On a Tuesday afternoon in 1950, April 25, in a board room jammed with owners and coaches of the fledgling league’s 12 (soon to be 11) teams, the Boston Celtics’ Walter Brown called out a name in the ...

Howard and San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt announced their plans Thursday to join the Negro Leagues’ “Pitch for the Future” in bringing greater awareness to the legacy of the Negro Leagues with a ...