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SPORTS DIGEST: MLB adds Negro League stats to record book

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By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer Josh Gibson died more than 77 years ago, about three months before Jackie Robinson broke…

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October 9, 1975 Former all-star outfielder Frank Robinson is named manager of the Cleveland Indians, becoming the first Black manager…

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By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer The grueling 162-game schedule in Major League Baseball separates the 12 best teams (six in…

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Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers joined the rest of Major League Baseball in marking the…

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SPORTS DIGEST By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer The Dodgers and Lakers have something in common, which probably is why they…

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SPORTS DIGEST By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer It’s been a year since the coronavirus shut down what a long ago…

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SPORTS DIGEST By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer Just like it was in the news pages, coronavirus was the sports story…

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SPORTS DIGEST By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer The NBA managed to finish its regular season and go through the entire…

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Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County reached two grim thresholds of 7,000 COVID-19 deaths and surpassed 300,000…

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Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Hollywood and the Black community are mourning the death of actor Chadwick Boseman, the…