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First thoughts from new Rock Hall chief Greg Harris
Among the first orders of business for Greg Harris on Monday on the announcement of his new post as president and chief executive at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum was to throw on a few of his favorite records during breakfast at home....
Tags: Corporate Officers, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Artists, Gram Parsons, Bruce Springsteen
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Rock Hall of Fame names new president and CEO
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is getting a new chief executive, with its vice president of development Gregory S. Harris succeeding longtime President and CEO Terry Stewart at the helm when Stewart steps down at the end of this year. Board...
Tags: Corporate Officers, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Museums, Arts and Culture, Sports
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Steroid era clouds Baseball Hall of Fame voting
We live in a world of sports that is broadcast in full color and high definition. We try to view it through a prism of moral and ethical absolutes. And still, when faced with the great issues of our time, everything ends up being cast in shades of gray....
Tags: Jeff Bagwell, Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, John Mellencamp, Roger Clemens
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Steroid users don't deserve Hall of Fame
I was overjoyed to learn that no one was nominated for entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame this year ("Voters shut out players," Jan. 10). A few nominees, including Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds, were shunned in their first year of...Tags: Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Sports, Roger Clemens, Baseball
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White Sox Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk arrested for DUI
Special to the TribuneFormer White Sox catcher Carlton Fisk has been charged with DUI after police in New Lenox said they found him passed out in a pickup truck in a farm field. Fisk, 64, was at the wheel with the engine running when police arrived around 7:25 p.m. Monday,...Tags: Drunk Driving, Carlton Fisk, Prosecution
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Orioles will win again, but there will never be another Earl of Baltimore
Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver took a long look at the larger-than-life bronze likeness of himself that was unveiled at Camden Yards on Saturday and expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the people who made it possible. "My thanks to Mr. Angelos and the...
Tags: World Series, Brooks Robinson, Arts, Arts and Culture, Sports
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Phillies nominee for Roberto Clemente Award announced
The Phillies FilesThe Phillies' nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award was announced Tuesday. Shortstop Jimmy Rollins is the five-time defending National League's nominee. The annual award recognizes a Major League Baseball player who best represents the game of baseball... -
Dr. Joshua Breschkin
Dr. Joshua Breschkin, a retired optometrist whose early work with contact lenses earned him the respect of well-known Baltimore Colts and Orioles players, died of stroke complications Nov. 6 at his Cross Keys home. He was 94. "He saved my career in pro...
Tags: Football, Jim Palmer, Raymond Berry, Memorial Stadium, Health and Medical Professionals
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Move under way to get Bill Veeck's father into Hall of Fame
Mary Frances Veeck fondly remembers the occasions when her late husband, Bill, would reminisce about his father, William Veeck. "I always loved hearing Bill talk about his father, and he would talk about him quite often," said Veeck, now 91 and living in...
Tags: Wrigley Field, World Series, Bill Veeck, National League, Sports
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Three men running for two spots in state House District 2
jbahr@aberdeennews.comEven though four men are on the ballot in the state House District 2 race, only three of them are pursuing the office. Danny Miles, a Democrat from Conde, chose not to seek the office after joining the Spink County Farm Service Agency county office...Tags: U.S. Postal Service, College Baseball, Teachers, Politics, Teaching and Learning
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The Sun Remembers: Oct. 14-20
Oct. 16, 1983: The Orioles win their third and most recent World Series as Scott McGregor pitches a five-hitter to beat the Phillies, 5-0, in Game 5 in Philadelphia. First baseman Eddie Murray ends a slump by hitting two home runs. Catcher Rick Dempsey, a...
Tags: New York Knicks, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, World Series, Indianapolis Colts
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Orioles magic more ritual than superstition
Zach Phillips keeps a few lucky quarters in his pocket. Pedro Strop wears Ninja Turtle boxers. And Jason Hammel — well, it got so extreme that he had to swear off the whole superstition thing. It was, he says, a distraction. "Yeah, I've actually...Tags: Nick Markakis, Jason Hammel, Boston Red Sox, Adam Jones (baseball), Sports
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