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A portion of Bob and Susan Hope's baseball collection is seen with price stickers attached, Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, in Stone Mountain, Ga. Susan died about two years ago, leaving behind the collection to her surviving husband. (AP Photo/Andrea Smith)

Column: Hope springs eternal as a sports collection is shed

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

Hank Aaron answers questions from the crowd during the Hank Aaron Invitational at SunTrust Park in Atlanta, Aug. 2, 2019. (Steve Schaefer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Hank Aaron still fighting for more diversity in baseball

By CHARLES ODUM - Associated Press

This image provided by Common Pictures shows the 1955 Orlando Kiwanis little league baseball team. In 1955, one of the most significant games in American history took place in Orlando, Fla, but hardly anyone knows about it. For the first time, an integrated Little League Baseball game, a group of white kids playing a team of African-American youngsters, was held in the Jim Crow South. The new documentary &quot;Long Time Coming: A 1955 Baseball Story&quot; has brought this amazing snippet in the American experience back to life. (via AP)

Column: A seminal game that hardly anyone knows about

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2016 file photo, Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker listens to a question during a media availability before Game 5 of baseball's National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, at Nationals Park in Washington. Baker began preparations for his second spring training as the Nationals' manager Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, when players began reporting to camp in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Dusty Baker is back in West Palm Beach with his Nationals

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Baseball Hall of Famer Frank Robinson throws out the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the Atlanta Braves, Saturday, May 9, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

LOVERRO: Frank Robinson slighted during MLB’s ‘Greatest Living Players’ salute

By Thom Loverro - The Washington Times

New York Yankeed' Alex Rodriguez autographs baseball before the Yankees' baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Saturday, June 13, 2015, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

Alex Rodriguez joins Aaron in 2,000-RBI club

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FILE - In this April 7, 2014, file photo, New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter (2) adjusts his cap before the home opener baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium in New York. Jeter has had as close to perfect a career as a major leaguer can have. Still, five years from now, don't expect the New York Yankees' captain to be a unanimous selection to baseball's Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Will Derek Jeter be unanimous Baseball Hall of Fame choice?

By Howie Rumberg - Associated Press

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig presents Hank Aaron with a replica of a plaque that will be displayed on the new Milwaukee Brewers Wall of Honor before a baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Cincinnati Reds Friday, June 13, 2014, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Hank Aaron steps to fundraising plate for Democrat Michelle Nunn

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

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HARPER: Media whoppers misrepresent the GOP

By Christopher Harper

Hank Aaron waves to the crowd during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of his 715th home run before the start of a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets, Tuesday, April 8, 2014, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Atlanta Braves flooded with Hank Aaron hate mail: He’s a ‘scumbag’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Hank Aaron laughs during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of his 715th home run before the start of a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets, Tuesday, April 8, 2014, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Selig hints Aaron still baseball’s home-run king

By CHARLES ODUM - Associated Press

Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron speaks at a reception in his honor, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in Washington. Aaron is turning 80 and is being celebrated with a series of events in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Hank Aaron: Modern bigots ‘wear starched shirts and neckties’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2014 file photo, baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron waves during a reception in his honor in Washington. The 40th anniversary of Hank Aaron's 715th home run finds the Hall of Famer, now 80, coping with his recovery from hip surgery. The anniversary of his famous homer on April 8, 1974 will be celebrated before the Braves' home opener against the Mets on Tuesday night. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

Aaron set to savor 40th anniversary of 715th homer

By CHARLES ODUM - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 8, 1974 file photo, Atlanta Braves' Hank Aaron eyes the flight of the ball after hitting his 715th career homer in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Atlanta. The 40th anniversary of Hank Aaron's 715th home run finds the Hall of Famer, now 80, coping with his recovery from hip surgery. The anniversary of his famous homer on April 8, 1974 will be celebrated before the Braves' home opener against the Mets on Tuesday night. (AP Photo/Harry Harrris, File)

Forty years later, Hank Aaron plans to enjoy celebration of historic home run

By Charles Odum - Associated Press

Emory University student Kyle Arbuckle, flips through a book while looking over some of the school's collection of Hank Aaron materials, Monday, April 7, 2014, in Atlanta. Arbuckle, along with classmates Warren Kember and Brett Lake teamed up last year to dig through the collection, donated in 2013 by a former scout for the Atlanta Braves, to create an exhibit opening on April 24 at the university’s Robert W. Woodruff Library. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Emory students digging into Hank Aaron’s history

By KATHLEEN FOODY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2014 file photo, Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy pets Hank at spring training baseball practice, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Phoenix. Hank, the bedraggled ball of fur who wandered into the Brewers' spring training complex back on President's Day looking for one more chance, will head to Milwaukee and his new home on Sunday, March 16, 2014.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Hank the dog headed to new home in Milwaukee

By ANDREW WAGNER - Associated Press

Hank, a stray dog that the Brewers recently found wandering their practice fields at Maryvale Baseball Park watches spring training on Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, in Phoenix. The team and staff have been taking care of Hank since he was found at the park on President's Day. Hank is named after Hank Aaron. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Cheryl Evans) MARICOPA COUNTY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES

Stray dog Hank becomes big hit in Brewers’ camp

By GENARO C. ARMAS - Associated Press

Hank Aaron has partial hip replacement surgery

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