The documentary, made by The Wichita Eagle, tells the story of the theft of League 42’s Jackie Robinson statue.

Jackie Robinson was an exceptional athlete and a civil rights leader. On April 15, 1947, he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he trotted out to first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

The New York Mets celebrated Jackie Robinson Day by presenting his widow, 101-year-old Rachel Robinson, with flowers before their game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citi Field on Monday.

Jack Roosevelt Robinson rose from humble origins to break the color barrier in baseball, becoming one of the most beloved men in America. Born to tenant farmers in rural Georgia and raised in ...

"Jackie Robinson's impact was greater than just that of baseball. He was a transforming agent and in the face of such hostility and such meanness and violence, he did it with such amazing dignity.

Frank Robinson had a way of repeating his feats: he is the only player to win a Most Valuable Player award in both the National and American Leagues and the only African-American to manage in each ...

Before Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Jackie Robinson became the first Black player in Major League Baseball and embarked on a Hall-of-Fame MLB career, he was a four-sport star at UCLA ...

Dodgers great Jackie Robinson was a household name before he broke the Major League Baseball color barrier in 1947. In Montreal, at least, where the fans accepted and revered him. That’s where ...

After a stint with the minor-league Montreal Royals, Jackie Robinson was the first Black man to play in Major League Baseball and a key contributor to the civil rights movement in the United States.

We all know Jackie Robinson could hit a home run and steal bases like nobody's business. But off the field, he enjoyed a life of well-deserved luxury. Imagine a sleek, four-door design that turned ...