Jackie robinson

• NEW YORK (AP) LaTroy Hawkins has heard the stories from his 87-year-old grandfather, about his days of picking cotton in Mississippi, about the times when there were no black players in big league baseball.
(YAHOO!)
• Wearing No. 42 on Jackie Robinson day is something Braves center fielder Michael Bourn never takes for granted. He's heard stories about what it was like to play baseball as sports were integrating in the 1950s and 1960s.
(Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog))
• On Sunday, Major League Baseball celebrated another Jackie Robinson Day. Sixty-five years ago, Robinson broke the majors' racial barrier. Since 2004, Jackie Robinson Day has been a national day of introspection and respect.
(New York Times)
• LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Jackie Robinson was honored by Major League Baseball on Sunday, including the Los Angeles Dodgers who celebrated his legacy. Robinson made history when he broke the color barrier 65 years ago. All players wore his No. 42 on Sunday.
(Abc Local Web)
• NEW YORK -- Major League Baseball is honoring Jackie Robinson and his legacy with tributes at every ballpark. From Dodger Stadium to Turner Field, there were celebrations on Sunday. Players, managers, coaches and umpires all wore No.
(Abc Local Web)
• Today is Jackie Robinson Day in Major League Baseball … No. 42. If you don't understand how important Robinson is in American history, not baseball history or sports history, but American history, I suggest you invest the time to learn more about him.
(Houston Chronicle)
• BOSTON -- Jackie Robinson Day at Fenway Park on Sunday afternoon included the last living Brooklyn Dodgers teammate of Jackie Robinsons on April 15, 1947, when he broke the color barrier in baseball.
(Major League Baseball)
• When Jackie Robinson stepped on Ebbets Field in Brooklyn on April 15, 1947 Major League Baseball was changed forever.
(Examiner)
• KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- MLB remembered Jackie Robinson on Sunday for being the first African American to break the barrier of segregation and play in the big leagues.
(Cleveland Plain Dealer)
• LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Dodgers joined the rest of Major League Baseball in celebrating Jackie Robinson Day today, marking the 65th anniversary of his breaking baseballs color line.
(Los Angeles Daily News)