Jackie Robinson

Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama are among those who are tipping their caps in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues.

Barack Obama tipped his cap. So did three other former presidents and a host of prominent civil rights leaders, entertainers and sports greats in a virtual salute to the 100-year anniversary of the founding of baseball’s Negro Leagues. The campaign launched Monday with photos and videos from, among others, Hank Aaron, Rachel Robinson Derek Jeter, Colin Powell, Michael Jordan,...

Wednesday marked an important day in Major League Baseball history. April 15, 1947 was the day Jackie Robinson made his MLB debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers and broke the color barrier in baseball. Since March 2004, MLB honors his legacy by celebrating “Jackie Robinson Day” on the anniversary of the historic debut. Ordinarily, the Dodgers would be celebrating inside the…

The Los Angeles Dodgers are helping us all pass the time while we stay at home by combining two of our favorite things in March: Opening Day and March Madness. The Dodgers tweeted out a NCAA tournament style bracket with a list of 64 of the top players in franchise history and asked fans to fill out the bracket and…

Jackie Robinson Stadium in Compton will be refurbished in a partnership involving the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation and the charitable organization operated by Dodger pitching star Clayton Kershaw and his wife Ellen, it was announced Monday.

Paul Goldschmidt and Alex Avila both homered, A.J. Pollock hit two, and Deven Merrero hit a home run that was erased because of a baserunning miscue, as the Arizona Diamondbacks dominated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 9-1, on Pups at the Park night on Saturday at Dodger Stadium.

Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched seven sharp innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers posted their 105th win to match the highest total in franchise history, beating the San Francisco Giants 2-0 Saturday for their sixth straight victory.

The late sportscaster Keith Jackson, who dubbed the Rose Bowl the “Granddaddy of Them All,” will be the next person honored with a statue outside the legendary Pasadena venue.

Clayton Kershaw combined with two relievers on a four-hit shutout, Enriquè Hernàndez had a pinch-hit grand slam to highlight a six-run seventh, and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the rival San Francisco Giants 9-0 Tuesday night.

Do you remember Chloe? She has finally been adopted and will join another rescue dog at her new home with a retired couple in Long Beach.

Vin Scully joined the widow of Jackie Robinson to honor the player who broke baseball’s color barrier during Robinson’s centennial birthday celebration Monday night.

Yasiel Puig’s return to Los Angeles on Monday night featured the best and worst of the mercurial fan favorite known as the “Wild Horse.”

Customers come to an Azusa taco stand with an appetite. The Post-It notes stuck to its window suggest they leave with full hearts and nourishment for the soul.

The Los Angeles Dodgers 2019 promotional schedule.

History can be learned from books. But nothing tops hearing about it from those who lived it. That’s the approach a group of UNT students and a guest director took, for an upcoming production focusing on those who grew up during World War II.