<![CDATA[Deadspin: Negro Leagues]]> http://cache.deadspin.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/deadspin.com.png <![CDATA[Deadspin: Negro Leagues]]> http://deadspin.com/tag/negro leagues http://deadspin.com/tag/negro leagues <![CDATA[Before Returning To Lockout Mode, Every NFL Franchise Decided Against Drafting A Bone-Cancer Survivor]]> Your morning roundup for May 1, the day after Seth Meyers said Weekend Update stuff to people's faces. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5797350&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Breaking The Geek Color Barrier]]> It's been 62 years since Jackie Robinson integrated baseball. Now, finally, a little card with his attributes will integrate tabletop baseball simulations. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5396541&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Buck O'Neil, Safe At Home]]> John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil, a star player in the Negro leagues, and recent proponent of Negro league history, died last night. No cause of death was given (though being 94 years old is probably a good enough), but O'Neil had been in and out of the hospital recently. More »
]]> http://deadspin.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=205962&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[This Man Is Extremely, EXTREMELY Old]]> This bespeckled elderly gentleman is Silas Simmons, and he was recently discovered to be the oldest living Negro Leagues ballplayer. He is 110 ... wha? He's 110??!! And he's 111 next month? Jesus. More »
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