When traveling across the United States of America it is easy to see that Illinois sticks out as one of the country's best states. ... After the Civil War many African Americans from the south moved up to Illinois with a large portion of them settling in the south side of Chicago. So many people had moved up north from the south at the time that it was referred to as "The Great Migration ". ... One of the most infamous incidents of organized crime happened in Chicago when Capone and the South Side Italians lined 7 members of the rival North Side Irish gang and executed them in what is kno...

• Word Count: 1461
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography

In 1941, he was named to the All-American football team. ... He broke the colour barrier in baseball by being the first African American to play in white baseball. By doing the latter, Jackie challenged the custom of racial segregation in both the North and the South. ...

• Word Count: 423
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

However, a professional team did not become established in the Great White North until 1969 with the creation of the Montreal Expos and then again in 1977 with the Toronto Blue Jays. ... However, since those two world titles the baseball experience up north has been on the steep decline. ... According to Baseball Reference the Blue Jays were first in attendance in the whole American League in the five years between 1989 and 1994. However, since 1998 they have only been in the top half of the American League attendances twice.  ... Baseball in the United States is known as America's Past...

• Word Count: 1354
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Based in the late 1940's, this film showed numerous acts of racism, all in an effort to discriminate against MLB athlete, Jackie Robinson, who was the first African-American athlete to compete in Major League Baseball. ... He shifted people's perception of African-American athletes the minute he demonstrated his impressive strength and agility, along with his phenomenal acceleration and momentum. ... Today, in North America, we are able to live in a more tolerant generation because of pioneers like Jackie Robinson, who had the courage to make sacrifices for the advancement of humanit...

• Word Count: 542
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It is a bright sunny Saturday afternoon. A young child holds the hand of a father walking through the gates of Wrigley Field. Handing the ticket stub to the ticket vender and receiving a free hat just for coming to the ball park thinking that this is going to be great. The young child following ...

• Word Count: 2385
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

Throughout modern time, baseball has been present in America's history. ... Thirty-one cities across North America have the honor and privilege to claim host to a professional baseball team. ... George Herman Ruth was an American professional baseball player, one of the most gifted and popular players in the history of baseball. ... Ruth's love for baseball, generosity, and dramatic rise from humble beginnings endeared him to fans, and he is one of the greatest sports heroes of American culture. ... During the 1918 season, he led the American League with 11 home runs. ...

• Word Count: 3163
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

To start when I am talking about professional athletes I am speaking of male athletes at the highest level competing in the major north American sports. ... The sports industry is one of the biggest in North America and the focal points of this industry are the athletes themselves. ...

• Word Count: 2971
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

If you've been to the corner of Clark and Addison on the North side of Chicago in the last 100 years, then you know the splendor that is Wrigley Field. ... The National Association of Base Ball Players, or NABBP, was the first organization of American Baseball and had already been around since 1857. ... Spalding, president of the White Stockings, published a book in 1911 called America's National Game. ...

• Word Count: 3527
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

It was north of the hubbub of Manhattan, and had a cozy feel that was unique to Bronx. ... A cultural icon Robinson, played in six World Series' winning one in 1955, is remembered as one of America's true sports heroes, for both his skill on the diamond and his courage as a Civil Rights activist. ... By integrating the team, a franchise opened themselves up to a new and growing market in America. ... The number of African-Americans in the city increased from 23,529 in 1940 to 357,681 in 1970, that is a massive increase in a relatively short time frame. ...

• Word Count: 2808
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography

Bruce Barry's Introduction The Ken Griffey Jr. Negotiation This case is a journalist's account (published in Sports Illustrated) of negotiations surrounding a professional baseball player in the U.S. named Ken Griffey, Jr. that took place during the winter of 2000. I realize that you may know ...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

Bruce Barry's Introduction The Ken Griffey Jr. Negotiation This case is a journalist's account (published in Sports Illustrated) of negotiations surrounding a professional baseball player in the U.S. named Ken Griffey, Jr. that took place during the winter of 2000. I realize that you may know ...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

Bruce Barry's Introduction The Ken Griffey Jr. Negotiation This case is a journalist's account (published in Sports Illustrated) of negotiations surrounding a professional baseball player in the U.S. named Ken Griffey, Jr. that took place during the winter of 2000. I realize that you may know ...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

Bruce Barry's Introduction The Ken Griffey Jr. Negotiation This case is a journalist's account (published in Sports Illustrated) of negotiations surrounding a professional baseball player in the U.S. named Ken Griffey, Jr. that took place during the winter of 2000. I realize that you may know ...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

Bruce Barry's Introduction The Ken Griffey Jr. Negotiation This case is a journalist's account (published in Sports Illustrated) of negotiations surrounding a professional baseball player in the U.S. named Ken Griffey, Jr. that took place during the winter of 2000. I realize that you may know ...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

Bruce Barry's Introduction The Ken Griffey Jr. Negotiation This case is a journalist's account (published in Sports Illustrated) of negotiations surrounding a professional baseball player in the U.S. named Ken Griffey, Jr. that took place during the winter of 2000. I realize that you may know ...

• Word Count: 3204
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

BASEBALL, with all its woes, is still America's greatest obsession. ... The sagging fortunes of the Canadian dollar and the economic slowdown afflicting North America pose additional stress for the clubs. ...

• Word Count: 3037
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

The United States has not ever embraced a sport quite like it did with the sport that we know today as "America's Pastime.... In fact, Major League Baseball is seeing more and more players from Japan, the Caribbean Islands, and South America. ...

• Word Count: 4233
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography