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Sports lists: People love 'em, but they cause a lot of fuss
Driving home Wednesday night after the Al Cesky Awards Banquet, I tuned my car radio to 90.5 WKHS's Ace and The Brain Show (Wednesdays, 8 to 10 p.m, a fine, commercial-free sports/music program that you should check out), and heard an obscure baseball...Tags: Johnny Unitas, Don DeLillo, Brooks Robinson, Baseball, Raymond Berry
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Small-town Jimmie Foxx brought big-time power
Sixty miles east of Babe Ruth's birthplace, in the drowsy town of Sudlersville (population 497), stands a statue of the other great slugger from Maryland's past. But you'll have to stop at the town's only red light, corner of Church and Main, to view...
Tags: American League, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore City College, MLB Most Valuable Player Award, Baseball
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Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame to induct All-Star class next month
Organizers of the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame are looking for ways to rejuvenate a proud institution that has been around since 1956.
They're hoping this helps: one of the Hall's most star-studded classes will be inducted at an upcoming ceremony...Tags: Fred Funk, College Football, Baseball, College Baseball, Heisman Trophy
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Oldest ex-major leaguer Werber dies at 100
The Associated PressBill Werber, who was the oldest living ex-major leaguer and a teammate of Babe Ruth, died Thursday. He was 100. Werber, a career .271 hitter who led the American League in stolen bases three times, played with Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx and Lefty...Tags: Cincinnati Reds, Hospitals and Clinics, Joe McCarthy, Bucky Harris, Connie Mack Jr
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Ripken's No. 8 statue stolen
It's the most recognizable digit in Baltimore. Authorities said that didn't dissuade four young men from ripping Cal Ripken Jr.'s 3 1/2 -foot-tall aluminum number 8 off its base in front of Camden Yards Tuesday night, throwing it into the back of a...Tags: Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum, American League, Baltimore Orioles, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Monuments and Heritage Sites
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Honors class
BASKETBALL: Naismith Memorial George Hepbron, Still Pond // A friend of the game's inventor, James Naismith, Hepbron is credited with writing the first book about basketball (How to Play Basketball), as well as creating interpretations of many of the...Tags: Vic Willis, PGA Tour, Connie Mack Jr, James Naismith, American League
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All-time Hall of Fame voting percentages
The Associated PressPlayer, Year, Cast, Votes, Pct. Tom Seaver 1992 430 425 98.84 Nolan Ryan 1999 497 491 98.79 Cal Ripken Jr. 2007 545 537 98.53 Ty Cobb 1936 226 222 98.23 George Brett 1999 497 488 98.19 Hank Aaron 1982 415 406 97.83 Tony Gwynn 2007 545 532 97.61...Tags: Mel Ott, Red Ruffing, George Sisler, Luis Aparicio, Mike Schmidt
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A Baltimore legend, champion of underdogs
Sun reporterJohn Steadman, who chronicled the Maryland sports scene in his newspaper columns, books and commentaries in a career that spanned seven decades, died of cancer yesterday at a Towson hospice. He was 73. A one-time minor-league baseball player, Mr....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Heart and Circulatory System, Baltimore Orioles, Heart Surgery, Newspapers
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A who's who of Maryland (abridged)
Special to Baltimoresun.comWhile you may be coming to Maryland to earn your fame and fortune, the majority of the Free State natives listed below took their talents elsewhere. The exceptions are marked with asterisks. Actors/actresses Bess Armstrong, John Astin, John Wilkes Booth,...Tags: Edward Norton, Eubie Blake, Dashiell Hammett, Kathie Lee Gifford, Jada Pinkett Smith
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Hall of Fame year-by-year inductees
The Associated Press(BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on Negro league career): 1936 -- BBWAA: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus...Tags: Vic Willis, Branch Rickey, Mike Schmidt, Lloyd Waner, George Brett
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MLB roundup: Braves place Chipper on disabled list
ReutersThe Sports Xchange MLB roundup: Braves place Chipper on disabled list --The Atlanta Braves placed third baseman Chipper Jones on the 15-day disabled list after Friday night's game because of a leg bruise. The move was back-dated to Wednesday, when he...Tags: B.J. Upton, Minor League Baseball, Miami Marlins, DNA, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Cruz joins elite club with second career eight-RBI game
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Cruz joins elite club with second career eight-RBI game Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz became just the eighth player since 1918 to have two career eight-RBI games, according to MLB.com. Cruz drove in a career-tying eight runs...Tags: Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Baseball, Baseball Statistics, Lou Gehrig
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