“The Battered Bastards of Baseball,” a documentary by siblings Chapman and Maclain Way, manages to be many things at once: an affectionate ode to their grandfather, a distinctive snapshot of a noble ...

PARK CITY, Utah – With spring training right around the corner, there’s nothing like a heartwarming story about a man’s pursuit of the American Dream through America's pastime: baseball. "The Battered ...

Bing Russell had several claims to fame. He played Deputy Clem on NBC’s blockbuster western series “Bonanza.” He’s the father of movie star Kurt Russell. And he owned a baseball team. Not the Dodgers, ...

The Sundance sports documentary, “The Battered Bastards of Baseball,” follows the story of the Portland Mavericks, an independent, underdog baseball team founded by actor Bing Russell in the ’70s.

Got reacquainted Friday night with someone who feels like an old friend: the late Bing Russell. Among many roles as an actor, Bing played Sheriff Clem on “Bonanza.” He was one of two regular Virginia ...

There is a fantastic story over at The Postgame by Steve Henson that went live late Monday night. Thanks to Old Gator I read it this morning. The topic: Bing Russell, Lou Gehrig’s last home run bat ...

They say you can’t fight City Hall, but surely going mano-a-mano with Major League Baseball is none the wiser. Yet that’s exactly what a charismatic entrepreneur named Bing Russell did in the 1970s, ...