Author: Michael

Josh Gibson should have been the first black player to go from the Negro Leagues to Major League Baseball ahead of Jackie Robinson on April 15, 1947, with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Gibson was a better and much more powerful, legendary, Ruthian player. But he died on Jan. 20, 1947, at age 35 of a stroke from a brain tumor.
Gibson, Robinson, Satchell Paige, Larry Doby, who was the second black player in MLB after Robinson, and many other black players should have spent their entire professional careers playing for MLB teams or in their organizations on the way up.

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Asterisk Talley eyes a putt on the 10th green during the second round of the 2024 U.S. Women’s Open. | Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images
Amateur Asterisk Talley, only a freshman in high school, is in the mix at the U.S. Women’s Open through 36 holes.
Asterisk Talley’s first name means “little star” in Greek, but this week at the U.S. Women’s Open, she has been one of the biggest stars at Lancaster Country Club.
A freshman in high school, Talley carded an even-par round of 70 on day one and then shot a 1-over 71 on Friday.

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