PORTSMOUTH —Portsmouth native Al Oliver will be inducted into the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame on Aug. 22. The team will honor Oliver, Vern Law and Kiki Cuyler ON Aug. 22 before its game with the ...
The "Grandmother of Juneteenth" will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Globe Life Field on the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson Day, accompanied by former Texas Rangers stars Ferguson Jenkins ...
To Mr. White: At a baseball clinic at Youngstown's Pemberton Park in 1971, I witnessed Al Oliver taking what was supposed to be batting practice against a Youngstown State freshman southpaw. We all ...
John Oliver had a few words for Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey during his HBO show “Last Week Tonight” on Sunday. Before spending most of the latest episode blasting utility companies, Oliver focused on the ...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Al Oliver II, 17, Friday was sentenced to 21 years to life in prison for the August 2023 murder of 18-year-old Divine Calloway. Oliver also was sentenced to 20 years for shooting ...
John Oliver took on Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and her state’s Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act, aimed at transgender youth, on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight. The law made it a felony, ...
After a brief—albeit hilarious—riff on the Eurovision Song Contest, Last Week Tonight’s John Oliver dedicated the top of his show Sunday evening to Alabama, whose governor, Kay Ivey, passed a ...