[Negro Leagues 100-year Anniversary]
On the receiving end of those tributes are many of the Negro Leagues’ greatest alumni: Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, “Cool Papa” Bell and Jackie Robinson, who began with the Kansas City Monarchs.
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Baseball
Renee Montgomery: Sitting Out WNBA Season To Focus on Social Justice
[WNBA Renee Montgomery]
Renee Montgomery: “Obviously, when George Floyd was murdered, that triggered the world and everyone woke up at that point…We have great momentum right now.”
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MISSOURI CONGRESSMAN CLAY: CURT FLOOD BELONGS IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME
[Baseball Hall of Fame\Curt Flood]
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Flood’s courageous challenge to Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Reserve Clause, which helped create free agency within professional baseball and transformed professional sports.
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BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ & AT&T HOST YOUTH BASEBALL “PRESIDENT’S CUP” AWARDS SUNDAY
[Sports News\Baseball]
To compete for the Borough President’s Cup, players on each youth baseball team had to meet a set of requirements unrelated to their performance on the field, including a B-average in school, 90 percent or greater school attendance and a demonstrated commitment to community service.
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PITTSBURG PIRATE PLAYER STEPHEN ALEMAIS AND RAPPER WAVESONGIANNI HOST BRONX BASEBALL CLINIC
[New York News\Bronx Baseball Clinic]
Stephen Alemais: “I think it’s important to be here at Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club just as something to kind of give back to the kids in the community I grew up in, growing up in the Bronx and Washington Heights.”
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NY YANKEES LEGEND MARIANO RIVIERA WILL BE HONORED FOR HIS INDUCTION INTO MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME
[Sports\Baseball]
Legendary New York Yankees Closer and five-time World Series Champion Mariano Rivera will join celebrities, sports icons, former-teammates, family, and friends, to be honored for his unanimous, first-ballot induction into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at 6PM, at Marina del Rey, 1 Marina Drive, Bronx.
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NEGRO LEAGUES MUSEUM FOUNDER BUCK O’NEIL WILL BE CELEBRATED WITH 108 BIRTHDAY BASH
[Sports\Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Founder]
The legendary Buck O’Neil founded the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in 1990 and served as its Chairman for 16 years. Oneil was a first baseman and manager in the Negro American League.
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YANKEE PITCHER CC SABATHIA HONORED BY ATHLETES AND CELEBRITIES AT GALA EVENT
[Sports News]
Last night, Yankees star pitcher CC Sabathia was honored for his incredible career at the LegaCCy Gala at The Shed at Hudson Yards in New York City.
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BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ & YANKEES HOST NINTH ANNUAL “BOROUGH PRESIDENT’S CUP” BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
[Sports]
The Bronx Borough President’s Cup Youth Baseball Championship Game will be held on Thursday, August 29, at Yankee Stadium. Game time is 10:00 a.m.
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