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MLB to vet campaign contributions more carefully
November 28, 2018Major League Baseball will put in place new procedures for vetting political contributions after giving $5,000 to Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican senator from Mississippi.
Read moreUnited Soccer League players unionize, prep for contract negotiations
November 27, 2018This morning, the USL formally recognized the USL Players Association as an independent union representing players in the U.S. second division.
Read moreDamage Control: MLB asks Cindy Hyde-Smith to return $5,000
November 26, 2018In politics as in sports, money reigns supreme. And, it should come as no surprise that those green bank notes or oversized checks change hands frequently between the two.
Read moreElection season sees many athlete candidates win office
November 7, 2018The longest and most and most fatiguing midterm election season has ended.
Read moreJackie Robinson integrates baseball 73 years ago—Daily Worker archive
October 30, 2018Fall 1945: the “people’s war against fascism” was victorious. And creeping closer also was victory for Daily Worker's 10-year campaign to end Jim Crow baseball.
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