History
When Bernie brought baseball to Burlington
When Walter O’Malley abruptly moved the Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles in the autumn of 1957, many longtime fans were heartbroken. Among the most disappointed and...
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History
/ 4 years agoCurt Flood set off the free-agent revolution 50 years ago
Curt Flood set off the free-agent revolution 50 years ago Tuesday with a 128-word letter to baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, two...
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History
/ 4 years agoNFL helmets have gone high tech in quest for player safety
Long gone are the days of the leather shell and single-bar face mask. Today’s football helmets are technological marvels, using cutting...
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History
/ 4 years agoColts’ 1958 championship win over Giants voted greatest game
“The Greatest Game Ever Played” is, well, exactly that. The Baltimore Colts’ 23-17 victory over the New York Giants for the 1958...
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/ 4 years agoNFL’s first decade was the 1920s, when teams came and went
A look at the NFL’s first decade, the 1920s: FRANCHISES: The first season, 1920, the American Professional Football Association had 14...
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/ 4 years agoDifferent Era: Oda wins Japan’s first Olympic gold in 1928
TOKYO — Few paid much attention when Mikio Oda won Japan’s first Olympic gold medal — and Asia’s first individual gold...
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/ 4 years agoOn This Day: International League abruptly moves Havana Sugar Kings to Jersey City
The Havana Sugar Kings, the defending International League champions, were abruptly moved to Jersey City, New Jersey, by league officials on...
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/ 4 years agoOn This Day: Pitcher Ken Brett homers in fourth consecutive game, sets major-league record
While most baseball fans were focused on “Hammering Hank” Aaron’s timeless chase of Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record that summer,...
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History
/ 4 years agoJim Rooker’s “Unintentional Walk”
“If we lose this game, I’ll walk home,” said Pittsburgh Pirates announcer and former pitcher Jim Rooker moments after the Bucs...
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History
/ 4 years agoOn This Day: Mets pass on Reggie Jackson, pick Steve Chilcott in 1966 free agent draft
In one of the most disappointing, if not baffling, No. 1 picks in the history of MLB’s annual free agent draft,...
College Football
Tennessee scores twice late to top Indiana 23-22 in Gator Bowl
College Football
VIDEO: This might be one of the craziest kick returns ever
International
Report: USA Basketball denies Anthony’s request to play
