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Dodgers headed way off-base
Special to The TimesThe 61st spring encampment at the former Navy base that became Dodgertown in 1948 will be the last for the Dodgers in Vero Beach, Fla., another in the chain of broken links to Brooklyn. The Dodgers -- whose pitchers and catchers report to camp Thursday...Tags: St. Patrick's Day, Peter O'Malley, Travel, Forehead, Jackie Robinson
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Jackie Robinson can't sub for Barry Bonds
ZEV CHAFETS is the author of "A Match Made in Heaven: American Jews, Christian Zionists and One Man's Exploration of the Weird and Wonderful Judeo-Evangelical Alliance."April 15, by decree of Major League Baseball, will be Jackie Robinson Day. On Sunday, a player on each big league team will be designated to wear Robinson's uniform number, 42. The Dodgers, Robinson's club in its Brooklyn incarnation, intend to go one...Tags: Larry Doby, Boston Red Sox, Crime, Law and Justice, Ernie Banks, Cool Papa Bell
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Story of the years
1890s 1899 L.A.'s Jim Jeffries knocks out Bob Fitzimmons to win the heavyweight title. -- 1900s 1902 In the first football game for the Tournament of Roses, Michigan defeats Stanford, 49-0, at Tournament Park. The game was replaced by a chariot race...Tags: Brandi Chastain, Tyus Edney, The Home Depot, Edmonton Oilers, FIFA World Cup
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L.A. in Wooden's words
Times Staff WriterEVEN though most people call him Coach, John Wooden prefers to think of himself as a teacher, and not just one who taught hundreds of UCLA basketball players during his 28 seasons coaching the Bruins. His Pyramid of Success, a diagram of core values,...Tags: Magic Johnson, Colleges and Universities, Matt Leinart, Boston Bruins, Larry Bird
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Top 175 athletes list left a few out
Congrats to Mike Klingaman and staff at The Sun for the job they did in compiling the top 175 greatest athletes in Maryland history. I noticed several glaring omissions, however. Y.A. Tittleplayed two years for the All-American Football Conference...Tags: National Football League, Baltimore Colts, Indianapolis Colts, American Football Conference, Sports
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Ethier's HR sets off celebration at Dodger Stadium
AP Sports WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates faced four of the NL's elite starting pitchers in their first four games of the season, yet still emerged with a split. That impressive result didn't feel particularly comforting to the Pirates after...Tags: Javy Guerra, Rod Barajas, Los Angeles Dodgers, Andre Ethier, Andrew McCutchen
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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: Larry Doby, Boston Red Sox, Chone Figgins, Mariano Rivera, Fenway Park
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McCourt must let go of Dodgers
The Dodgers have been my passion since they moved here in 1958. I went to "Roy Campanella Night" at the Coliseum in 1958 when 93,000 fans lit candles while the Dodgers and Yankees played in honor of the handicapped catcher. My grandfather, along with...Tags: Los Angeles Police Department, George Burns, Willie Davis, Los Angeles Dodgers, World Series
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From the archives: Skowron revels in storytelling as he battles lung cancer
Special to the TribuneThis story was first published in the Tribune on May 22, 2011. The voice is softer now but as affable and entertaining as ever. Moose Skowron still has many, many tales to tell. Like the night Marilyn Monroe was flirting -- only not with Skowron, nor...Tags: Yogi Berra, Chemotherapy, Pneumonia, Seattle Mariners, Medical Procedures and Tests
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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: Southeast Division (NHL), Carl Yastrzemski, Bowie Kuhn, Kevin Correia, Addie Joss
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Tim Lincecum has Career Day....at the Plate
Web ReporterTim Lincecum knows he has a much better chance to win a third straight Cy Young Award than a Silver Slugger trophy. Still, he enjoys handling the bat - particularly when he gets the kind of results he did against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Lincecum...Tags: Manny Ramirez, Vin Scully, Garret Anderson, Joe Torre, Sports
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Dodgers Clinch NL West with 5-0 Win Over Rockies
Associated PressLOS ANGELES The Dodgers' magic number for clinching the NL West is down to zero -- finally. After a season-worst five-game losing streak, they came through with one game left in the regular season and beat the stubborn Colorado Rockies 5-0 on...Tags: St. Louis Cardinals, Hong-Chih Kuo, Manny Ramirez, Joe Torre, Sports
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