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Much of the NFL integrated in the 1940s. The Washington Redskins held out until 1962. In a new book, historian Thomas G. Smith writes about how it took an ultimatum from the Kennedy administration to allow blacks into pro football in the nation's capital.

Last weekend, English soccer fans were looking forward to a sporting feast. They ended up taking part in a nationwide communal vigil, focused on an African-born player's fight for life.

These cluster maps give us a two-dimensional look at the complex arguments Americans posted on the topic of net neutrality. One theme in the comments had to do with the American dream.

YouthBuild McLean County — a school serving low-income youth and adolescents — is getting $180,000 through the Lowe’s Homegrants program to transform two acres of its “backyard” into a sanctuary for staff and students, complete with recreational space, garden plots and a goose habitat.

The men’s team captured Americans’ hearts with a bronze medal in the team all-around final on Monday. But in the individual event, U.S. gymnasts Frederick Richard and Paul Juda couldn't keep up.

In a post shared widely on social media, Jennifer Carter gave her account about what it took to keep her students safe at the Georgia school where four people died this week.

After the controversial final four picks, the day of their matchups is here: Michigan will meet Alabama in the Rose Bowl and Washington plays Texas in the Sugar Bowl.

Iraq's Kurdish region sits on vast amounts of oil. The regional government says it has the right to export the oil. But Baghdad is blocking those sales, saying only it has the right to sell Iraqi oil.

A blueberry research farm in North Carolina can only donate — not sell — its berries, so volunteers help out by picking them for local food banks.

In southern Minnesota, some teams are playing baseball like it's 1860.