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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: Nellie Fox, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, Frank Robinson, Sandy Koufax
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Five nostalgic books on baseball
My father, Bill Guilfoile, was a baseball executive for 40 years with the New York Yankees, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was also a compulsive reader, and it's no surprise that his favorite subject was the game that has...Tags: New York Yankees, College Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Roberto Clemente Jr., Sports
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Roots of Florida Gulf Coast's tournament run trace back to Baltimore
The Cinderella team of this year's NCAA men's basketball tournament hails from Florida, but its coaches have Maryland roots. Andy Enfield set scoring records at Johns Hopkins before he became head coach at Florida Gulf Coast, the darling of the...
Tags: College Football, New York Yankees, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, National Collegiate Athletic Association, T. Rowe Price
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Innovation and "letter-perfect" condition lure typewriter fans
The Smart CollectorQ: We found this Underwood No.5 typewriter while cleaning out my parent's home. What do you think it's worth? What's the best way to get maximum value? I think a good cleaning would indicate a gem. Best I can tell, it's in great working order. A: Our...Tags: Michigan Avenue, Auction Service, New York City, eBay Inc.
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Forcing the feds' hand on marijuana [Blowback]
In opposing HR 689, a bill by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) to federally reclassify marijuana as most other legal prescription drugs and remove oversight from the Drug Enforcement Administration and give it to the states, The Times states in its Feb. 28...Tags: Research, Medical Research, National Government, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Prescription Drugs
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And now, the rest of the story about Jerry Buss
It took several cups of coffee and a couple of hours one recent morning to realize there was still so much more to know about Jerry Buss. The coffee was shared with Bob Steiner, Buss' longtime public relations advisor and general confidant. We...
Tags: Stu Lantz, John Jackson, National Basketball Association, Jerry Buss, Magic Johnson
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Rosenthal: This is the way to exit the stage right
Whatever you thought of Andrew Mason's high-wire act as chief executive of Groupon, you have to concede he nailed the landing. Fired from the company he conceived and co-founded less than five years ago, Mason on Thursday tweeted a link to a goodbye memo...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Groupon, Inc., Richard Nixon, Carol Bartz, Economy, Business and Finance
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Michael McMahon
Michael D. McMahon, age 64 of Belle Fourche, died Sunday February 10th, 2013 at the Sanford Select Specialty Hospital in Sioux Falls, following a short fight against ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). Funeral services will be held 10:30 am Friday February...
Tags: Lou Gehrig's Disease, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Ryder Cup, High School Sports
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“Super Bowl Today” schedule on CBS
Channel Guide MagazineSuper Bowl Today schedule on CBS begins at 2pm ET on Sunday, Feb. 3, with four hours of features leading up to the kickoff of Super Bowl XLVII. Also, CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley interviews President Barack Obama live from the White House at 4:... -
Lloyd Waters: The Super Bowl and an ALS problem
“Winning isn’t everything, but it sure beats coming in second.” That famous quote was often used by Bear Bryant as he coached and made a perennial winner out of the University of Alabama football team. Bryant and his players won 323...Tags: Super Bowl, Bernard Pollard, Super Bowl XLVII, Stevan Ridley, Lou Gehrig's Disease
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Cal Ripken to address University of Maryland grads
University of Maryland, College Park students can expect a home run from their spring graduation speaker. Orioles great Cal Ripken Jr. will deliver the commencement speech at the May 19 ceremony, the university announced Tuesday. "As a Marylander I am...
Tags: College Baseball, University of Maryland, College Park, Graduation, Cal Ripken, Jr., Sports
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Lloyd Waters: Baseball, apple pie and heroes
Back in the late 1950s and early ’60s, the school ground in Dargan was the place to be if you wanted to play a little baseball. All the kids in the community would enjoy their summer vacations from school by playing the most popular sport....Tags: Pies and Tarts, Major League Baseball, The Herald-Mail, Sports, Television Industry
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Feb 12, 2013
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