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On this date: Aug. 15
1877: Thomas Edison wrote the president of the Telegraph Co. to suggest that "hello" would be a more appropriate greeting than "ahoy," as submitted by Alexander Graham Bell, when answering the telephone. 1911: Procter & Gamble introduced Crisco. 1948:...Tags: CBS Corp., Major League Baseball, Procter & Gamble Company, Thomas Edison
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Flashback - August 25, 2008
A weekly look back at local sports -- in anniversaries in multiples of five -- in the Lehigh Valley. AUG. 25 1963 -- A fter pitching 10 scoreless innings, rookie Bob Heffner of Allentown doubles and scores the go-ahead run for the Boston Red Sox in...Tags: Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball, Mario Andretti, Lehigh University, American Legion
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Mets Get Bullpen Help, Acquire Ayala From Nats
PITTSBURGH -- The New York Mets found help for their struggling bullpen, acquiring durable right-hander Luis Ayala from the Washington Nationals on Sunday for a player to be named.
A reliable reliever for the first four years of his career, Ayala has...Tags: Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball, Ed Ward, Brian Roberts, Jim Bunning
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ALMANAC
On Aug. 1, 1779 Francis Scott Key, the American lawyer better known as the author of "The Star-Spangled Banner," was born in Frederick (now Carroll) County, Md. In 1790 the first U.S. census was completed, showing a population of nearly 4 million people....Tags: Major League Baseball, Lisa Marie Presley, Michael Jackson, Atlanta Braves, National League
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Say it ain't so
O, by the WayOn the agenda for a recent two-week pilgrimage I made to Las Vegas was a totally wholesome event in which I participated along with a buddy who also committed journalism here at The Sun and now works at USA Today. The two of us were entered in a...Tags: Boston Red Sox, Game Playing, O.J. Simpson, Seattle Mariners, Major League Baseball
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Giving "Shoeless Joe" and the Black Sox another chance
O, by the WayOn the agenda for the recent two-week pilgrimage I made to Las Vegas was a totally wholesome event in which I participated along with a buddy who also committed journalism here at the Sun and now works at USA......Tags: Boston Red Sox, O.J. Simpson, Major League Baseball, Seattle Mariners, Games
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Parade is Hall of a prelude
Of The Associated PressBob Gibson wore a smile, rather than a scowl. Known for throwing hard, high and tight, the no-nonsense pitcher presented a much different face Tuesday. He waved to thousands of fans and beamed for their snapshots as a parade of Hall of Famers rolled...Tags: Major League Baseball, Yogi Berra, George Brett, Hank Aaron, Whitey Ford
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On this day in history
On July 19, 1553, Lady Jane Grey, 15, was deposed after nine days as Queen of England, and King Henry VIII's daughter Mary was proclaimed queen. In 1814 Samuel Colt, inventor of the Colt revolver, was born in Hartford, Conn. In 1848 a women's rights...Tags: George Bush, Michael Collins, Summer Olympics, Minority Groups, Elections
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MLB deserves props for making All-Star Game count
mark.herrmann@newsday.comThis time they're right. The people who run Major League Baseball can be faulted on many scores, but not on this one. Good for them to remind everyone that, you know, they do keep score in the All-Star Game. Kudos for rewarding the winning league with...Tags: Major League Baseball, Lance Berkman, American League, Multi-Sport Events, New York Mets
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Stadium true Midsummer Classic star
The biggest All-Star in town is over the hill, can't move in either direction, is heavy maintenance, soon will be replaced by a newer and younger version and, just between me and you, smells pretty foul when the weather turns humid and sticky. Yet this...Tags: Major League Baseball, Derek Jeter, Albert Pujols, Multi-Sport Events, Chipper Jones
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The Golden Age of Sports: 1960s and '70s
Sentinel Staff WriterTo understand why the 1960s and 1970s were the greatest decades in the history of sports, you must have lived them. Reading the book, watching the video, visiting a Web site or talking to an old-timer can help, but you had to have smelled the sweat,...Tags: Pittsburgh Pirates, Major League Baseball, George Steinbrenner, Petroleum Industry, Boston Bruins
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He was a regular vacuum cleaner out there
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterHorse racing announcer Kurt Hoover, a regular on HRTV who is also the inter-track television host for Hollywood Park, has hit more than a few daily doubles. But he experienced a different kind of double at Angel Stadium last week -- catching two foul...Tags: Major League Baseball, Armed Forces, Eric Chavez, Rafael Furcal, Tony Stewart
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