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Terps want big buildup
Sun ReporterFrom his office overlooking the east end zone, Maryland football coach Ralph Friedgen can peer inside Byrd Stadium and track the progress of its renovation. He can hear the satisfying rumble of construction and feel its vibration. The makeover of the 58-...Tags: Maryland Terrapins, Natural Science, Physiology, Ralph Friedgen, Virginia Tech
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THIS DAY AT THE OLD BALLPARK
Aug. 2, 1942, at Yankee Stadium: In a Negro League doubleheader, Satchel Paige and Hilton Smith combine to pitch a one-hit shutout for the Monarchs in a 9-0 win over the Cubans. In the first game, Henry Spearman hit a grand slam as the Stars beat the...Tags: Hilton Smith, Atlanta Braves, Mike Remlinger
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Prized memories are washed away
Associated PressBaseball stole Art Pennington's future. The Cedar River washed away his past. His house, his car, his clothes, nearly all his pictures and one of his two dogs were lost to the Midwest floods. "Every damn thing I had just floated down the river," he...Tags: Major League Baseball, Elections, Cool Papa Bell, Natural Disasters, Federal Emergency Management Agency
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All-star rockers take us out to the ballgame
Associated PressMore people may watch football, but baseball is arguably the country's most beloved sport. Football fans take six months off, and basketball fans ignore their sport until the playoffs. True baseball fans, however, suffer a year-round obsession, can...Tags: Major League Baseball, Ted Williams, Ethics, Floods, Pittsburgh Pirates
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Negro Leagues history revisited, rejuvenated
Chicago Tribune reporterGrowing up in the now-demolished Stateway Gardens housing project in the shadow of U.S. Cellular Field, Ronzelle Fort had no idea his old neighborhood was once home to one of the most significant events in the history of African-American baseball. Fort...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, National or Ethnic Minorities, Major League Baseball, Jermaine Dye, History
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Cuba's Martin Dihigo: The Immortal
bcassidy@newsday.comWhen baseball debates turn to the selection of the greatest Cuban player of all time, one name consistently surfaces: Martin Dihigo. He was an outstanding hitter and pitcher and it said that he could play every position on the field like an all star....Tags: Major League Baseball, Hank Aaron, Lou Gehrig, Minnesota Twins, Joe DiMaggio
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Our claims to fame
She's from here? That's right here? They make those here? Yes, yes and yes. From Ella Fitzgerald to Williamsburg to Peace Frogs, we've got people, places and things worth talking about. PEOPLE Princess Pocahontas, Capt. John Smith and Chief Powhatan...Tags: Bruce Hornsby, Philadelphia 76ers, Anheuser-Busch, John Smith, Booker T. Washington
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Magic number is 176
Tribune correspondent++++++++++++++++++++ || || || ++++++++++++++++++++ Tribune correspondent If the 2008 Democratic presidential race were a baseball season, Hillary Clinton would need the greatest comeback in major-league history to clinch the nomination. In a...Tags: Colorado Rockies, Yogi Berra, Major League Baseball, National League, Elections
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'American Idol' Results: Hello Dolly, Good-Bye...
Zap2It.comHow did the great Satchel Paige used to say it? Don't look back, American Idol might be gaining on you? Wednesday's bloated Idol result shows just keep on sneaking deeper and deeper into the 8 p.m. hour and this week's (April 2) episode manages to start...Tags: Carly Smithson, Kristy Lee Cook, Ramiele Malubay, Ryan Seacrest, Dolly Parton
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Connie Marrero, a Cuban treasure
bcassidy@newsday.comConnie Marrero once struck out Mickey Mantle three times in one game. Not bad for someone who learned how to pitch by throwing oranges on a farm in Cuba. As with most of his stories, the Mantle anecdote is punctuated by Marrero's dry sense of humor. This...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Yogi Berra, Los Angeles Dodgers, Larry Doby, Major League Baseball
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'We Are the Ship' by Kadir Nelson
We Are the Ship
The Story of Negro League Baseball
Kadir Nelson
Jump at the Sun/Hyperion: 88 pp., $18.99
"We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball" is, ostensibly, a children's book. But author-illustrator Kadir Nelson's text is so...Tags: Harriet Tubman, Book, Turkey Stearnes, Major League Baseball, Cool Papa Bell
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Baby Birds learn to fly in Bluefield
Sun reportersThe handshake, a quaint form of sealing a deal, has worked for the Baltimore Orioles and their Rookie-level team for half a century, an affiliation unmatched in organized baseball. "We've never had a contract," says Bluefield Orioles general manager...Tags: Government, Photography, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Ted Williams
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