Frank Robinson, baseball's fearsome trailblazer, dies at 83
Crowding the plate, fearsome and fearless,
Frank Robinson hammered his way into the Hall of Fame.
His legacy, however, was cemented that day in 1975 when he simply stood in the dugout with the Cleveland Indians — the first black manager in Major League Baseball.
Robinson, the only player to earn the MVP award in both leagues and a Triple Crown winner, died Thursday at 83. He had been in failing health and in hospice care at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles. MLB said he was with family and friends at the time.
Robinson hit 586 home runs — he was fourth on the career list behind only Hank Aaron, Babe
Ruth and Willie Mays when he retired and now ranks 10th. An MVP with Cincinnati and Baltimore, he led the Orioles to their first World Series championship in 1966.
An All-Star outfielder in 12 seasons and a first-ballot selection to Cooperstown, Robinson also was a Rookie of the Year, a Gold Glove outfielder and a bruising runner.
Kyler Murray to participate in NFL Combine
Kyler Murray has taken the next step toward professional football. The former Oklahoma quarterback will participate in the NFL Combine, the league announced Thursday.
The news comes a week after Murray said he didn't know if he would attend the combine.
The NFL Combine runs from Feb. 26 to March 4 in Indianapolis. Murray is expected to report to the Oakland Athletics for spring training on Feb. 15.
Murray, the ninth overall pick by the A's in the 2018 MLB Draft, hasn't provided clarity on which sport he'll ultimately choose. He's instead left
both options open.
He'll be joined by seven fellow Sooners: Rodney Anderson, Marquise Brown, Bobby Evans, Cody Ford, Ben Powers, Dru Samia and Austin Seibert.
Oklahoma State will have two representatives at the combine. Defensive end Jordan Brailford and running back Justice Hill were on the list of 338 players invited to the event.
Hill and Brailford, both graduates of Tulsa's Booker T. Washington High School, left OSU after their junior seasons.