Jackie Robinson
This Date in Baseball-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Apr. 08, 2021 03:30 PM EDT
April 10 1913 — President Wilson threw out the first ball as the Senators edged the New York Yankees 2-1 in Washington’s home opener....

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jan. 21, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Jan. 22 1920 — The New York Yankees announce they will be the first team to wear uniform numbers, according to the player’s position in...

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press Jan. 14, 2021 03:59 PM EST
Jan. 20 1891 — The International YMCA in Springfield, Mass. is the site of the first official basketball game. Peach baskets were used, but...

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2007 file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers assistant general manager Kim Ng walks through the hotel lobby during the first day of Major League Baseball annual general managers meetings in Orlando, Fla. Ng has become the highest-ranking woman in baseball operations in the major leagues. She was hired Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, as general manager of the Miami Marlins. (AP Photo/John Raoux, file)
Breakthrough for women: Miami Marlins hire Kim Ng as GM

By Steven Wine Nov. 13, 2020 01:59 PM EST

Milwaukee Brewers' Devin Williams throws during an intrasquad game Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at Miller Park in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
MLB players taking visible stance on social justice

By David Brandt Jul. 22, 2020 02:22 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2020, file photo, Cleveland Browns NFL Football head coach Kevin Stefanski answers a question during a news conference at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland. As part of the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship, the Cleveland Browns have welcomed six young coaches, including two women and former NFL player Leonard Hankerson, to take part in the final three weeks of their offseason program. "The Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship is the type of program that can be very impactful to the coaching hiring process,” said Browns first-year coach Kevin Stefanski. (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)
Browns welcome 6 coaches as part of diversity program

By Tom Withers Jun. 09, 2020 03:57 PM EDT

This Date in Baseball

Compiled By The Associated Press Apr. 09, 2020 11:05 AM EDT
April 14 1910 — William Howard Taft became the first U.S. president to throw out the first ball at a baseball opener in Washington. ...

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2005, file photo, President Bush awards baseball legend Frank Robinson the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, the first black manager in Major League Baseball and the only player to win the MVP award in both leagues, died Feb. 7, 2019. He was 83. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)
Sports losses in 2019: Newcombe, Robinson, Starr, Havlicek

By Fred Lief Dec. 29, 2019 12:01 PM EST

FILE - This March 31, 1963, file photo showing Boston Celtics' John Havlicek going to the basket against Cincinnati Royals Bob Booser (13) and Hub Reed in the fourth period of a semifinal playoff at Boston Garden in Boston. Havlicek, whose steal of Hal Green's inbounds pass in the final seconds of the 1965 Eastern Conference finals against the Philadelphia 76ers remains one of the most famous plays in NBA history, died April 25, 2019. He was 79. (AP Photo/Frank C. Curtin, File)
Sports losses in 2019: Newcombe, Robinson, Starr, Havlicek

By Fred Lief Dec. 29, 2019 11:26 AM EST

Minnesota Vikings chief operating officer Kevin Warren talks to reporters after being named Big Ten Conference Commissioner during a news conference Tuesday, June 4, 2019, in Rosemont, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Big Ten taps Vikings' Kevin Warren as new commissioner

By Andrew Seligman Jun. 04, 2019 12:11 PM EDT

President Trump acknowledges the crowd at the end of his rally in Panama City Beach, Fla., Wednesday, May 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Against backdrop of controversy, Red Sox honored by Trump

By Jonathan Lemire May. 09, 2019 01:08 AM EDT

Chicago Bears player Eddie Jackson throws out a ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals, Monday, April 15, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)
Royals at White Sox 4/15/2019

Apr. 15, 2019 09:38 PM EDT

This Date In Baseball

Compiled By Paul Montella Apr. 12, 2019 04:55 PM EDT
April 14 1910 — William Howard Taft became the first U.S. president to throw out the first ball at a baseball opener in Washington. 1910 ...