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Baugh, perhaps greatest ever, dies at 94
O, by the WaySports fans love to talk in superlatives, especially who was the greatest in a given sport. Ruth in baseball. Gretzky in hockey. And then there are the debates. Jordan or Chamberlain? Bobby Jones or Tiger Woods? The differences in eras......Tags: Tiger Woods, National Football League, Super Bowl, Sammy Baugh, Football
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ESPN promotes South Dakota tourism or something
WatchdogESPN's latest "Mt. Rushmore of Sports" release doesn't make much more sense to me than the last one. It appears Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Joe Namath and Manhasset's own Jim Brown will represent New York in this feature. I'm not......Tags: Mike Tyson, Don Shula, Johnny Unitas, Kurt Warner, Cycling
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FAU stadium kicked down the road, but IV is good news
FAU Sports | Sun-Sentinel BlogsOK, a lot of smoke but no fire seems to be what happened at the BOT meeting yesterday. At least as far as the stadium (thanks to Scott Travis for filling in since I am still on vaca). While......Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Baltimore Orioles, Michigan, New Jersey
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Escape to Quakertown for patisserie treats at Moussey Moose Chocolates
With the aroma of chocolate bunnies and chocolate-covered coconut cream and pecan eggs filling many homes throughout the Lehigh Valley, what better way to start an Easter Sunday column than to talk about chocolate and tell you about a new place to buy it?...
Tags: Allentown, Foods and Beverages, Whitehall, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking
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Secondary players could decide District 11 girls basketball titles
Anyone who has followed girls basketball in the Lehigh Valley this season knows the names of the top players – Bethlehem Catholic's Kalista Walters, Southern Lehigh's Madelene McDonald and Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg's Angelica Bertola, to name...
Tags: High School Sports, Tri-Valley Corporation, Sports, Mountain West Conference, College Basketball
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Con artists recycle old tricks, add a high-tech one
Michele Holota wishes she had never answered the phone that fateful day. If she hadn't, her computer wouldn't be fried right now. But when the phone rang and the caller ID said "Microsoft," she figured it might be important. What the caller told her...Tags: Allentown, U.S. Secret Service, North Catasauqua, Whitehall, Microsoft Corporation
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Parkland-Nazareth matchup gives LVC girls basketball final a fresh look
One semifinal featured the school that had won the last five Lehigh Valley Conference girls basketball titles and eight of the league's 10 all-time championships. The other included a team that had won 16 straight games and been ranked No. 1 in the area...
Tags: High School Sports, Tri-Valley Corporation, Sports, Mountain West Conference, College Basketball
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It's time for a 'super conference' to stabilize the Lehigh Valley area's high school leagues
The news last week that the Colonial League made Moravian Academy and Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg full-time members and invited Lehighton and Pleasant Valley to join may signal a change for area leagues. The Colonial League, according to President Tom...
Tags: Pen Argyl, High School Sports, Easton (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Whitehall, Religion and Belief
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Plenty to do fishing and getting ready for deer season
Fishing is still going strong as anglers are targeting rivers, ponds and streams and heading to the shore and Great Lakes to keep the action diverse. While the Fish Report hasn't transformed to the Outdoor Report just yet because area antlerless deer...
Tags: Allentown, Hunting, Lakes and Ponds, Lifestyle and Leisure, Walnutport
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A great debate: Bolt or Eaton?
LONDON — How do you measure greatness? By two events that lasted fewer than 30 seconds combined? By one 10-part event that ground on for 25 hours over two days? About 45 minutes after Usain Bolt of Jamaica won the Olympic track title he thought was...
Tags: Ashton Eaton, Track and Field, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Awards and Prizes, Usain Bolt
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Colonial League quarterbacks fighting for consistency
Bangor quarterback Brett Albinson, in his first start since the first half of last season, didn't have impressive numbers in last Friday's win over Saucon Valley. But the senior's situation shows that numbers don't tell the whole story. "He threw the...Tags: Football, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Sports
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Separation hasn't started yet in LVC football
A Lehigh Valley Conference football season filled with changes has left one indelible impression after two weeks. The league's middle is muddled. Easton has lived up to its preseason billing with two quality wins. A young Bethlehem Catholic team has...Tags: Football, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Sports
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