Rev. Jesse Jackson – an eyewitness to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – launched this week's MLK50 commemoration with the language of Easter. "I suppose what makes me feel excited ...

Madison County Sheriff Kevin Turner released a statement Wednesday about the passing of former Sheriff Joe W. Patterson. You can read that statement below. It is with a heavy heart that I share ...

What's the difference between a child's brain and a ball of putty? It's smaller than you might think. Easily molded and warped, the folds not yet folded − metaphorically speaking, of course ...

That’s why the acquisitions of Thuney and Jackson are bigger than people think, and Blair’s breakdown underscores their potential impact in Chicago. Adding players who will help a young QB ...

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred removed “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and Pete Rose, among other players, from the league’s permanently ineligible list. In 1921, Shoeless Joe Jackson ...

CHICAGO — “Shoeless” Joe Jackson was a tragic real-life figure from over a century ago whose legend grew in time thanks to the fictional ghost of Shoeless Joe played by actor Ray Liotta in ...

Greenville, SC (FOX Carolina) — Greenville’s own ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson, a player many consider one of the greatest of all time, is now one swing away from a permanent place in history.

“He marched and worked alongside Rev. Jesse Jackson for decades ... s unsuccessful effort to win a pardon from President Joe Biden, a spokeswoman told the Tribune last year.

Last week we debated the best manager in baseball. This week we're going to tackle Pete Rose's and Shoeless Joe Jackson's Hall of Fame eligibility. Do Pete Rose and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson belong ...

Such is the case of “Shoeless” Joe Jackson. Jackson — who passed away in 1951 — played from 1908 to 1920. That’s 105 years since Jackson last laced up his spikes as a major-leaguer.

Joe Jackson was on his way back from the golf course in Simpsonville, S.C., when he heard the news. “I was driving home and my phone started vibrating a lot,” he said. “The first stop sign I ...

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