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Baseball and the Bahamas: A deeper bond than you may realize
NASSAU, Bahamas — On any given day at Prince George Wharf, thousands of humans ferry in and out on massive cruise ships and superyachts, ready to enjoy the part… → Read More
Williamsport, Pennsylvania: Home to history and hardball
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – When the sun sets in the hills of central Pennsylvania, it casts a light that feels like it’s from a time gone by. A day when people mainly … → Read More
Jordan McNair’s death opened his father’s eyes, hurt his heart and tested his faith
OWINGS MILLS, Md. – On the bucolic campus of McDonogh School, winding roads take you past pristine lawns, exquisite mini-mansions, fleets of school buses and go… → Read More
Tim Anderson makes magic at the Field of Dreams
DYERSVILLE, Iowa — Movie magic. It’s the stuff that makes Hollywood what it is. An imaginary world in which when the story is done being told, the good ones eit… → Read More
MLB All-Star Game becomes familiar playing ground for fathers and sons
DENVER — On July 7, 1998, Jeffrie Delaney was doing what every other baseball fan in America was doing: watching Ken Griffey Jr. hit baseballs. The man known as… → Read More
Brayland Skinner had one memorable run at the College World Series
OMAHA, Neb. — A week before the maroon and white fire trucks were rolling and scores of people were lined up along University Drive in Starkville, Mississippi, … → Read More
Euro 2020: where globalization runs the pitch
When Ricardo Rodriguez of Switzerland stepped to the penalty spot in the 55’ to try to take the lead against neighbors France on Monday, even commentator Jon Ch… → Read More
Vanderbilt’s Javier Vaz has his bases covered
“He’s the reason they’re in the finals.” ESPN baseball analyst Eduardo Perez is talking about Javier Vaz, the Vanderbilt utility player who isn’t necessarily th… → Read More
The poet who starred at the College World Series
OMAHA, Neb. — Opening day of the College World Series is a special moment. All eight teams are present, the fan bases of each school are trickling in, and the s… → Read More
Virginia AD Carla Williams reflects on year of pandemic, racial reckoning and student-athletes
OMAHA, Neb. — When Carla Williams was hired by the University of Virginia to become the first Black woman to lead an athletic department at a Power 5 conference… → Read More
For Vanderbilt’s two freshman phenoms, success is a family affair
OMAHA, Neb. — Locked in. It’s a term that athletes use when they are both focused and challenged, mentally and physically, regarding who they are as competitors… → Read More
MLS and Black Players for Change collaborate on Juneteenth efforts
“I think of it less as a holiday and more as a moment of reflection.” It’s Monday afternoon, and Sola Winley is talking about Juneteenth. Whatever you call the … → Read More
Baseball hotbed enjoys a throwback day on the diamond
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sunset is looming at Sutter Health Park, but Greg Vaughn is still spitting seeds, which he’s been doing all afternoon. Standing just behind… → Read More
Tennis world needs to check itself after Naomi Osaka pulls out of French Open
In 1989, I was a third grader at Washington International School at the Olive Street campus across town in Georgetown. To that point in life there were two thin… → Read More
The Real Deal’s roots run deep in Alabama
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — “It’s really just intensified pink.” Felecia Evans-Smith, a second-generation member of Alpha Kappa Alpha’s Gamma Mu Chapter, is describing w… → Read More
Behind the delightful success of Tag Team’s hit commercial with Geico
French Vanilla. Rocky Road. Chocolate. Peanut Butter. Cookie Dough. When senior copywriter Roger Hailes penned those nine words, alongside just two measures of … → Read More
John Wall returns to Washington, where he deserved a better ending
Gentrification [ jen-truh-fi-kay-shuhn ] the process of conforming to an upper- or middle-class lifestyle, or of making a product, activity, etc., appealing to … → Read More
MLB elevating the status of Negro Leagues is the problem, not the solution
There’s a phrase coined, likely by some old white guy, that goes “winners write the history books.” In the case of Major League Baseball, not only do they write… → Read More
Happiness vs. survival: America battles its own emotions
Emotions are a powerful resource. But as children, we are taught that the correlation between your innate feelings and fairness is not real, and never will be. … → Read More
FIFA tournament shows global reach of gaming and soccer
Back in 2015, on a cold afternoon in a modified upscale warehouse in Brooklyn, New York, my world was forever altered: A child obliterated me in a game of FIFA.… → Read More