Mykalai Kontilai, who fraudulently used Jackie Robinson's Brooklyn Dodgers contracts, was sentenced to 51 months in prison and ordered to pay $6.1 million he stole from investors.
Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier in MLB in 1947, won the NL MVP in 1949. By that standard, few people -- and no athlete -- in the 20th century has impacted more lives. Robinson lit the ...
And they weren't talking about Utah. Just eight months after Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier, Wat Misaka became the first player of color in professional basketball. I won't say I ...
Jack Roosevelt Robinson rose from humble origins to break the color barrier in baseball, becoming one of the most beloved men in America. Born to tenant farmers in rural Georgia and raised in ...
Read more: Complete coverage: Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier 75 years ago The Robinson contracts remain in limbo, however, although there soon could be a resolution, with the ...
For Robinson, who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947 ... Would you cruise the streets in Jackie Robinson's classic ride? Let us know in the comments below, and if you dug this ...