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Evan Moore: Anthony Duclair, respectability politics and the NHL’s appearance rules

Anthony Duclair with his beard and locs (L) and him clean-shaven (R) (Photo Credits: ESPN and @NYIslanders/X). by Evan Moore I remember being in New York...

New novel explores the life of Effa Manley, the first female Negro Leagues team owner

Credit: Book art from X by Charles Hallman, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder Effa Manley (1897-1981) was the first female Negro Leagues team owner, the only woman inducted into the Baseball...

By revealing their mental health struggles, pro athletes are scoring with fans

Teammates check on Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Martin after he fell to the ground fielding a ball during a game on June 19,...

Nearly 200 Baseball Hall of Famers have played at Rickwood Field in Birmingham

Willie Mays is one of 182 Baseball Hall of Famers who have played at Rickwood. Since opening, Rickwood Field has been home to the Minor...

Saying a final goodbye to Willie Mays, baseball’s ‘Say hey’ kid

Willie Mays playing stickball in Harlem in 1954. Bettmann/Getty Images by Lincoln Mitchell, Columbia University In 1959, when Soviet Premier Nikita Khruschev visited San Francisco and...

The Once and Future King: Josh Gibson is number one after Negro League stats join MLB

Josh Gibson of the Homestead Grays, 3 April 1931. Photo: Homestead Studios / Wikimedia Commons. by Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor Just a few months...

What the Blue Jays can learn from missing out on the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes

Shohei Ohtani during a Los Angeles Angels baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland, Calif., Sept. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) by Ryan Clutterbuck, Brock...

Babe Ruth, patron saint of the home run, turned the ball field into a church – and lived his own Catholic faith in the spotlight

The Sultan of Swat turned every stadium into a cathedral, and home runs into a sacrament. Bettmann via Getty Images by Rebecca T. Alpert, Temple University “I’ve...

Duquesne Light Company partners with Pittsburgh Pirates to support youth baseball, softball

Each year, Duquesne Light Company (DLC) sponsors and partners with dozens of community organizations, including the Pittsburgh Pirates. As part of DLC’s partnership with...

A tweak to the University of Nebraska’s logo shows how the once benign ‘OK’ sign has entered a ‘purgatory of meaning’

by Roger J. Kreuz, University of Memphis On April 17, 2023, the Nebraska Cornhuskers unveiled the latest version of their beloved mascot, Herbie Husker. Herbie’s left...

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