The Bona Fide Legend of Cool Papa Bell: Speed, Grace, and the Negro Leagues Lonnie Wheeler (Abrams Press, 341 pages,$28) It’s that time again. Pitchers and catchers report to Major League training camps this week, with position players to follow…
Will Sunday afternoon football fans ever see an NFL player wearing a Blue Lives Matter jersey? Sure they will. The day after they spot a Volvo with a gun rack. Here’s another question, suitable for the next office pool or…
Manny Ramirez is changing his Sox. At the advanced baseball age of 48, the former flaky phenom of the Boston Red Sox has signed to play ball this season for the Sydney Blue Sox of the eight-team Australian Baseball League….
Conservatism has lost an articulate champion with the death Wednesday at 84 of Walter Williams. By Thursday afternoon no cause of death had been announced. Well-read conservatives will recognize the name, as Williams was a syndicated columnist and the author…
It’s been a terrible month for St. Louis Cardinals greats. A month ago we lost Lou Brock to multiple myeloma (a blood and bone cancer) at age 81. Last Friday Bob Gibson lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. There’s much…
What a week for the revolution, eh? The comic opera in the sports world continued Thursday night when the New York Mets and the Miami Marlins left the field before their game at Citi Field in New York. The announced reason…
Several members and managers of the San Francisco Giants, a Major League Baseball (MLB) team, took a knee during the national anthem Monday evening at the team’s exhibition games against the Oakland Athletics. New Giants manager Gabe Kapler became the…
Something’s gotta give in Oakland. But this time, it might not be the government. The city hasn’t had a great few years when it comes to sports teams. The Oakland Raiders won’t be called that for much longer, bound for…
