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Ted Strong Jr. (1917-1978) was a two-sport athlete, a major star of the Negro Leagues and one of the original Harlem Globetrotters. His prominence in the Negro Leagues led Branch …
The heartwarming underdog story of the 1924 Washington Senators.In 1924, Washington Senators team president Clark Griffith hired Bucky Harris, his twenty-seven-year-old second …
Stories of baseball idols and heroes are oft-repeated, but what about those players who everyone thought would be the next “great one” and have since disappeared from the sport? …
UCLA’s 88-game winning streak between 1970 and 1974 is undoubtedly one of the greatest accomplishments in the history of college sports. It is 28 games longer than any other streak …
A captivating look into the remarkable career and controversial life of a baseball Hall of Famer. Roberto Alomar was not just a five-tool Hall of Famer; he was a magician on the …
Any true baseball fan has heard the famous World Series stories about Don Larsen’s perfect game in the 1956 World Series, Bill Mazeroski’s Series-ending home run in 1960, and Bill …
The first-ever biography of an overlooked PGA star and one of the best Black golfers in history.His story is unprecedented in the world of golf. Born to a family of migrant …
In the nearly 60-year-history of the New York Mets, fans have been treated to countless firsts—the first Met pitcher to record a win at Shea Stadium (Al Jackson), the first Met to …
At one time Ring Lardner’s baseball articles reached millions of readers through hundreds of newspapers throughout America, and admirers of his writing included F. Scott Fitzgerald …