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Michael Jordan, No. 23 of the Chicago Bulls, is seen in a game in 1984. An unused ticket from his first game as a Bull, Oct. 26, 1984, has sold for $468,000.

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Opinion: Spending big on old game tickets

9:15am March 05, 2022

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon wonders about the money collectors paid for ticket stubs: one for the 1st game Jackie Robinson played as a Dodger, the other for the 1st game Michael Jordan played as a Chicago Bull.

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Negro Leagues baseball veteran Jim Robinson and ESPN/ABC correspondent Ryan Smith attend an event celebrating 100th anniversary of the league in New York in February.

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MLB Recognizes Negro Leagues As 'Major League' — Correcting A 'Longtime Oversight'

5:16pm December 16, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

"All of us who love baseball have long known that the Negro Leagues produced many of our game's finest players, innovations and triumphs against the backdrop of injustice," said the MLB commissioner.

After the WNBA announcement of the postponed games for the evening, the Washington Mystics each wear white T-shirts with seven bullets on the back protesting the shooting of Jacob Blake by Kenosha, Wisconsin police at Feld Entertainment Center on August 2

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How Black Women Athletes Paved The Way For The NBA Strike

12:32pm September 04, 2020

by Alyssa Jeong Perry

The wildcat strike was unprecedented for the NBA — but the world of professional basketball is no stranger to protesting for Black lives.