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O’Neil was one of two Negro Leaguers in the Early Baseball Era elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame Sunday, an election that many say was long overdue.

We asked people to share what's on their social calendars this month and found there's lots to do whether you have just an evening or a whole week free.

Sportswriter Joe Posnanski's book "The Baseball 100," which ranks the game's top players, comes out Tuesday. Satchel Paige, whose primary team was the Kansas City Monarchs, ranks at number 10, and Royals' slugger George Brett comes in at 35.

The Monarchs swept the best-of-five championship series against the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, carrying the winning legacy of its Negro Leagues namesake into a new century.

The first professional baseball team in 62 years to bear the revered name of the winningest franchise from the Negro National League is living up to its namesake's reputation.

The Kansas City Royals are looking ahead and beginning to publicly consider downtown as the team's next stadium location.

A Smithsonian traveling exhibit "reveals how baseball brings people together regardless of race, class, or gender."

After a yearlong postponement, the Tokyo Olympics start today, placing Kansas Citian Vlatko Andonovski on the international stage as he leads the USA Women's Soccer team into competition.

Adding Black players' performance data could be changing the record books of Major League Baseball.

Missouri's legislature convenes for a special session, and Baseball Reference adds Negro Leagues statistics to its database.

Sen. Roger Marshall wants Kansas governor to end federal unemployment benefits, a former Missouri congressman on the demotion of Liz Cheney and what is making Major League Baseball less appealing.

The city saw its first home opener for its new team, the Wind Surge, in a brand new stadium.