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In the Pipeline: Author touches all the bases
"H.B. Champion Standards Win 3 to 2! Fastest Game of Baseball Witnessed Here! 2000 See Game! Gate receipts over $609!" So trumpeted the local headlines one summer day in the late 1920s after a ballgame in Huntington Beach. For many fans, baseball...
Tags: Babe Ruth, Baseball, MLB Most Valuable Player Award, Sports, Connie Mack, Jr.
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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: New York Mets, Awards and Prizes, Willie McCovey, Tom Seaver, Nolan Ryan
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Is it right for Broward Health to pay for Dolphins QB?
Compared with most NFL quarterback deals, this is chump change: Three years for $331,000. But when a taxpayer-assisted hospital district is the entity throwing the money around, I have to ask if it's prudent. Broward Health, which collects nearly $150...Tags: Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, Sports, Jeff Conine, Broward Health Medical Center, Hospitals and Clinics
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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: New York Mets, Nolan Ryan, Ralph Kiner, Nellie Fox, Bob Feller
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Sophie Kurys dies at 87, star of women's professional baseball league
On a snowy April day in 1943, a high school sophomore from a working-class family in Flint, Mich., tried out for the major leagues. The big-city scouts were impressed and picked the lightning-quick teen on the spot — skirt and all. A month later,...
Tags: Baseball, Sports, Marilyn Monroe, World War II (1939-1945)
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Jerry West is rooting for Miami to keep up winning streak
Jerry West is rooting for the Miami Heat to keep winning, even if it means the former Lakers great loses one of his top legacies. West said during a teleconference with reporters Thursday that he wouldn’t mind if the Heat broke the Lakers’...
Tags: Pau Gasol, Jim McMillian, Sports, Los Angeles Lakers, Tony Parker
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City Lights: Unplugging in a fast-paced digital world
I'm living an austere lifestyle as I write these words. At least, as austere as possible under the circumstances. My Twitter and Facebook accounts are logged off. My iPhone, which harbors my Hotmail account and text messages, is in my pocket untouched....Tags: Apple iPhone, Arts and Culture, Authors, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg
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Ask a Man: Local men are asked deep questions and get into deep trouble
Stewart, age 55, married Q: Who was your role model when you were a kid, and who would you say is a good role model now? My dad, and yes he still is; although, I wouldn’t use him as a role model when dining out as even now he knows how to...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Sports, Civil Rights
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Max Allan Collins’ ‘Seduction of the Innocent’: Read exclusive excerpt
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesWith his latest literary endeavor, “Seduction of the Innocent,” Max Allan Collins writes a hard-boiled detective novel inspired by the ...... -
SI VAS: Eventos en el sur de Florida
2 de febrero, 11 a.m. a 2 p.m., Go Red para la mujer, Broward College, recinto norte en Coconut Creek. Feria de salud y charla con doctora Marlene Wolf. Gratis. 954-712-3968. 6 de febrero, 10 a.m. a 11:30 a.m., cómo comer y cocinar para un corazón sano,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Coconut Creek, Personal Service, Nova Southeastern University, Broward College
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10 myths about children's health
Dr. Allan Greissman of Pediatric Critical Care of South Florida dispels some common misconceptions parents may have about their children’s health. 1. Kids in day care get sick more often While it may seem that kids in daycare get sick more often,...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Viral Diseases and Infections, Obesity, Ear Infection, Wheezing
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25 years ago: Pete Maravich's tragic trip to Pasadena
Pete Maravich came to town 25 years ago, Jan. 5, 1988. No newspaper, local or national, had an obituary prepared. No need, presumably. Everything seemed normal that morning in the gymnasium at the First Church of the Nazarene in Pasadena. Maravich had...
Tags: Boston Celtics, Utah Jazz, Heart Problems, Focus on the Family, National Basketball Association
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