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Trio of Pasadena legends named to CIF list of greats
Opinions and arguments as to whom the best athlete to come out of the Pasadena area can be found around town from barbershops to basketball courts. Recently, the CIF Southern Section entered the debate, at least on the high school level, when the...Tags: Olympic Games, Wimbledon Championships, Sports, Baseball, World War I (1914-1918)
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Orioles notes and observations (Wieters, extra innings, Bundy, Etchebarren)
The Baltimore SunCatcher Matt Wieters doesn’t show much emotion on the field. He’s Baltimore’s Matty Ice. So it was interesting to see him show some not just once, but twice, in the late innings on Thursday night. The first was fairly understated. He...Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Desmond Jennings, Dylan Bundy, New York Yankees, Brooks Robinson
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Take a chance on Terrence Malick's 'To the Wonder'
It feels as if we've hit a major movie slump. So much this year has disappointed. I wasn't entranced with Danny Boyle's crime thriller "Trance." "42," Brian Helgeland's new drama based on baseball great Jackie Robinson's historic defiance of racial...Tags: 42 (movie), Danny Boyle, Olga Kurylenko, To the Wonder (movie), Spring Breakers (movie)
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Following the faithful example of #42
Contributing WriterThe evils of racism are expressed in the words we speak and the mores we establish. And both emerge from the illusion of superiority. Jackie Robinson, as a black American in the 1940s and 1950s, was thrown into the fire of both when he entered major...Tags: Sports, Baseball, Racism, Martin Luther King Jr., Crime, Law and Justice
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Reel Critics: '42' hits a grand slam
It's only April, but a leading contender for this year's Best Picture award is already in a theater near you. "42" is the absolutely compelling story of Jackie Robinson. He was the first African American ever to play Major League Baseball and wore that...
Tags: L.A. Confidential (movie), 42 (movie), Baseball, Sports, Mystic River (movie)
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'Oblivion' opening at Carmike on Friday
Opening Friday Oblivion Early in the sleek sci-fi thriller ‘‘Oblivion,’’ Tom Cruise, as a flyboy repairman living a removed, Jetsons-like existence above an invaded and deserted Earth, intones his home sickness. ‘&...
Tags: Tom Cruise, Entertainment, Olga Kurylenko, Sports, Andrea Riseborough
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'Hank Greenberg' reveals resilience of early baseball legend
The game of baseball seemed grandly American in the 1930s. Players had cherubic names — Birdie and Schoolboy, sounding like characters from a Broadway musical. Beneath the good times, though, breathed an awful hatred. In his new book, "Hank...
Tags: Judaism, Baseball, Sports, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers
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Commentary: Jackie Robinson picture is a window into history
You should consider going to the movies to see "42," the new film about baseball Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson's first year with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. The actual date of his major league debut, April 15, is commemorated in baseball by all...Tags: Entertainment, 42 (movie), Movies
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Matt Hobgood and Mychal Givens excited for a fresh start this year
The Baltimore SunSARASOTA, Fla. — As pitchers conducted their first workout of the spring at the Orioles' minor league camp Monday, the beginning of two comebacks took place in the bullpen area of the Buck O'Neil Baseball Complex at Twin Lakes Park. It's been...Tags: Sports, Baseball, New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, Minor League Baseball
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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: Houston Astros, Carlos Beltran, Toronto Blue Jays, Sports, Roberto Alomar
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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: Pacific Tigers, Sports, Baseball
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Mickey Mantle play in the works from pop music author David Leaf
It looks like “batter up!” again on the theatrical boards: Mickey Mantle is the subject of a new play that writer-producer David Leaf is working on with the cooperation of Danny and David Mantle, sons of the incredibly talented but careless...Tags: Entertainment, Music, Tony Awards, Sports, Baseball
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