Salem, Virginia: Seventy Years of Baseball Passion

“In early August of 1941, six players were sold to the Boston Braves in a single deal,” writes historian Stewart Hill. “One player, Salemite Preston Reynolds, quit the team outright when he learned that employers in Radford would pay the princely wage of 60 cents an hour!” Salem’s first pro club made its debut back…

Jim Brown is Retired. Here is Today’s Best Actor-Athlete

From skateboarder Jason Lee to football’s Fred Williamson, Hollywood’s history is packed with excellent athletes who turned respectable acting careers. Jim Brown, Alex Karras, Wilt, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the nearly-forgotten Paul Robeson did it. O.J. belongs on the list. Best-of lists about those guys have been done already. Besides, none of them are on active…