A look back at the fifth day of January in sports history and elsewhere. We have popes, presidents and a Babe, among others ...

1779: Zebulon Pike, namesake of Pike’s Peak and, therefore, racing’s famed Pike’s Peak Hill Climb, is born in New Jersey ... the Dodgers trade Jackie Robinson to the rival Giants.

A major, disruptive winter storm was sweeping across the central U.S. and headed toward the mid-Atlantic on Sunday, ...

However, as a new Wichita Eagle documentary called “More Like Jackie” shows ... attended a gathering that League 42, named for Robinson’s jersey number, founder Bob Lutz organized.

“Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach has been ... Robinson put on his Dodgers' jersey No. 42, now retired throughout all of the MLB, on April 15, 1947. He scored the winning run against ...

The Guardians and Major League Baseball announced start times for contests during spring training and in the regular season.

David Wright will become the 11th player to have his number retired by the New York Mets. The Mets announced Wright will be ...

Kenesaw Mountain Landis takes office as baseball’s commissioner. 1947 — Carl Hubbell, Frank Frisch, Mickey Cochrane, and Lefty Grove are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Some of today’s biggest stars had quite the humble beginnings. From Tyler Perry to Beyoncé to Michael Jordan, several notable ...