Read about the replacement of a Jackie Robinson plaque, watch the N.F.L. playoffs and the Australian Open.
What to Read This Weekend |
 | | A marker at the birth site of Jackie Robinson was vandalized. Major League Baseball has worked with the Georgia Historical Society to replace and protect it.Brendan Crellin for the Georgia Historical Society |
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Last year, local residents discovered that a plaque celebrating Jackie Robinson's beginnings in Georgia had been peppered with gunfire. |
It was the latest marker recognizing Black Americans to have been vandalized in Georgia in recent years. |
But after a local effort — which came with an assist from M.L.B. — Robinson's birth marker was replaced. |
"For those involved, it was a moment to remember the lives of Black Americans who had once been ignored, but who, over the past few decades, were now being better represented in the markers across the state," James Wagner writes. "It was also a harrowing reminder of the violence that has been intertwined with race in America." |
Read the full article here. |
What to Watch This Weekend |
 | | Ambry Thomas's game-ending interception in overtime sealed the 49ers' Week 18 win over the Rams and helped San Francisco earn a playoff berth.Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images |
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With the No. 1 seeds eliminated, the Kansas City Chiefs have become the Super Bowl favorites off their heroic victory over Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills last weekend. Next up is another talented quarterback, Joe Burrow, and his Cincinnati Bengals (Sunday, 3 p.m., CBS). |
A Rams-49ers matchup wasn't what was expected in the N.F.C. Still, the veteran-laden Rams (Odell Beckham! Von Miller!) have Matthew Stafford passing to Cooper Kupp. The 49ers are underdogs, but Coach Kyle Shanahan never seems to lose to Rams Coach Sean McVay (Sunday, 6:30 p.m., Fox). |
Novak Djokovic was sensationally told to go home, but it didn't completely overshadow some quality tennis at the Australian Open. The first Grand Slam champions of the year will be crowned this weekend in Melbourne (the women's final will be done by the time this lands in your inbox, the men's final is on Sunday, 3 a.m., ESPN). |
With the final World Cup qualifying round more than half complete, the United States is well positioned. But so is Canada, which last qualified for a Cup in 1986. Now the teams will square off in Hamilton, Ontario, for their biggest match in years (Sunday 3:05 p.m., Paramount Plus). |
The first big race of the year will be the final one in the career of the Breeders' Cup Classic winner Knicks Go, a bid to repeat in the Pegasus at Gulfstream. He will face a stern challenge from another Breeders' Cup winner, Life Is Good, who won the Dirt Mile (Saturday, 4:30 p.m., NBC). |
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