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La implacable maldición que atormenta a los Angelinos
  Previo al arranque de la temporada de 2012 lancé una maldición a los Angelinos de Los Angeles —y en particular a Albert Pujols— que aún sigue atormentando a los serafines y al slugger dominicano. Entonces, un sábado 24 de diciembre de...
Tags: Halloween, Jim Leyland, Jeffrey Loria, Omar Infante, Marlins Park
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New park in Menomonee Valley will be named Three Bridges Park
Milwaukee Journal SentinelMilwaukee's newest park, located in the Menomonee Valley, has been named Three Bridges Park, officials announced Thursday. The park is aptly named: Three new pedestrian/bicycling bridges will tie the valley to neighborhoods on the south side. Laura...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Ecosystems, Biology
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Punkin Milller would have loved this ceremony
One of the last things Punkin Miller wanted to do as manager of the MetLife Orioles in the Blue Mountain League was get a scoreboard dedicated at his team's Curt Simmons Field at Egypt Memorial Park. On Sunday afternoon, that scoreboard was dedicated,...Tags: Soccer, Baltimore Orioles, Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, College Baseball, Sports
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Jose Rosado: Too many athletes belong in the hall of shame
Unfortunately, many of us have had that difficult conversation with young children regarding their sports heroes and cheating. Usually at the end of the conversation, we remind them that winners never cheat and cheaters never win. We tell them this even...
Tags: Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, Sports, International Cycling Union, Laws
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Others may be concerned about Darin Ruf's slow start, but Phillies not among them
Since signing with the Phillies in 2009, Darin Ruf has never hit more than two home runs in the first month of a season. So seeing a one in the home run column on his stat line at this point of the season isn't all that unusual. Then again, Ruf didn't...
Tags: Baseball, Ken Griffey Jr., Coca-Cola Co., Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Sammy Sosa
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How Sam Lacy helped integrate Major League Baseball
Like most films depicting historic accounts of real-life events, the bio-epic "42" carries the immediate disclaimer that it is based on a true story, leaving room for interpretive analysis and creative license. Consequently, dramatic interpretations are...
Tags: Sports Legends at Camden Yards, Ku Klux Klan, Kansas City Royals, Sports, World Series
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Jackie Robinson's Legacy As 'The Greatest'
The Hartford CourantYears ago, sportscaster Howard Cosell was asked to name his all-time favorite athlete. Obviously, the most prominent sports journalist of his era would name the man who made Cosell famous: Ali. Wrong. "That's an easy one,'' Cosell said, spacing...Tags: Sociology, Barack Obama, Sports, Rashied Ali, Derek Jeter
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Going, going ... Barry Bonds' home run plaque at AT&T Park gone
A commemorative plaque honoring Barry Bonds’ record-breaking 756th home run hanging at the San Francisco Giants’ AT&T Park has vanished. CBS and other Bay Area media affiliates are reporting the plaque vanished sometime in the last few days....Tags: AT&T Park
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S.F. Giants to replace Barry Bonds home run sign that 'disappeared'
Things vanish and are replaced at the San Francisco Giants’ AT&T Park all the time, so a lost Barry Bonds commemorative plaque shouldn’t be a big deal, a team spokeswoman said Wednesday. “It’s a stadium with 41,000 people, things...Tags: Baseball, Sports, Auction Service
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Herald & Review, Decatur, Ill., Bob Fallstrom column
Herald & Review, Decatur, Ill.Don Spain was surprised when he watched "Moneyball," the 2011 baseball film about Oakland Athletics General Manager Billy Beane. There's a scene early-on in which Beane, portrayed by Brad Pitt, tells the scouting staff that he's looking for players...Tags: Cincinnati Reds, Oakland Athletics, Joe Torre, Brad Pitt, Sports
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Giants fall to Diamondbacks in 11 innings
San Jose Mercury NewsSAN FRANCISCO _ Brandon Belt did it again, but this time his ninth-inning heroics weren't enough. The Arizona Diamondbacks withstood Belt's game-tying homer off closer J.J. Putz by rallying for a 6-4 victory over the Giants in 11 innings Tuesday night...Tags: Hector Sanchez, Santiago Casilla, Sports, Miguel Montero, San Francisco Giants
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Belt heroics for naught as Dbacks nip Giants in extra innings
San Jose Mercury NewsSAN FRANCISCO_Brandon Belt delivered more ninth-inning drama, but it wasn't enough Tuesday to save the mistake-prone San Francisco Giants. The Arizona Diamondbacks withstood Belt's game-tying homer by rallying in the 11th inning for a 6-4 victory at AT&...Tags: Pablo Sandoval, Santiago Casilla, Sports, San Francisco Giants, J.J. Putz
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