was not a DEI hire.
Branch Rickey knew that signing Jackie Robinson as the first Black player in Major League Baseball’s modern era was a potentially risky endeavor.
Branch Rickey knew that signing Jackie Robinson as the first Black player in Major League Baseball’s modern era was a potentially risky endeavor.
We correctly celebrate his story. But what compelled the man who signed Robinson—Branch Rickey—to integrate the game he loved?
The news of the passing of Oakland A's legend Rickey Henderson was officially announced on Saturday after rumors circulated late Friday night. Tributes have bee ...
Oakland Athletics’ Rickey Henderson holds up third base after breaking Lou Brock’s all-time career record for stolen bases during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York ...
And while MLB’s all-time stolen bases leader played the bulk of his career with the A’s, he also spent nearly seven seasons in New York in stints with the Yankees and the Mets.
Rickey Henderson, the Oakland kid who became the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball history and his hometown A’s biggest star, has died. Henderson would have turned 66 on Christmas Day. The ...
Tribute to Rickey Henderson, MLB's undisputed greatest leadoff hitter Rickey Henderson, who died Friday at 65, was a one-of-a-kind MLB superstar who never will be duplicated.
After Making Baseball History, Branch Rickey Faced a Spiritual Crisis Paul Emory Putz How the famed executive who signed Jackie Robinson found renewed hope in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.