- Fans need not roll eyes after this athlete gives God glory
- "Yes," baseball's best rookie says. "It isn't praying. It's a conversation. Like you'd have with a friend. It's a relationship." "Every single day, it's a battle," he says. "Women. Drugs. Alcohol. So many things grasp at you. It's easy to…
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- Tom Yawkey, Boston Racism, and the Smoking Gun
- On April 16, 1945 the Red Sox held their infamous tryout of Jackie Robinson. For the next fourteen years - and for some years beyond it - the question of race during the tenure of Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey loomed over the Red Sox franchise…
- CBS Sports
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- 11/19/2009
- Four more years, Felix, and then ...
- A few weeks after Felix Hernandez was snubbed by his major league peers – he didn’t rank among the top three American League pitchers in the Players Choice awards – the Mariners ace got what he deserved Tuesday. He finished second in the Cy…
- Tacoma News Tribune
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- 11/18/2009
- Mr. X
- Oscar Robertson averaging a triple-double for a season Ruth or Mays? Willie Mays all the way. If Willie Mays had gotten all the home runs that were blown back into Candlestick Park--he would have had 800+ homers for his career. Plus, Ruth…
- Bleacherreport.com
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Bleacherreport.com- Laid-off troopers not waiting around
- ST. JOSEPH - After a decade working in law enforcement, John Miller decided to bump up his career and become a state trooper. But six months after finishing recruit school and being assigned to the Wayland post, the St. Joseph Township man…
- Herald-Palladium
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- 11/18/2009
- My Morning in Exile
- Remember back when Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle got banned from baseball for simply doing promotion crap with a casino long after they retired? The game, she is different now. Rookies of the Year to be announced today . When are they gonna…
- Hardball Times
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- 11/18/2009
- Florida Marlins' Chris Coghlan walking the base path of a…
- ``Yes,'' baseball's best rookie says. ``It isn't praying. It's a conversation. Like you'd have with a friend. It's a relationship.'' How much temptation surrounds you in the major leagues? ``Every single day, it's a battle,'' he says.…
- Miami Herald
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Miami Herald- Archive for September 2006
- This was one they couldn’t finish. Not that the Washington State Cougars didn’t try. Not until freshman Taylor Mays from O’Dea High in Seattle gathered in Alex Brink’s Hail Mary pass on the 4-yard line as time ran out did the third-ranked…
- The Spokesman-Review
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- Flash Forward: Why the Los Angeles Dodgers Matt Kemp Will Be…
- The National League MVP will be announced this week, and it will undoubtedly be handed to Albert Pujols. With this year's race all but locked up, I wanted to take a look at a player who I consider to be the front-runner for MVP in 2010. At…
- Bleacherreport.com
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- Ethan Landy | Call Me Junior
- Willie Mays played his final two seasons for the New York Mets, ending his career at the age of 42 by playing just 66 games and hitting .211. Not good enough for you? Well, on the gridiron and in the NBA, there are plenty of comparisons.
- Tufts Daily
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- 11/18/2009
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