A set of siblings of the family of the late Rocky Mount native and Jazz great Thelonious Monk was in the city earlier this ...

1972: The Special Committee on the Negro Leagues elects Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard to the Hall of Fame. 1973: MLB owners ...

Buck Leonard hit a home run, driving in three runs in the game. He was one of the very best baseball players alive, a stocky 5-foot-10, 185-pound first baseman. Back when he was a boy in Rocky ...

CHICAGO — Buck Leonard. Charlie ''Chino'' Smith. Turkey Stearnes. Baseball players and fans alike are learning more about the Negro Leagues after the statistics for more than 2,300 players ...