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Try Rock and Roll have been around the block several times on several formats. Consisting of 1950s and early 1960s Imperial recordings supported by the usual J&M/Cosimo studio suspects, the Algiers native’s 78s and 45s pretty much didn’t catch on outside of the immediate Gulf Coast. However, it was 40 years ago, nearly to the day, that the initial vinyl reissue of Mitchell’s Imperial catalog appeared on the Swedish Mr. R&B Records label. The release would soon lead to an avalanche of rei...

In his 41 years as a player, coach and general manager in Washington, Mitchell was one of the Black players that helped integrate the team alongside Ernie Davis. And upon retiring, he became the first African American to work in an NFL front office.  But before all of that, Robert Cornelius Mitchell was a multi-sport athlete from Hot Springs, Arkansas. Growing up, he played football, basketball, baseball and ran track. To put in perspective the caliber of athlete he was, its still diffi...

In todays Rewarding Moments In Washington History presented by Maryland Lottery My Lottery Rewards, we look back to when Bobby Mitchell joined Washington to become the franchises first African American player.

Jan 19, 2021 After more than 1,400 days of Donald Trump’s presidency — after two bitter elections, two impeachments, more than 26,000 presidential tweets and four years of near-constant upheaval — it is left to American voters to tally it all up. Where they are. How they got here. Regrets and rage, trepidation and hope. The Associated Press talked with Americans of all political stripes and asked them to assess this astonishing moment in their country’s history. They do not necessarily ...

After more than 1,400 days of Donald Trump’s presidency -- after two bitter elections, two impeachments, more than 26,000 presidential tweets and four years of near-constant upheaval -- it is left to American voters to tally it all up. While some expressed confidence that the days ahead will find their country in a better place, others said they were fearful of the future, whether because of the violence displayed at the Capitol in recent days or because of concerns about the incoming Bi...

Regrets and rage, fear and hope, Americans assess this moment in history Published  Where they are. How they got here. Regrets and rage, trepidation, and hope. The Associated Press talked with Americans of all political stripes and asked them to assess this astonishing moment in their countrys history. They do not necessarily fall into neat categories: There are two Air Force veterans, one a Black investor who admires Trump, the other a white retired major who bemoans what has become of the Re...

By David Mullen As is the tradition of this column at the beginning of a new year, we look back at the personalities who passed away in the previous year but had a profound impact on the sports that they served. Many were pinnacles of their game, including seven baseball Hall of Famers and one who deserves enshrinement. Members of Cooperstown who passed were Al Kaline, 85, the classy right-handed hitter called “Mr. Tiger,” Tom Seaver, 75, the most visible player on the “Amazing Mets” 19...

Kobe Bryant and Diego Maradona among sports world’s big losses in 2020 Published: Dec. 31, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. ET By Legendary sporting names Jack Charlton, Gale Sayers, Don Shula, Rafer Johnson, Don Larsen, Joe Morgan, Tom Seaver, John Thompson and Curly Neal also among those who left us during this extraordinary year Miami and Milwaukee players take a knee during the national anthem on Aug. 31 in the NBA playoff bubble in central Florida as a video screen pays tribute to the la...

From Kobe Bryant to Diego Maradona, a year of staggering losses in sports 29 Dec, 2020 07:15 PM 9 minutes to read There were so many this year. Sports in 2020 was an unending state of mourning. It was as if every week, sometimes days, another luminary fell, bringing a cascade of condolence and remembrance. It began New Years Day, a harbinger of what the year held, with the deaths of David Stern and Don Larsen. Not long after came a seismic jolt, the helicopter crash of Kobe Bryant in the fog-sh...

From Kobe to Maradona, a year of staggering losses in sports By FRED LIEFDecember 29, 2020 GMT There were so many this year. Sports in 2020 was an unending state of mourning. It was as if every week, sometimes days, another luminary fell, bringing a cascade of condolence and remembrance. It began New Year’s Day, a harbinger of what the year held, with the deaths of David Stern and Don Larsen. Not long after came a seismic jolt, the helicopter crash of Kobe Bryant in the fog-shrouded Califo...