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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: Los Angeles Dodgers, Bud Selig, Antitrust Issues, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Don Sutton
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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: Civil Rights, San Francisco 49ers, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, ESPN Radio (tv network)
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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: Bo Jackson, Honus Wagner, Little League Baseball, Sports, 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: High School Sports, Kansas City Royals, Softball, Sports, Baseball
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Jackie Robinson's unlikely friendship
It was 1951, and Tania Grossinger was a 13-year-old kid living at Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel in New York. The hotel, owned by some of Tania's relatives, was legendary, with a staff of 1,200 catering to thousands of visitors a week. But one...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Buddy Hackett, Joey Bishop, Sports, Baseball
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Ali unable to attend Ripken Foundation event as he recovers from surgery
Under Armour founder Kevin Plank tried to think of his perfect dinner party. There'd have to be a Beatle, he said, along with Jackie Robinson, Babe Ruth and Mother Teresa. But the No. 1 guest, he said, would be Muhammad Ali. Plank and Ali were among...Tags: Kevin Plank, Human Interest, Breast Cancer, Cal Ripken, Special Olympics
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SPORTS ROUNDUP: La Caņada High baseball bounces back against Temple City
BASEBALL La Caņada 5, Temple City 1: Justin Lewis tossed a two-hitter and went one for three with a triple and two runs batted in to lead the Spartans to a bounce-back Rio Hondo League win at La Caņada High Tuesday. “Justin Lewis is pitching...Tags: Golf, Sports, Baseball
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SPORTS ROUNDUP: Crescenta Valley baseball's Ted Boeke no-hits Loyola
BASEBALL Crescenta Valley 1, Loyola 0: Ted Boeke got the win, the shutout and a no-hitter in the second game of a nonleague doubleheader on Tuesday night at USC. Boeke also doubled and came around to score the game’s only run when Michael...Tags: Golf, Sports, Baseball, Track and Field
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Ravens LB Brendon Ayanbadejo appears on 'Face the Nation' on CBS
The Baltimore SunRavens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo appeared on 'Face the Nation' with Bob Schieffer on CBS Sunday morning. Ayanbadejo was part of a panel discussion on same-sex marriage. Read the complete transcript below. Bob Schieffer: Good morning, again, this...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Research, Justice System, Gays and Lesbians, Justice and Rights
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Review: 'Kill Hole' a muddled thriller about war veterans
Leaving aside the rather unfortunate title that makes it sound like a far more ridiculous exploitation film, "The Kill Hole" is a promising debut for writer-director Mischa Webley, even as he often seems to get in his own way. Made up of four or five...
Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Taxi Driver (movie), Action (Movie Genre), 42 (movie), Movies
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Kansas company helps bring '42' to Kansas City
A Kansas-based financial company is playing a critical role in bringing advance screenings of a new movie exploring Jackie Robinson's transition as Major League Baseball's first black player to Kansas City, Mo. Overland Park firm Waddell and Reed...
Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, Sports, Baseball
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'Jackie Robinson: My Story'
The timing of this release is far from coincidental, given the imminent opening of the movie "42," also about the life and career of baseball icon Robinson. Here, archival footage and photos are blended with dramatized sequences to recall his barrier-...Tags: DVDs
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Mar 26, 2013
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Mar 26, 2013
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Mar 24, 2013
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