Johnny O’Brien helped put Seattle U on the national stage and played in the major leagues and was a King County commissioner ...

1958 — Canadian born Willie O’Ree becomes the NHL’s first black player for ... first player signed specifically to be a designated hitter. He signs with the Boston Red Sox one week after the ...

From Bill Belichick’s ouster to Banner 18, here are some of the top Boston sports moments of 2024. Bill Belichick fired After 24 seasons and six Super Bowl titles in New England, ...

Still, those strides weren’t enough to prevent the Sox from ... at Boston Arena (now Northeastern’s Matthews Arena). Several legends like Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito, Willie O’Ree, Patrice ...

Several Bruins legends featured in the video as a testament to the Original Six franchise’s storied history — including Bobby Orr, Johnny Bucyk, Willie O ... and Red Sox for Boston.com ...

The San Diego Gulls faced off their latest American Hockey League season on Oct. 18 with a game against the Coachella Valley Firebirds at Pechanga Arena. On Oct. 16, Gulls players and coaches gathered ...

The NHL’s first Black player capped the Willie O’Ree Skills Weekend here by watching the Los Angeles Angels play the Boston Red Sox with the more than 26 youth hockey players who traveled from ...

The Willie O’Ree Skills Weekend will culminate at Angels Stadium as the participants will attend the Angels vs. Red Sox game (7 p.m.). The Willie O’Ree Skills Weekend panel discussion is set ...

I mean, there is a lot of Yankee fans out here, the crowd went nuts because that was when the Yankees, the same week they caught the Red Sox in the ... Hockey League, Willie O'Ree, also skated ...

Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson and second baseman ... Jesse Jackson, Chuck D, Willie O'Ree and more. Every pro team's Jackie Robinson: The integration of the American sports scene ...

Congratulations, Willie, and well deserved." O'Ree, 86, broke the NHL's color barrier on Jan. 18, 1958, when he skated for the Boston Bruins against the Montreal Canadiens. He played only one ...