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Following the faithful example of #42
Contributing WriterThe evils of racism are expressed in the words we speak and the mores we establish. And both emerge from the illusion of superiority. Jackie Robinson, as a black American in the 1940s and 1950s, was thrown into the fire of both when he entered major...Tags: Discrimination, Sports, Martin Luther King Jr., Racism, Cultural Development
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Danville Advocate-Messenger sports editor Larry Vaught named Tom Hammond Sports Media Award winner by Bluegrass Sports Commission
gmoyers@schurz.comLong-time Advocate-Messenger sports editor Larry Vaught has been named the 2013 Tom Hammond Kentucky Sports Media Award winner by the Bluegrass Sports Commission. Vaught, sports editor at The Advocate since 1996 after working under his father, the...Tags: Dick Enberg, High School Sports, National League, Sports, Orange Bowl
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Larkin deserving of HOF honor
Sun Sports EditorBarry Larkin was a Cincinnati Red from start to finish. His career with the team spanned 18 seasons and reached a peak Sunday when the former standout shortstop became one of the newest members of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. Playing for the...Tags: Sparky Anderson, Tony Perez, Johnny Bench, National League, Sports
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Midsummer Classic worth watching
Sun Sports EditorCincinnati’s Big Red Machine roared through Major League baseball in the 1970s and remains one of the best teams in the history of professional baseball. From 1970-76, the Reds won five National League Western division titles, four National League...Tags: American League, Tony Perez, Jay Bruce, Johnny Bench, Home Run Derby
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Man from Wilmore finalist for MLB contest
news@jessaminejournal.comWilmore native Joshua Descoteaux is one of 50 finalists to be a contestant in the 2012 Major Leauge Baseball Fan Cave, a concept that started last year and mixes baseball with music, popular culture, media, interactive technology and art. More than 22,000...Tags: Spring Training, Major League Baseball, Landforms, Baseball, Sports
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Major league umpire Sam Holbrook is calling the shots in the `Big Show'
Sam Holbrook is enjoying his break.
Holbrook is making the most of his time at home “knocking off all of the chores that built up over the summer” in Lexington before beginning another tour of duty as a Major League Baseball umpire this...Tags: Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs, Major League Baseball All-Star Game, High School Baseball, College Baseball
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Two pitching greats to be honored Alumni Weekend
The Phillies FilesTwo pitchers from two of the most memorable Phillies teams in the last 20 years will be honored during Alumni Weekend in August at Citizens Bank Park. Brad Lidge, one of the many heroes on the 2008 World Champion Phillies,...... -
The 10 greatest Angels of all time, No. 8: Darin Erstad
Darin Erstad was the heart and soul of the Angels from 1997 to 2006, and a big reason why the team won the 2002 World Series. Erstad, who had played football and baseball at Nebraska, approached the sport with a football player's mentality, running into...
Tags: New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Baseball, Sports
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PHILLIES FILES: Two pitching greats to be honored Alumni Weekend
Two pitchers from two of the most memorable Phillies teams in the last 20 years will be honored during Alumni Weekend in August at Citizens Bank Park. Brad Lidge, one of the heroes on the 2008 World Champion Phillies, will ceremoniously retire as a...
Tags: National League, ESPN (tv network), Baseball, Sports, Citizens Bank Park
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Change in air surrounding White Sox
Jerry Reinsdorf is 77, going on 40. He wasn't joking when he told a friend he is planning to serve as host when the 2033 All-Star Game comes to U.S. Cellular Field, commemorating the first one at Comiskey Park in 1933. But I'm not sure about that. It...
Tags: Prince Fielder, National Basketball Association, Sundance Film Festival, Basketball, Sports
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Unlike instant replay, umpires are part of baseball
As a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan, I can remember exactly where I was in October 1985 when a blown call at first base cost the Redbirds a World Series. Now I read in Phil Rogers' Sunday baseball column that instant replay on all calls, other than...Tags: Major League Baseball, Sports, Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals, Bud Selig
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'No plans' for Dodgers to fire Don Mattingly, club official says
The Dodgers have "no plans" to fire Manager Don Mattingly when the team returns home Thursday or any time before then, a club official said late Sunday night. Mattingly's status has appeared tenuous since the Dodgers were swept in San Francisco two...
Tags: Ted Lilly, Spring Training, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Don Mattingly, Chicago Cubs
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