A woman who took up weightlifting for the first time five months ago has enjoyed success in her first national competition at the age of 64. Jackie Mathers, a university chief academic officer from ...

But Gibson had less control against this foe, which went by the name segregation. Jackie Robinson played in the major leagues (1947) before a black was permitted to play tennis at the U.S ...

But there is no disputing the accomplishments of Josh Gibson, whose batting feats are legendary. Before dying at age 35, three months before Jackie Robinson's major-league debut, Josh Gibson had ...