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Justin Verlander achieves rare feat for pitcher: He's the AL MVP
The Fabulous ForumJustin Verlander was named the American League MVP on Monday, receiving 13 of 28 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Justin Verlander won the Cy Young Award last week.... -
Mariano Rivera sets saves record
The Fabulous ForumYankees closer Mariano Rivera set the major league record with his 602nd career save, pitching a perfect ninth inning Monday to preserve New York's 6-4 win over the Minnesota Twins. With fans in Yankee Stadium standing and cheering from his...... -
Scene & Heard: Harold Pump Foundation celebrity fundraiser
Special to the Los Angeles TimesA crowd rich in sports legends, Academy Award winners and recording stars packed the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza for the Harold Pump Foundation's anniversary celebration. The honorees at the Aug. 12 event were Denzel Washington, Hank Aaron, Muhammad...Tags: Athletes, Carole Bayer Sager, Hospitals and Clinics, Arts and Culture, Brian McKnight
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Bo knows Anaheim, one more time
The Fabulous ForumBo Jackson stole the show in the last All-Star Game in Anaheim, hitting a 448-foot home run off Rick Reuschel -- as the leadoff hitter -- in 1989. Jackson, who concluded his career with the Angels in 1994, will return...... -
Former MLB pitchers hold Q&A sessions at FanFest
The Fabulous ForumClyde Wright pitched a no-hitter against the Oakland Athletics in 1970, the first at what was then known as Anaheim Stadium. During a question-and-answer session Friday at FanFest, a five-day event that coincides with the All-Star game each year, the........ -
Is Rivera the best closer of all time?
Forever a cut above Phil Rogers Chicago Tribune Let's be honest. Luis Gonzalez didn't exactly smoke his single off Mariano Rivera in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series. He fought off a cutter and fisted it just out of Derek Jeter's reach. But that's the...
Tags: Boston Red Sox, Pedro Martinez, New York Yankees, Luis Gonzalez, Baseball
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Ocean View student wins award for PSA
Teenagers might face many problems these days — from demanding classes, bullying at school and in some cases trouble at home — that could lead to depression, or even suicide. It is the signs for these troubles that Jonathan Lee, a...
Tags: Brooks Robinson, Baseball, Health and Safety at School, Sports
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Orioles' Jim Johnson, Rays' Fernando Rodney show importance of closers
When the Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays begin a three-game series Tuesday at Camden Yards, the two most effective relievers in the American League will be in uniform. It's fair to speculate that without Orioles closer Jim Johnson and Rays closer Fernando...
Tags: Aroldis Chapman, TBS (tv network), New York Yankees, Arts and Culture, Felix Hernandez
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Big leaguers honor baseball pioneer
NEW YORK - LaTroy Hawkins has heard the stories from his 87-year-old grandfather, about his days of picking cotton in Mississippi, about the times when there were no black players in big league baseball.
And about what it meant when Jackie Robinson...Tags: Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Curtis Granderson, Fenway Park, College Baseball
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In the Pipeline: Ham radio to the rescue
A recent headline on Reuters read: "Subculture of Americans prepares for civilization's collapse." The subsequent story documented a subculture of Americans who refer to themselves as "preppers." As the story stated, "Some are driven by a fear of imminent...Tags: Libraries, Arts and Culture, Culture, Entertainment, Ceremonies
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TILL FEB. 18 'Centered on the Center' The Huntington Beach Art Center presents a non-juried exhibition at 538 Main St., Huntington Beach. Gallery hours are noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, noon to 6 p.m. Friday, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. For more...Tags: Auction Service, Education, Concerts, Music, Arts and Culture
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BLOWN SAVE GUIDELINES NEED TO BE CHANGED ...
The Hog BlogIf you look at the official boxscore from the Phillies spring training opener with the Yankees on Saturday, you'll see that Dave Bush was charged with a blown save in the 8-5 loss. That's because the likely IronPigs starter "failed" to protect the 2-1...
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