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Ryan Braun wins NL MVP award; Matt Kemp second
The Fabulous ForumRyan Braun: Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun was named National League Most Valuable Player on Tuesday, edging Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp. Ryan Braun received 20 first-place votes to Kemp's 10, and outpointed Kemp, 388 to 332.... -
Bob Feller dies at 92; Cleveland Indians pitcher was one of baseball's greats
Bob Feller, an Iowa farm boy who became one of baseball's most enduring stars as an overpowering pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, died Wednesday. He was 92.
Feller, who was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in 1962, died at a Cleveland-area hospice,...Tags: Human Interest, Clark Griffith, Boston Red Sox, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Sports Illustrated
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Robin Roberts dies at 83; Hall of Fame pitcher
Robin Roberts, the Hall of Fame pitcher who led the Philadelphia Phillies to the 1950 National League pennant as part of the famed "Whiz Kids," has died. He was 83.
Roberts died Thursday of natural causes at his home in Temple Terrace, Fla., the Phillies...Tags: Baseball, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, All Stars, Philadelphia Phillies, Steve Carlton
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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: Rickey Henderson, Boston Red Sox, Joe Torre, Bob Gibson, Awards and Prizes
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Baseball's Back -- Take A Swing At These
The Hartford CourantAs 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 orthodontist said my...Tags: Rickey Henderson, Boston Red Sox, Joe Torre, Bob Gibson, Awards and Prizes
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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: Mark Teixeira, Joe Torre, Joe Morgan (football), Lefty Grove, Nolan Ryan
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Halladay hampered with spasms near his shoulder blade
The Phillies FilesFreddie Freeman hadn’t even finished running around the bases in the first inning after his three-run bomb ricocheted off the Budweiser sign hanging from the second deck in right field when Roy Halladay let out his anger. The Phillies pitcher...... -
Wood tough in Cubs' 5-1 victory
HOUSTON — There was no fanfare Wednesday night at Minute Maid Park when the Cubs and Astros began their final game in Houston as National League opponents.
Truth be told, the two teams never had much of a rivalry, even though they have played...Tags: Baseball, Travis Wood, Thomas Ricketts, Washington Nationals, American League
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Baseball was start of good life for Cole
Many leave their hometowns looking for fame and fortune. Dave Cole had that chance and found out that fame was a relative thing. He didn’t have to go far to live a successful life. After a small fraction of his life as a professional baseball...Tags: Chicago Cubs, Warren Spahn, Philadelphia Phillies, Mack Trucks, Inc., Atlanta Braves
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Elizabeth Taylor's death evokes local memories
SO YOU KNOW
Elizabeth Taylor’s star blazed brightly in Danville during the summer of 1956, when she came to town with fellow stars Montgomery Clift, Eva Marie Saint, Lee Marvin and Rod Taylor for the filming of the Civil War epic “Raintree...Tags: Rock Hudson, Heads of State, George Eastman, James Dean, Marriage
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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: George Kelly, Bucky Harris, New York Jets, Leo Durocher, Miller Huggins
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Wayne Block will retire after 27 years as CNU's sports publicist
- Wayne Block has been at CNU for more than a quarter of a century
- He and his wife will retire to Arizona
- Block feels the addition of football energized the campus
Wayne Block was a big-city kid steeped in big-city sports. He was a ballboy for the...Tags: Soccer, New York Knicks, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Arizona Diamondbacks, Howard Cosell
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Oct 27, 2011
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May 15, 2010
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