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Setting Times stories to music: Elvis Costello, Nina Simone and more
I’m trying to decide what I liked more in the last week: the wonderful stories that populated Column One, or the songs that I listened to while reading them. OK, it’s the stories. (Even if Thursday’s Column One on Perez Hilton sent...
Tags: Sports, Sienna Miller, Lindsay Lohan, Music, Mike Trout
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Bill Lachemann, 78, keeps Angels ahead of curve behind the plate
TEMPE, Ariz. — Bill Lachemann was on the same Dorsey High baseball team as legendary manager Sparky Anderson. He played his first professional game five years before Angels rising star Mike Trout's father was born and caught former Angels pitcher...
Tags: San Francisco Giants, Walter Alston, Sports, Colon Cancer, Mike Trout
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How will Ryan soap opera play out?
Look out, below. The Rangers, who not so long ago were morphing into the Yankees, are coming down to Earth before our eyes. Barring some diplomacy worthy of a great secretary of state, Nolan Ryan is on his way out of the organization. He feels...
Tags: ESPN (tv network), Detroit Tigers, Sports, Texas Rangers, Billy Beane
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WBC rich in storylines
One thing to keep in mind about baseball: It's all good. Big-league baseball. Minor-league baseball. College baseball. Pony League baseball. Even, gasp, international baseball. While many North American fans dismiss the World Baseball Classic —...
Tags: Miguel Cabrera, San Francisco Giants, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Asdrubal Cabrera, Marco Scutaro
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Cubs' triple threat
TEMPE, Ariz. — And so it begins. On a cool, sunny Saturday alongside scenic Interstate 10, the Cubs played their first game with real promise since August 2009, when the worm turned for Lou Piniella. It didn't matter, of course, but it did suggest...
Tags: Patrick Sharp, Albert Almora, Mark Grace, Sports, Anthony Rizzo
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Earl Weaver timeline
The Baltimore SunFor many, the lasting image of Earl Weaver will be that of a fiery, short man kicking dirt and spewing his displeasure at an umpire. Weaver's personality — described as "combative," "irascible" and also "caring" — carried from his childhood to...Tags: Sculpture, Sports, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Arts and Culture, Cincinnati Reds
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Scoreboard: Dec. 26
|TODAY| No Events |TV SPORTS| Soccer—Premier League, Newcastle at Manchester United, 8:55 a.m. (ESPN2) College Football—Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, Western Kentucky vs. Central Michigan, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) NBA Basketball—...Tags: Aaron Johnson, American Legion, Jon Ryan, Sioux Falls Skyforce, Riley Reiff
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Magic can play spoiler role
For the past five seasons or so, when all things seemed possible with Dwight Howard, there's one thing you could never call the Magic: Spoilers. They might not have been the biggest bullies on the block, but with Howard, no Magic win was ever declared...
Tags: Bruce Willis, Carmelo Anthony, Orlando Magic, Dwight Howard, Heavy Engineering
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Jim Leyland To Return to Tigers in 2013
FOX 17 NewsAlthough the sting of being swept out of the World Series is still fresh, Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland has decided to come back for another season on the bench. The team announced Tuesday that they have extended Leyland's contract for one year....Tags: Hughie Jennings, Detroit Tigers, Jim Leyland, Sports, Octavio Dotel
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An introduction to South Dakota
jbahr@aberdeennews.comPerhaps you just moved to South Dakota and want to learn more about it. If so, we’re happy to provide an introduction. Here's a look at the state where fishing season never ends, poker runs are rampant and 14-year-olds are allowed to drive....Tags: Cheryl Ladd, Phil Baker, Labor Day, Rodeo, Cincinnati Reds
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Larkin deserving of HOF honor
Sun Sports EditorBarry Larkin was a Cincinnati Red from start to finish. His career with the team spanned 18 seasons and reached a peak Sunday when the former standout shortstop became one of the newest members of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. Playing for the...Tags: Hank Aaron, Sports, Joe Morgan (baseball), Babe Ruth, Tony Perez
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Former Astros sensation Glenn Wilson writes book about baseball career
KIAHSome can only dream about playing baseball in the Major Leagues like Glenn Wilson once did. The Channelview High School product, who was born in Baytown, Texas, was a heck of a baseball player growing up, but here's something you may not know about...Tags: Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, Sports, Major League Baseball All-Star Game, National League
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