As the pennant races head into the fall stretch, it's worth remembering that 60 years ago the sport of baseball was changed permanently as African-American players began to establish their presence in ...

COLUMBIA – Ed Cook swears there is film of the first Missouri team national championship game. Cook, 79, was so curious, he traveled to Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla., a few years ago. The ...

It is said that the “Golden Age of Baseball” is when you are 11 years old. For me, that would be 1954 (skip the math, that means I’ll be 82 in a few days). There was Yogi and Campy and Whitey and ...

Joel Alterman's love affair with baseball began innocently that night. He was 9 years old, and his father thought a boy his age needed to know the game. Joel didn't know a home run from a first down.

“1954: The Year Willie Mays and the First Generation of Black Superstars Changed Major League Baseball Forever (Da Capo Press), by Bill Madden As the pennant races head into the fall stretch, it’s ...

It is said that the “Golden Age of Baseball” is when you are 11 years old. For me, that would be 1954 (skip the math, that means I’ll be 82 in a few days). I was born and raised a Yankees fan in ...

"1954: The Year Willie Mays and the First Generation of Black Superstars Changed Major League Baseball Forever" (Da Capo Press), by Bill Madden As the pennant races head into the fall stretch, it's ...