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Mich. delegates to support Palin with jerseys
Convention delegates often wear campaign buttons, red-white-and-blue clothing and special hats. But hockey jerseys? That's what the Michigan delegation donned Wednesday night as a show of support for "hockey mom" Sarah Palin as the Alaska governor and...Tags: Sarah Palin, Detroit Red Wings, Republican National Conventions, Elections, Political Candidates
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Gym teaches young boxers to be champs
The Roanoke TimesTo 14-year-old Mont'e Dunnaville, 6-foot-8 James Price is the world's tallest boxer. Yet, there was Mont'e in the ring with Goliath one night this summer. "He said he had a match coming up, so he let me hit on him as hard as I can," Mont'e said. "I...Tags: Muhammad Ali, Clubs and Associations, Welterweight, George Foreman, Game Playing
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For Jets, it's time to take off
The great Joe Louis used to warn his opponents who thought they could elude his thunderous left hook: You can run, but you can't hide. Now that the Jets have Brett Favre, general manager Mike Tannenbaum and Jets coach Eric Mangini had better take The...Tags: New York Jets, Brett Favre, Multi-Sport Events, New York Times, Kellen Clemens
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Broadway Boxing Gym a positive outlet for South L.A.
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLike an aging prizefighter with an iron jaw, the Broadway Boxing Gym has taken its share of punches over the last three decades. The gritty, no-frills South Los Angeles gym, once a beacon for world-class fighters, fell into decay in the late 1990s. Its...Tags: Family, Los Angeles Police Department, Hip Hop, Real Estate Agents, Real Estate Buyers
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Thoughts In The Chinese Venue
You know something has gone badly wrong in your own brain when you start toying with the idea of Kobe Bryant as Redeemer, as some kind of force for vague moral leverage. You know something has gone sorely awry in your soul when you catch yourself...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Human Rights, Awards and Prizes, New York Times, Table Tennis
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Obama gains Gore's backing
The Associated PressAl Gore made his debut in the 2008 presidential campaign last night, encouraging voters to back Barack Obama because "take it from me, elections matter." The former vice president's speech at the Joe Louis Arena was part endorsement and part blistering...Tags: Joe Lieberman, Primaries, Elections, Parties and Movements, Hillary Clinton
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Going out in style
Associated PressWhen Yankee Stadium opened for business April 18, 1923, an army of writers strained for adjectives to describe the majestic, triple-decked structure that loomed over the landscape like the Colosseum in Rome, somehow relocated to the Bronx. Babe Ruth, who...Tags: Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Joe McCarthy, Mickey Mantle, Defense
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Yankee Stadium has been site of many great moments
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAfter acquiring Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox before the 1920 season, the New York Yankees set out to build a stadium. They bought 10 acres of land in the Bronx in 1921 from the estate of William Waldorf Astor for $675,000. Two years and $2.5 million...Tags: Lou Gehrig, Bobby Murcer, Baltimore Colts, Derek Jeter, New York Yankees
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No shame in leveling even this playing field
NEW YORK—The American League had home-cathedral advantage Tuesday night. "There's not a bigger star than Yankee Stadium," Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez said. "And not a bigger star than New York City." New York is the self-absorption...Tags: Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Monuments and Heritage Sites, National League, Mickey Mantle
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Heebner takes crown with investing punch
"No mas!" professional boxer Roberto Duran reportedly told the referee in requesting an eighth-round halt to his bout with Sugar Ray Leonard in 1980. Those infamous words that translate as "No more!" indicated the fighter had endured enough. Stock fund...Tags: Nucor Corporation, Sugar Ray, Muhammad Ali, Mutual Funds
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Without a name, former 'South Central' L.A. has become almost invisible
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterVivian Bowers works in a neighborhood that has gone undercover. "Are there still businesses over there?" people ask when she mentions her dry-cleaning shop on South Central Avenue near East Adams Boulevard. Five years ago, the city expunged the name...Tags: Riots, Minority Groups, Northridge, Road Transportation, Count Basie
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The Babe called it: 'Some ballyard, huh?'
mark.herrmann@newsday.comYankee Stadium was built to catch the eye and capture the imagination, all on the very first look. From day one, April 18, 1923, it was meant to be hugely unforgettable, and it never lost an inch of its stature. That is why a second-generation Stadium...Tags: Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Monuments and Heritage Sites, National League, Mickey Mantle
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