The Red & Black

New research reported by the Guardian finds that just 3% of sickle cell disease patients in the United States receive red blood cell exchange, a transfusion treatment that can reduce complications of the condition. The finding points to a large gap between available therapy and actual care for a disease that predominantly affects Black Americans, prompting discussion about barriers to access and treatment guidelines.

Election officials and legal experts in Georgia took part in a nonpartisan conversation about how the state administers its elections. The event, covered by the University of Georgia's student newspaper The Red & Black, focused on the practical and legal workings of election administration. It comes amid continued public attention on election processes and trust in electoral institutions.

On this day in 1920, a grand jury indicted eight Chicago White Sox players for allegedly conspiring to throw the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. The scheme, which became known as the Black Sox Scandal, rocked baseball and led to the players being banned from the sport for life. It remains one of the most infamous episodes in American sports history.

Author J. Tom Morgan is holding a book signing for his book 'A Rainy Night in Georgia'. The event was noted by the student publication The Red & Black, which covers the University of Georgia area, suggesting the signing took place in or near Athens, Georgia. Further details about the venue, date or the book's contents were not provided.

Archived MLB records show the Boston Red Sox defeated the Black Yankees 2-1 in a game played on September 14, 1941. The Black Yankees were a Negro league team that frequently faced major league clubs in exhibitions. Such listings from MLB's Gameday archive draw attention to the era of segregated baseball and the teams that competed outside the American and National Leagues.

A final score from August 26, 1941 is drawing attention: the Boston Red Sox lost 1-6 to the Cubans, a Negro league ballclub. The archived result, surfaced on MLB's Gameday database, revives interest in the exhibition and Negro league history, including the era when white major league teams regularly faced Black and Cuban teams whose records are still being recognised today.

MLB's Gameday section carries a final score from September 14, 1941, listing the Boston Red Sox beating the Black Yankees 6-5. The result, more than eight decades old, features the Black Yankees, a famed Negro leagues team, playing against an American League club. The listing of such a historic matchup alongside modern scores has drawn attention to how MLB is incorporating Negro leagues history into its records.

Maddie Feaunati is being searched for in the UK, with interest spiking around a women's rugby clash. Coverage of the England women's team, the Red Roses, facing New Zealand's Black Ferns notes the match is an interesting crossroads for both sides, with a huge crowd expected at Twickenham. The specific posts collected do not detail Feaunati's exact role in the story, so it is not clear from them whether the attention relates to selection, performance, or the matchup itself.