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Fresno Slammed for Stalling on Plan to Rename Racist Ballpark Named After KKK Leader John Euless

In 2020, Fresno City Council vowed to rename a baseball field bearing the name of the man who brought the Ku Klux Klan to California. Four years on, the community is still waiting.

City Slammed for Stalling on Plan to Rename Racist Ballpark

Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyA major city in California—marred by its history with the Ku Klux Klan—has stalled its efforts to change the title of a park that was named after an early 20th century white supremacist.Nearly four years after Fresno City Council passed a resolution to rename the John Euless Ballpark and review and potentially rename other city landmarks with associations to “cultural or historic figure[s] known to be racist or bigoted,” the park is s

Fresno native who became the first MLB manager of Mexican-American descent dies

Long after his days playing and managing in the Majors, he spent the past 11 years serving as a special advisor for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Losing the last Bill Vukovich: Famed Fresno racer, who faced tragedy on track, dies at 79

Family said that Bill Vukovich Jr., who was the 1968 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year, died after catching pneumonia.

Winning coaches lead Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame 2023 class

The Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame has announced its 2023 induction class to be honored at an annual enshrinement event on Wednesday, Sept. 20 at the hall's permanent home inside the Save Mart Center.

Racin' Today » Bill Vukovich II Passes Away

Remembering local racing legend Bill Vukovich Jr

Indy star and Fresno native William Vukovich Jr. died on Sunday. He was the last living member of the famed Vukovich racing family.

Bill Vukovich II, 1944-2023

Bill Vukovich II, the 1968 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year and a member of one of the race’s most prominent families, died on August 20. He was 79.

Bill Vukovich II, Indy 500 Veteran, Dies At 79

Bill Vukovich II, the son of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Bill Vukavich who also made 12 starts of his own in the race, has died.

Student athletes take maiden tour of Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame

Student athletes from Granite Ridge Intermediate School were able to have a first-of-its-kind experience of the Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame at the Save Mart Center. The Hall of Fame began construction in 2021, inducting