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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: Discrimination, Sports, Broadway Theater, Detroit Tigers, Spring Training
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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: 42 (movie), Entertainment, Movies
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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: John Lennon, Joe Mantegna, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Music, Detroit Tigers
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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: Roberto Alomar, Alex Rios, Yadier Molina, Angel Pagan, Major League Baseball
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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: Sports, Pacific Tigers, Baseball
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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: Oakland Athletics, Periodicals, Peyton Manning, Tribune Tower, Chicago Bears
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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: Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, Chris Rolfe, Jeremy Roenick, Robert J. Lopez
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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: University of Oxford, Major League Baseball, College Baseball, Walter Johnson, 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: Chris Culliver, ESPN Radio (tv network), The Miami Herald, San Francisco 49ers, Football
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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: Little League Baseball, Southern Connecticut State University, Sports, Honus Wagner, USA Today
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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: Softball, Sports, High School Sports, Kansas City Royals, Baseball
Apr 17, 2013
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Mar 1, 2013
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Mar 18, 2013
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Apr 2, 2013
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Feb 25, 2013
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Mar 31, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Mar 25, 2013
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Mar 29, 2013
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Mar 10, 2013
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Mar 27, 2013
|Column| Hartford Courant
Mar 27, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
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