Author: Cesar Brioso, USA TODAY

Before breaking baseball’s color barrier in 1947, Jackie Robinson trained in Havana, Cuba with the Brooklyn Dodgers’ Montreal Royals farm team.

Jerry West, 83, reflects on the grief caused by the deaths of fellow Los Angeles Lakers icons Kobe Bryant and Elgin Baylor within the past two years.

The Vikings have requested permission to interview Eagles VP of football operations Catherine Raîche for their vacant GM job.

Dan Reeves, who had a 38-year career as an NFL player and coach, has died, his family has said. He was 77.

The New Orleans Saints waived receiver Kenny Stills less than a week after he dropped a pass near the goal line in a 27-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

Tony Oliva lived to see the day he was finally elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Fellow Cuban star Minnie Miñoso didn’t. They will go in together.

Free agent shortstop Carlos Correa said Hall of Famer and former New York Yankee Derek Jeter “didn’t deserve any” of the five Gold Gloves he won.

In 1946, the Mexican League raided MLB talent, precipitating an early challenge to baseball’s reserve clause and reshaping the game in Latin America.

One month after the last MLB game was played at the Polo Grounds in 1963, the historic ballpark hosted its baseball finale — a “Latino All-Star Game.”

One month after the last MLB game was played at the Polo Grounds in 1963, the historic ballpark hosted its baseball finale — a “Latino All-Star Game.”