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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: Angel Pagan, San Diego Padres, World Baseball Classic, Baseball, Edwin Rodriguez
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SPORTS ROUNDUP: Pasadena City College softball losses heartbreaker
COLLEGE SOFTBALL East Los Angeles College 7, Pasadena City College 6: A game-winning two-run double from Huskies catcher Valerie Aguilera capped a heart-breaking four-run rally in the bottom of the seventh for the Huskies, who stole a South Coast...Tags: Baseball, Pacific Tigers, Sports
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Pasadena family rescued after being trapped on balcony during fire
L.A. NOWFirefighters rescued a Pasadena family from a balcony during an apartment fire late Sunday afternoon that left more than 60 residents were displaced, according to fire officials. Shortly after 5 p.m., firefighters arrived at 775 Worcester Avenue to find... -
Cooper Rollow 'a reporter at heart'
The letter arrived in July of 1974. My writing clips had been reviewed, my references approved and interview completed. I was hired by the Chicago Tribune, even though the signature at the end of the letter sounded more like one of those fictitious...
Tags: Baseball, Chicago Tribune, Tribune Tower, Peyton Manning, Periodicals
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Yes, another surly Harrison Ford interview
If getting reamed by the notoriously grumpy Harrison Ford is a rite of passage for entertainment reporters, you could say I was finally initiated into the club March 18. In fact, you could say a few Chicago reporters were initiated that night. The actor...
Tags: Baseball, Carla Gugino, Dining and Drinking, Steve Zahn, Quartino
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Baseball books cover the bases
George Plimpton knew the score. A generation or so ago, the late Paris Review editor developed what he called the "Small Ball Theory" of sports writing, which posits "a correlation between the standard of writing about a particular sport and the ball it...Tags: Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Don Sutton, Bud Selig, Folklore and Mythology
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Ayanbadejo is wrong: Now is the time for a gay sports hero to speak up
"Now is the time..." -- Martin Luther King, Aug. 28, 1963 Brendon Ayanbadejo is wrong. It is painful to say that. Mr. Ayanbadejo's heart is in a good place, and the advice he gave recently on MSNBC's "The Ed Show" was practical and well intentioned....
Tags: National Football League, Baltimore Ravens, The Miami Herald, San Francisco 49ers, Crime, Law and Justice
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Black Males Must Aim For Academic Top
The Hartford Courant"As anyone who has watched the better colored teams will tell you — a good many Afro-Americans belong, on their merits." John Lardner in the Hartford Courant, Nov. 11, 1938. With opening day of the 2013 baseball season just days away, a 75-...Tags: USA Today, Baseball, Honus Wagner, Sports, Little League Baseball
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Varsity softball: We take our swings at picks for top players, teams so far
Pop quiz: What is the significance of April 15, 2013? A. It will be the 31st birthday of comedian Seth Rogen. B. It will be 101 years since the date the Titanic sank. C. It will be 66 years since Jackie Robinson debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers....
Tags: Baseball, Softball, Sports, Kansas City Royals, High School Sports
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Jackie Robinson's unlikely friendship
It was 1951, and Tania Grossinger was a 13-year-old kid living at Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel in New York. The hotel, owned by some of Tania's relatives, was legendary, with a staff of 1,200 catering to thousands of visitors a week. But one...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Buddy Hackett, Baseball, Sports, Joey Bishop
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Ali unable to attend Ripken Foundation event as he recovers from surgery
Under Armour founder Kevin Plank tried to think of his perfect dinner party. There'd have to be a Beatle, he said, along with Jackie Robinson, Babe Ruth and Mother Teresa. But the No. 1 guest, he said, would be Muhammad Ali. Plank and Ali were among...Tags: Memorial Stadium, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Kevin Plank, Parkinson's Disease, John Harbaugh
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SPORTS ROUNDUP: La Caņada High baseball bounces back against Temple City
BASEBALL La Caņada 5, Temple City 1: Justin Lewis tossed a two-hitter and went one for three with a triple and two runs batted in to lead the Spartans to a bounce-back Rio Hondo League win at La Caņada High Tuesday. “Justin Lewis is pitching...Tags: Baseball, Sports, Golf
Mar 18, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Apr 2, 2013
|Story| Pasadena Sun
Feb 25, 2013
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Mar 31, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Mar 25, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Mar 29, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 10, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Mar 27, 2013
|Column| Hartford Courant
Mar 27, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Mar 26, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Feb 22, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Mar 26, 2013
|Story| La Caņada
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