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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: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Ronny Paulino, Michael Morse, Manny Pacquiao, Washington Wizards
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Review: A pleasant 'Cooperstown,' but questions stand out
Jackie Robinson never appears in Brian Golden’s “Cooperstown,” currently enjoying its West Coast premiere at the Road Theatre Company’s shiny new second stage, but the very idea of him is enough to catalyze powerful changes for the...
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Dwayne Johnson, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Sports, Baseball
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We recently asked you to list your choices for the 10 greatest Dodgers of all time, and vote you did, as we received an amazing 12,231 ballots. So many people voted that we have decided to expand the list from the top 10 to the top 20. Each weekday at...Tags: Elections, Awards and Prizes, Los Angeles Dodgers, Politics, Major League Baseball
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Vin Scully is the true voice of Los Angeles
My young colleague, Ben Welsh, who hails from Swisher, Iowa, by way of Columbia, Mo., and Washington, D.C., quickly caught on to what we native Angelenos know subliminally. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Scully: A May 14 Op-Ed about Vin Scully said...
Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles Dodgers, Travel, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, 42 (movie)
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Baseball is diamond in the rough to black players at Gardena Serra
On a sunny Tuesday afternoon on a cluttered street in Gardena, some very big and skilled athletes are hanging out on a concrete basketball court, bouncing around underneath rusted backboards and chain nets, acting out a typical inner-city scene, with...
Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, Social Issues, Major League Baseball, San Francisco Giants, Basketball
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Letters to the Editor for May 16
“42” reminds how far we’ve come on race Dear Editor, The other night my wife Kristen and I went to see the movie42, the Jackie Robinson story. Being the son of a baseball coach and having played baseball in high school, I am...
Tags: Social Issues, High Schools, Entertainment, Movies, Crime, Law and Justice
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Review: "Mickey and Willie" by Allen Barra
Baseball is a game of failure. The best hitters make outs almost seven times out of 10 at-bats, and the best pitchers don't win a third of their starts. Baseball biographies and autobiographies have a similar success rate. Too many are publicity-...Tags: College Baseball, Mining, Northwestern University, Metal and Mineral, Sports
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Insider: Legendary's Thomas Tull Not Near Decision to Leave Warner Bros
ReutersMay 08 (TheWrap.com) - Legendary Pictures CEO Thomas Tull is not close to deciding whether he will be leaving Warner Bros. at the end of the year when his contract is up, according to an individual familiar with the negotiations between the two sides....Tags: Arts and Culture, Pacific Rim (movie), The Hangover (movie), Folklore and Mythology, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.
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Parasiliti: Bells for Collins, Robinson can not be unrung
I got a rare opportunity last Monday. I had a chance to watch history twice in the same day. On April 29, I finally had a chance to see “42” -- the story of Jackie Robinson, who in 1947 was used to break the color barrier in major league...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), The Herald-Mail, Religion and Belief, Sports
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Essay: Collins' coming out could accelerate gay acceptance
There was a time, in 1947 and before, when the mere presence of an African-American on a Major League Baseball team was enough to shake the game and the nation alike. Six years after Jackie Robinson smashed the sport's color barrier that year, still...Tags: Jason Collins, Arts and Culture, Gay Rights, Same-Sex Marriage, HIV
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Faith and Values: The real motivation and commitment in '42'
I went to see the movie "42" last week, about Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball. It is an important topic and the movie has a chance to enlighten a whole generation on crucial matters that occurred 66 years ago. However,...Tags: Movies, 42 (movie), USA Today, Sports, Baseball
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Letters: Fans want a new Blue, all right
Check any correct answer to the following question: What is 42? a) the number worn by Jackie Robinson when he played with the Brooklyn Dodgers. b) a movie about Robinson's courage in breaking baseball's color barrier in 1947. c) the number of...Tags: Adrian Gonzalez, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Matt Kemp
May 24, 2013
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 23, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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May 14, 2013
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May 14, 2013
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May 16, 2013
|Story| Interior Journal
May 17, 2013
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May 7, 2013
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May 5, 2013
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May 4, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 10, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
May 10, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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