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NFL: Miami, con un estadio anticuado, se queda sin Super Bowl
El sur de Florida, con todo su glamour y eclecticismo, recibió un duro golpe esta semana cuando los dueños de equipos de la NFL hicieron pedazos el sueño de Miami de convertirse nuevamente en sede de un Super Bowl. En una votación que resultó en...
Tags: Brandon Phillips, David Robinson, Baltimore Hotels, Ryan Vogelsong, Jayson Nix
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Punkin Milller would have loved this ceremony
One of the last things Punkin Miller wanted to do as manager of the MetLife Orioles in the Blue Mountain League was get a scoreboard dedicated at his team's Curt Simmons Field at Egypt Memorial Park. On Sunday afternoon, that scoreboard was dedicated,...Tags: World Series, Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, College Baseball
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How Sam Lacy helped integrate Major League Baseball
Like most films depicting historic accounts of real-life events, the bio-epic "42" carries the immediate disclaimer that it is based on a true story, leaving room for interpretive analysis and creative license. Consequently, dramatic interpretations are...
Tags: World Series, Kansas City Royals, Jackie Robinson, 42 (movie), Spring Training
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Jose Rosado: Too many athletes belong in the hall of shame
Unfortunately, many of us have had that difficult conversation with young children regarding their sports heroes and cheating. Usually at the end of the conversation, we remind them that winners never cheat and cheaters never win. We tell them this even...
Tags: Cycling, Livestrong Foundation, Lance Armstrong, Sammy Sosa, Crime, Law and Justice
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Others may be concerned about Darin Ruf's slow start, but Phillies not among them
Since signing with the Phillies in 2009, Darin Ruf has never hit more than two home runs in the first month of a season. So seeing a one in the home run column on his stat line at this point of the season isn't all that unusual. Then again, Ruf didn't...
Tags: Sammy Sosa, Lehigh Valley IronPigs, International League, Sports, Baseball
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Jackie Robinson's Legacy As 'The Greatest'
The Hartford CourantYears ago, sportscaster Howard Cosell was asked to name his all-time favorite athlete. Obviously, the most prominent sports journalist of his era would name the man who made Cosell famous: Ali. Wrong. "That's an easy one,'' Cosell said, spacing...Tags: Jackie Robinson, Rashied Ali, Sociology, 42 (movie), Entertainment
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Going, going ... Barry Bonds' home run plaque at AT&T Park gone
A commemorative plaque honoring Barry Bonds’ record-breaking 756th home run hanging at the San Francisco Giants’ AT&T Park has vanished. CBS and other Bay Area media affiliates are reporting the plaque vanished sometime in the last few days....Tags: AT&T Park
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S.F. Giants to replace Barry Bonds home run sign that 'disappeared'
Things vanish and are replaced at the San Francisco Giants’ AT&T Park all the time, so a lost Barry Bonds commemorative plaque shouldn’t be a big deal, a team spokeswoman said Wednesday. “It’s a stadium with 41,000 people, things...Tags: Sports, Baseball, Auction Service
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Puerto Rico reclaiming lost glory with WBC run
SAN FRANCISCO — Roberto Clemente was baseball royalty long before dying on a relief mission at the height of his Hall of Fame career. Ernie Banks knew the kid had something as soon as he saw the young Puerto Rican play right field for the Pirates....
Tags: Jackie Robinson, World Series, World Baseball Classic, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Correa
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Take a swing at these
WASHINGTON -- As the unendurable monotony of the offseason ends, celebrate baseball's return with mental calisthenics. Everyone knows it was former Atlanta Manager Dave Bristol who said, "Only trouble I ever had with chewing tobacco was that the...
Tags: MLB Manager of the Year Award, World Series, St. Louis Cardinals, Eddie Mathews, Bob Feller
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Baseball's Back -- Take A Swing At These
The Hartford CourantAs the unendurable monotony of the offseason ends, celebrate baseball's return with mental calisthenics. Everyone knows it was former Atlanta Manager Dave Bristol who said, "Only trouble I ever had with chewing tobacco was that the orthodontist said my...Tags: World Series, MLB Manager of the Year Award, St. Louis Cardinals, Eddie Mathews, Bob Feller
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Column: Take a swing at these questions
WASHINGTON — As the unendurable monotony of the offseason ends, celebrate baseball’s return with mental calisthenics. Everyone knows it was former Atlanta manager Dave Bristol who said, "Only trouble I ever had with chewing tobacco was that...Tags: World Series, St. Louis Cardinals, Bob Feller, Awards and Prizes, Mel Ott
May 24, 2013
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 13, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Apr 22, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 29, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
Apr 28, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
Apr 25, 2013
|Column| Hartford Courant
Apr 24, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 24, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 18, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Apr 1, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 1, 2013
|Column| Hartford Courant
Mar 31, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
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