Major League Baseball usually holds Jackie Robinson Day on April 15, commemorating the day in 1947 when he broke the league’s color barrier by become its first Black player. Since the coronavirus pandemic delayed this year’s season, baseball plans to honor him on Friday, the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington. Postponing rather than

Kicking off the 2020 fall fútbol season, Independence High School welcomed Chanute to town on Friday, August 28. The two teams played to a stalemate in the first half, but the Bulldogs had an offensive outburst after the break to pick up win number one over the Blue Comets in a 3-0 victory.

A limited national stakes menu and the chance for heavy rain at Saratoga tamp down excitement for Saturday racing across North America. Take heart: We’re one week away from the Kentucky Derby and an avalanche of high-class racing in New York and Kentucky. As for this week, the So-Cal sprinters look as inscrutable as ever, so it’s a hard pass on the Pat O’Brien, while the Ontario Colleen at Woodbine has a short field. We’ll stick to (possibly) soggy Saratoga, instead.

(BPT) — Meet Josh, a 46-year-old father of four from Texas. Josh leads a very active life and enjoys riding motorcycles and spending time outdoors with his children and grandchildren. Josh’s life suddenly changed after he was rushed to the hospital where he was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and spent several weeks receiving treatments. Two years later, when Josh thought his heart condition was behind him, Josh’s wife became concerned when she noticed his heart was beating irregularly.

The Royals on Thursday traded outfielder Brett Phillips to Tampa Bay for 23-year-old infielder Lucius Fox. Fox will join the Royals’ 40-man roster and be assigned to the club’s alternate training site at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kan.

The House Foreign Affairs Committee pulled out the big guns against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday, announcing its plans to hold him in contempt over his “alarming disregard for the law,” including his potentially illegal speech at the Republican National Convention this week.

A community orchard that has been in the planning stages since 2016 is coming to life, thanks to several community members and businesses who have donated their time and services to make the orchard a reality.

Kyle Rittenhouse, who is charged with shooting and killing two men during this week’s violent demonstrations in Kenosha, will remain in Lake County, Illinois, for another month after a judge on Friday allowed a delay in the court process that could send him to Wisconsin to face the allegations.

‘I GOT A TREE’: NAACP RIPS NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY LEADER FOR LYNCHING COMMENT RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina county leader is under fire for making an online comment that suggested lynching.