Long before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier of "organized baseball," Satchel Paige (1906-1982) was a name well known to the general sports public. As an outstanding performer in "Negro baseball," Paige had become a legendary figure whose...

In an era when American major league sports were a white man's game, African American Leroy "Satchel" Paige achieved legendary fame as Negro League baseball's undisputed star and standard bearer. In a career spanning three...

Satchel Paige Born July 7, 1906 (Mobile, Alabama) Died June 5, 1982 (Kansas City, Missouri) Baseball player During the prosperous Roaring Twenties, more U.S. citizens than ever before had extra income to spend on entertainment. Many were purchasing...

Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige (July 7, 1906–June 8 1982)[1] was an American baseball player who pitched in several different Negro Leagues and in Major League Baseball. A right-handed pitcher, Paige's professional playing career lasted from the...

Nick (Ice Cube), a successful sports memorabilia shop owner with a spanking new SUV and a laminated playa's card, is a certifiable child-hater. When Suzanne (a stunning Nia Long) catches his eye, Nick moves in for the kill only to find her two badass kids...

Mike Mangini gazed at the Orange Bowl, a once-glistening stadium near downtown Miami now replete with a rusting facade, decaying frame and well-worn fixtures. "It's a dump," said Mangini, a South Florida hospital worker who has held Miami Hurricanes football season tickets since the 1980s....

David Wells knew he could still pitch effectively, even after a horrific stretch that led to his release by the San Diego Padres.Maybe the 44-year-old left-hander just needed a little time off.Wells showed his former team what he could do, outpitching Greg Maddux in a...