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Rose and Jackson get posthumous reprieve, but gambling on baseball is still MLB’s biggest sin
It was more than 100 years ago that Shoeless Joe Jackson was among eight Black Sox banned from baseball for throwing the 1919 ...
Who Were the Black Sox? A Look Back at the Scandal After Their Reinstatement
On Thursday, Cardinal Robert Prevost— a lifelong fan of the team who attended the 2005 World Series —was elected Pope Leo XIV ...
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Want a Piece of Flooring From the Original Boston Garden? Here is How You Can Own It
Without a doubt, the most iconic part of the house is the barn transformed into a basketball court/indoor gym with the ...
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Rangers hitting coach writing next chapter in family's rich history
This story was excerpted from Kennedi Landry’s Rangers Beat newsletter. Steve Kornacki contributed to this edition. To read ...
Pope Leo XIV’s link to Haiti is part of a broader American story of race, citizenship and migration
Repelled by American racism, thousands of free people of color bounced between New Orleans and Haiti in the 19th century.
Jay Leno shares fond memories of his Boston stand-up roots
Some of the biggest names in the comedy business started out moonlighting. That includes Jay Leno. "I used to work the Beachcomber in Revere," Leno tells Shayna Seymour. "That was a club. And I went ...
'Baseball essential to American identity' | Author Gerald Early discusses Black baseball's rich legacy
Black baseball in Pennsylvania was more than a game — it was a path to progress, pride and power in the face of segregation and exclusion.