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MLB should consider Davey Johnson for next commissioner
Bud Selig will be done with his reign of power in Major League Baseball effective 2014 and the search for a new leader is under way. So who are some of the names — past and present — circulating in conversation to become the next...
Tags: George W. Bush, NBC (tv network), ESPN (tv network), Major League Baseball, World Series
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Dodgers are breaking even on the field, doing better off it
On the day Frank McCourt surrendered the keys to Dodger Stadium and cashed out, the Dodgers had the best record in the National League. In the year since Mark Walter flashed his cash and Magic Johnson flashed his smile — from May 1 of last year...
Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, Carl Crawford, Major League Baseball, Bankruptcy, National League West
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Jackie Robinson's legacy resonates with Magic Johnson
The men had celebrated into the wee hours of the morning. Sleep would come, later. The Dodgers were theirs, and for the first time these men could introduce themselves as owners rather than bidders. Mark Walter, the incoming chairman, sat in a...
Tags: Financial Aid, Los Angeles Dodgers, College Baseball, Orlando Magic, Major League Baseball
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Pay IOC president? yes, BUT...
Jacques Rogge told a German newspaper last week that future International Olympic Committee presidents no longer should be volunteers but paid employees. He is right. But only under this condition: If he or she is to be paid, the president who...
Tags: Sports Organizations, National Hockey League, Corporate Officers, Modern Pentathlon, Orthopedic Surgery
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Can '42' spark a rally?
The image is as symbolic to baseball as Lou Gehrig's farewell speech. In the 1946 photo, George "Shotgun" Shuba extends his hand to teammate Jackie Robinson, who just hit his first home run for a Brooklyn Dodgers farm team. The simple gesture became...
Tags: Schools, College Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB Rookie of the Year Award, Major League Baseball
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Reggie Jackson reminisces about the Swingin' A's
San Jose Mercury NewsTo put himself in a properly nostalgic mood Saturday, Reggie Jackson listened to Marvin Gaye on his way to the Oakland Coliseum. He played The Four Tops, too, as well as a little Barry White. "I listened to that music and I sung along," Jackson said....Tags: Oakland Athletics, Catfish, Reggie Jackson, Major League Baseball, New York Mets
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They said it: Major League Baseball quotes
"It wasn't because of my 'advanced' age that my ankle broke." — New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, 38 and out until at least the All-Star break, scoffing at the question of whether he ponders his baseball mortality. — "I thought...Tags: David Ortiz, Derek Jeter, Jeffrey Loria, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), New York Yankees
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Selig on retirement talk: 'You can believe it'
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Selig on retirement talk: 'You can believe it' Baseball commissioner Bud Selig told CBS Sports on Friday that he will definitely retire when his contract is up in 2015. "You can believe it," he said. Selig was reportedly offered a... -
MLB roundup: Loria's meddling bothers Marlins players
ReutersThe Sports Xchange MLB roundup: Loria's meddling bothers Marlins players Miami Marlins owner Jeff Loria's meddling with the lineup is angering players, Yahoo Sports! reported Friday. Loria reportedly mandated that first-year manager Mike Redmond flip-...Tags: Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Ricky Nolasco, Robbie Grossman, Major League Baseball
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On eve of '42' release, Bud Selig launches MLB diversity task force
With this week's release of the Jackie Robinson film "42" putting a spotlight on the current decline of African Americans in Major League Baseball, Commissioner Bud Selig on Wednesday appointed a task force to study how to increase diversity within the...
Tags: Dennis Gilbert, College Baseball, USA Today, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball
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With Padres in town, Dodgers urge calm among fans
The Dodgers have asked fans to treat the San Diego Padres with respect when the two teams meet at Dodger Stadium on Monday, four days after Padres slugger Carlos Quentin threw Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke to the ground and broke his collarbone. "Dodgers...
Tags: Chris Capuano, Carlos Quentin, Los Angeles Dodgers, A.J. Ellis, San Diego Padres
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Baseball books cover the bases
George Plimpton knew the score. A generation or so ago, the late Paris Review editor developed what he called the "Small Ball Theory" of sports writing, which posits "a correlation between the standard of writing about a particular sport and the ball it...
Tags: Richard Nixon, Los Angeles Dodgers, College Baseball, Major League Baseball, New York University
May 6, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
May 4, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 13, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 26, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Apr 27, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
Apr 28, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 27, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 26, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Apr 26, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Apr 10, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 29, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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