by Astasia Williams | Aug 23, 2017 | Players, Sports
WOODBRIDGE, Va. –- Baseball is America’s pastime, but its rosters don’t reflect it. Major League Baseball lacks a strong representation of African American players. Dale Carey Jr. of the Class A Potomac Nationals wants to inspire younger players who look like...
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by Jenna West | Aug 23, 2017 | Atmosphere, Sports
BOWIE, Md. — Adrienne Roberson is one of two women who announce professional baseball games for fans at the stadiums. She calls it the perfect combination of her two loves: Sports and broadcasting. Roberson, 42, is the only female announcer in Minor League Baseball,...
by Darnell Pearson | Aug 22, 2017 | Food, Sports
Seven graduate students in the sports specialty program at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism traveled this summer to a number of Minor League baseball stadiums in the mid-Atlantic region. This is their report on reviewing the best of ballpark food....
by Rosie Langello | Aug 22, 2017 | Food, Sports
Allentown, PA – There was a lot of different foods to try at Coca-Cola Park. Sports reporter Rosie Langello tried a variety of food items ranging from sandwiches to...
by Darnell Pearson | Aug 22, 2017 | Food, Sports
Grade: 3.5/5 ALLENTOWN, Pa. – The IronPigs have their own website that tells you where to go in order to buy certain foods. easy to find the “traditional” foods like hot dogs, chicken fingers and fries. It is harder to find the “specialty” items, especially...
by Darnell Pearson | Aug 22, 2017 | Food, Sports
Grade: 4/5 BOWIE, Md. – The Chicken & Waffle Cone sounded better than it tasted. It ended up being what looked like three McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets sprinkled with barbecue sauce, and shoved into a waffle cone. Not terrible, but certainly lacking the...
