Kick Childhood Cancer: FC Dallas wearing special cancer awareness kits for Columbus Crew match

FC Dallas’ kits for the match against Columbus Crew on Saturday, Sept. 23 will look slightly different. And its to honor an important cause. FRISCO, Texas — September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.  One of Major League Soccer’s annual initiatives includes its Kick Childhood Cancer (KCC) campaign, which has been going on for 10 years. … Read more

With the future of AM unclear, a look back at the powerful role radio plays in baseball history

Many baseball fans, especially older ones, originally fell in love with America’s pastime by listening to ballgames on AM radio. NEW YORK — Growing up in the Boston suburbs, Suzyn Waldman fell madly in love with two things: baseball and Broadway shows. During the 1950s and ’60s, the long arm of AM radio brought both … Read more

Louisiana folklorist and Mississippi blues musician among 2023 National Heritage Fellows

NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana folklorist Nick Spitzer and Mississippi blues musician R.L. Boyce are among nine 2023 National Heritage Fellows set to be celebrated later this month by the National Endowment for the Arts, one of the nation’s highest honors in the folk and traditional arts. Spitzer and Boyce are scheduled to accept the NEA’s … Read more