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Parasiliti: Savitt shines light on Blue Ridge League
There are some who think Hagerstown lives in the dark ages. Not local author Bob Savitt who has proof that Hagerstonians have been an enlightened bunch since at least the early 1900s, especially when it came to their baseball. “We were pioneers...Tags: Pennsylvania, History, Book, West Virginia, Hack Wilson
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Take a swing at these
WASHINGTON -- As the unendurable monotony of the offseason ends, celebrate baseball's return with mental calisthenics. Everyone knows it was former Atlanta Manager Dave Bristol who said, "Only trouble I ever had with chewing tobacco was that the...
Tags: Boston Red Sox, Frank Robinson, Rickey Henderson, Ralph Kiner, Sports
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Column: Take a swing at these questions
WASHINGTON — As the unendurable monotony of the offseason ends, celebrate baseball’s return with mental calisthenics. Everyone knows it was former Atlanta manager Dave Bristol who said, "Only trouble I ever had with chewing tobacco was that...Tags: Boston Red Sox, Frank Robinson, Rickey Henderson, Tim Lincecum, Joe DiMaggio
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The Sun remembers: March 3-March 9
March 4, 2006: The Maryland women's basketball team ends a 14-game losing streak to Duke by defeating the Blue Devils, 78-70, in the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. The teams will meet again in the NCAA final with Maryland (34-4)...
Tags: College Sports, American League, College Baseball, Spring Training, Sports
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The Sun Remembers: Oct. 21-27
Oct. 26, 2002: Make it five straight wins for Maryland's football team, which rips Duke, 45-12. Scott McBrien passes for two touchdowns, Nick Novak kicks a 51-yard field goal and the visiting Terps intercept three passes to go 6-2 for the year. They'll...
Tags: Johnny Unitas, Washington Redskins, Los Angeles Clippers, Bob Waterfield, Sports
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The Sun remembers: July 15-21
July 21, 2000: Jamal Lewis, the fifth player picked in the NFL draft, agrees to a six-year contract with the Ravens worth in excess of $35 million. "It's important for us as a team, and Jamal as a player, to get started on the right foot," Ravens coach...
Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Ravens, Brian Billick, NFL Draft, Sports
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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: Vic Willis, Corey Patterson, Lyle Overbay, Charlotte Bobcats, Billy Evans
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The 15 greatest L.A. Dodgers of all time, No. 1: Sandy Koufax
The Fabulous ForumContinuing our countdown of the 15 greatest L.A. Dodgers of all time, as chosen by our readers. No. 1: Sandy Koufax (6,284 first-place votes, 116,888 points) When you talk about the greatest left-handed pitchers of all time, you start with...... -
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: Vic Willis, Tony Lazzeri, Candy Cummings, Billy Evans, Jack Chesbro
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One family's ebb and flow
Sun StaffMichael Phelps awoke today on the other side of the world. En route to two meets next week in Australia, he stopped in New Zealand for research and development work at the University of Otago. His strokes and body specifications are being gauged in one...Tags: Children, Debbie Phelps, High School Sports, Travel, Death
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Those lucky Red Sox
Tribune staff reporterIt seems fitting that the Cubs should play a part in the Boston Red Sox saga. The last time the Red Sox won the World Series, they beat the team with the other most storied curse in sports. On Sept. 11, 1918, Boston defeated the Cubs 2-1 to take the...Tags: American League, Boston Red Sox, All Stars, Fenway Park, The New York Times
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