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Slamdance 2012: 'Welcome to Pine Hill' among prize winners
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History on display at Fanfest
The Fabulous ForumOne of the best sports moments I've experienced came at the 2010 All-Star Game's Fanfest. There in the case in front of me was the authentic retirement jersey of Jackie Robinson. Fans of guys named Babe Ruth, Ted Williams and...... -
What they're saying about the Orioles
The Baltimore SunHere's a roundup of what other media outlets are saying about the Orioles: ** Joe Posnanski of Sports on Earth offers his take on Orioles catcher Matt Wieters after his two-homer performance in a win against the Athletics. It is becoming less and less...Tags: Sports, Chuck Norris, American League East, New York Yankees, Matt Wieters
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Book review: 'Campy: The Two Lives of Roy Campanella'
Los Angeles TimesCampy: The Two Lives of Roy Campanella Neil Lanctot Simon & Schuster: 516 pp., $28 He was a three-time National League most valuable player, an eight-time All-Star, and played in five World Series, but Roy Campanella was something else when the Dodgers...Tags: African Americans, Colleges and Universities, Human Interest, Washington, DC, Los Angeles Times
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Scoreboard
TV SPORTS Women's College Basketball-Michigan at Purdue, 5:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Penn State at Northwestern, 7:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Idaho at Nevada, 10 p.m. (ESPNU) Men's College Basketball-Xavier at Cincinnati, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Villanova at...Tags: Ernie Lombardi, Politics, Grover Cleveland, Bill Klem, Judy Johnson
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Year-by-year inductees
(BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on Negro league career): 1936 -- BBWAA: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus...Tags: Carlton Fisk, Ernie Lombardi, Waite Hoyt, Frank Robinson, Grover Cleveland
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Honors class
BASKETBALL: Naismith Memorial George Hepbron, Still Pond // A friend of the game's inventor, James Naismith, Hepbron is credited with writing the first book about basketball (How to Play Basketball), as well as creating interpretations of many of the...Tags: Frank Baker, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Leon Day, James Naismith, Al Kaline
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Finally, I felt the tingle
Sun ReporterIt was a sensation I'd experienced while touring plantations in South Carolina and walking the Forum in Rome, that feeling that because I was standing in a certain place, I was linked intimately with the span of human history. I stared at the bronzed...Tags: Tris Speaker, Honus Wagner, Ed Walsh, Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio
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History shows baseball will bounce back
Sun reporterBaseball is no stranger to scandal and unsavory history. One of its earliest superstars, Cap Anson, perpetuated a culture of fierce segregation that scarred the game for decades. Another early great, "Shoeless Joe" Jackson, was one of eight Chicago...Tags: Culture, Travel, Baseball, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth
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Baby Birds learn to fly in Bluefield
Sun reportersThe handshake, a quaint form of sealing a deal, has worked for the Baltimore Orioles and their Rookie-level team for half a century, an affiliation unmatched in organized baseball. "We've never had a contract," says Bluefield Orioles general manager...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Satchel Paige, Cy Young, Photography, Travel
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2006 All-Metro Football Team - Defense
Sun staffPlayer of the Year: Ben Eaton, Gilman The No. 1 worn by Eaton was in many ways symbolic, including that he entered his final high school season as the area's lone returning All-Metro first-team selection. And the 5-foot-11, 225-pound senior lived up...Tags: Basketball, Sports, Virginia Tech, Jacksonville Jaguars, Education
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