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Giants look fit to be crowned kings
DETROIT — Henry IV had killer instinct. No question about that. But even he knew what Miguel Cabrera will be feeling when he wakes up Sunday. "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown,'' Shakespeare wrote about the English king, who according to the...
Tags: Carl Yastrzemski, American League, Brandon Crawford, Omar Infante, Comerica Park
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Digest: Showalters, KidsPeace to host 5K/walk Sat. in Canton
Running Showalters, KidsPeace to host 5K/walk Sat. in Canton Orioles manager Buck Showalter and his wife, Angela, have teamed up with KidsPeace to host the third annual KidsPeace Trick-or-Trot 5K run/one-mile walk Saturday in Canton. The event is open...Tags: College Sports, Soccer, College Basketball, Major League Lacrosse, High School Sports
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Guillen could be Marlins' fall guy
Ozzie Guillen is getting what he asked for when he left one of the most loyal owners in sports to work for one of the quirkiest. His job is in jeopardy only one season into a four-year deal, and few will be sad if he is swept out alongside longtime player...
Tags: Carl Yastrzemski, Tim Hudson, Robin Ventura, Triple Crown, Jeffrey Loria
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Red Sox dismantling Epstein roster
There's only one thing to ask about what Larry Lucchino and the Red Sox front office have done to Theo Epstein's legacy in Boston: Does he have to give back the two World Series rings? Have you ever seen an airplane drop down low from the clouds and...Tags: Thomas Ricketts, San Francisco Giants, Jerry Sands, World Series, Theo Epstein
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Make room on Baltimore's 'Mount Rushmore' of sports
Michael Phelps doesn't have to climb the mountain anymore. He has reached the highest of Olympic heights. He is the most decorated athlete in the modern history of the Olympic Games. He is, by just about all accounts, the greatest swimmer who ever lived....
Tags: Missy Franklin, Olympic Games, Jesse Owens, Jim Thorpe, Sports
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The Hall truth: The change it must make
History, it has been said, is written by the winners. But sometimes, writers write history, and I’m hoping those with Hall of Fame ballots do that today. When the names of the newest inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced, I hope...
Tags: Red Schoendienst, Roger Clemens, Disneyland Park, Bill Mazeroski, Ray Schalk
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For What It's Worth: January 11th
For What it’s Worth on this January 11--- Can you imagine how many steroid users there are in the NFL Hall of Fame? But it’s the sanctity of the Baseball Hall that seems to move us. Is it simply the numbers of the game? Growing up, I...
Tags: College Sports, DePaul Blue Demons , Georgetown Hoyas, Willie Mays, Marquette Golden Eagles
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Talking up Thomas and Maddux while slapping down Sosa
So, I guess 12.5 percent of the Hall of Fame voters actually believed Sammy Sosa’s cockamamie Flintstones vitamins story. But 87.5 percent believe he cheated, and the voters kept him out and will forever. The amazing thing about the way the...
Tags: Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Lou Gehrig
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Digest: Four Navy seniors invited to All-Star football games
Navy football Four seniors invited to All-Star games Navy seniors Brandon Turner, Gee Gee Greene, Tra'ves Bush and Keegan Wetzel have been invited to postseason All-Star games. Turner was invited to both the Casino Del Sol All-Star game on Jan. 11...Tags: Major League Soccer, College Sports, Coppin State University, Soccer, College Basketball
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Lefty Martin may be gone but not forgotten
Whether you ever saw him when he was a star pitcher at Central Union High, knew he played minor league baseball for the then California Angels or watched him coaching Babe Ruth or as an assistant varsity baseball coach at his alma mater, I’m sure...
Tags: Sergio Romo, College Baseball, Sports, San Francisco Giants, Psychology
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Luck of the Irish
WASHINGTON -- Yet another reason to revere Calvin Coolidge is that he thought the Chicago Bears were a circus act. In the 1920s, professional football was small beer compared to the already big business of college football. Which today prospers partly...
Tags: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, College Sports, Chicago Bears, College Football, Harvard University
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Vin Scully, pitch perfect for the Dodgers
Oh, that voice! It comes out of the TV, it comes out of the radio, it comes out of the man sitting across from me in the cafe behind the press box at Dodger Stadium. Courtly and indefatigable, Vin Scully has been calling Dodger games since Harry Truman...
Tags: College Sports, Radio, Stan Musial, Willie Mays, Mark Ellis
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|Column| Los Angeles Times
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