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Actor Ben Gazzara dies at age of 81
Los Angeles TimesBen Gazzara, who died Friday in New York at the age of 81, was an actor with a gruff voice and intense demeanor. His acting legacy, which included the films of John Cassavetes and originating the role of Brick in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" on Broadway, was a...Tags: Broken Bones, Ben Gazzara, Injuries and Wounds, Entertainment, Clifford Odets
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On deck: Clemente's life story at Orange County Regional History Center
On New Year's Eve in 1972, a plane carrying baseball star Roberto Clemente crashed about a mile off the shore of Puerto Rico. The right fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates was en route to Nicaragua to deliver aid to earthquake victims. He was 38 years old....Tags: Spring Training, New Year's Day, Transportation Accidents, Baseball, Air and Space Accidents
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Newsman scrootens his archives to find Daley's 'Greatest Hits'
Change of SubjectWednesday's print column. Of all the nuggets of Richard M. Daley's wit and wisdom that veteran WLS-AM 890 political reporter Bill Cameron unearthed in a recent search of his audio vault, my favorite is this: What really makes narcotics so...... -
Something fishy
Whenever my wife and I travel we try to maximize our absorption of flavors and sights and sounds. As Yogi Berra once sagely stated, you can see a lot by observing. This means being willing to chat with whomever we might chance to meet. Usually, this...Tags: French Toast, Swimming, Cherries, Sports, Bear (animal)
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Alan Bisbort: Those Pink Boston Red Sox Hats. Lord Help Us.
As a Baltimore Orioles baseball fan living in New England, I am caught between two warring empires: the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. The Orioles are, like Portugal or Holland, a former empire — with World Series rings, playoff pennants and a...Tags: Memorial Stadium, Boston Bruins, Texas Rangers, Jim Palmer, Buck Showalter
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New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter chasing 3,000
He is Mr. November, and every other month in which Major League Baseball is played.
He has more hits than Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, a higher career batting average than Mickey Mantle and a higher postseason average than Joe DiMaggio.
And it won't be...Tags: Brian Cashman, Career and Workplace, Athletes, Robin Yount, Baseball Injuries
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Fond memories of HR king
NEW YORK — Fifty years later, Sal Durante admitted he was so short, he needed to stand on his seat to catch that ball — the one hit by Roger Maris, a man whose stature just keeps growing. There was only admiration Saturday at Yankee Stadium...Tags: Derek Jeter, Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Baseball
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Minnesota Twins compared to assorted fish
I'm on vacation so you get this collection of random items. Ozzie Guillen on the fish-like Twins: Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen has been known throughout his career for his colorful comments. Several seasons ago, when the Minnesota Twins...Tags: Athletes, FIFA Women's World Cup, Baseball, National Basketball Association, Ozzie Guillen
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Mark Gonzales' White Sox mailbag
Robin Ventura? I guess this means "All in" is now "Everybody out of the Pool!" The only way this works is if Ventura gets to grow as they let the kids play as KW was quoted as saying recently. Otherwise, if they get a bench coach with managerial...Tags: Bruce Bochy, San Francisco Giants, Culture, Cultural Development, Doug Fister
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Full Legislature Approves Jackson Laboratory Deal
Both chambers of the state legislature voted Wednesday night in favor of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's controversial plan to recruit the nonprofit Jackson Laboratory to Farmington with a $291 million offer to construct a new building and create 300 direct...Tags: Investments, Economic Policy, Golf, Solyndra LLC, Diseases and Illnesses
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What's in a nickname?
A-Rod. K-Rod. F-Rod. I-Rod. B-Rob. We are not living in the Golden Age of sports nicknames. J-Roll. O-Dog. T-Mac. D-Wade. These are not nicknames; they're contractions, abbreviations.
Crowned "King James" at the outset of a career that has yet to see him...Tags: Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals, Culture, Cultural Development, Philadelphia Eagles
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Bill Croushore: Sizzler Sale lives up to its name
I was fortunate to be a small part of something this weekend that I’ve never experienced before. The Somerset County Holstein Club held a consignment cattle sale at a local farm on Saturday. When the club first started talking about a sale, many...Tags: Human Interest, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Medical Services, Animals, Philosophy
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