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Teaching, even in the face of death
It began with a case of what is known as "drop foot." In early 2009, La Caņada Flintridge resident Bonnie Hine found herself unable to flex her toes, and then her ankle, in the routine motions used during walking.
Her balance suffered, and she found...Tags: Happiness (state of mind), Health, Internists, Education, Diseases and Illnesses
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Angels, and Albert Pujols, aren't getting bang for the bucks
Hope arrived in Anaheim this week with three consecutive wins by the Angels, capped by the euphoria of Jered Weaver's no-hitter.
"Hopefully we can point to today as the day that guys really put it together," Manager Mike Scioscia said after Weaver's gem....Tags: Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Arte Moreno, Texas Rangers, Mark Trumbo, Los Angeles Dodgers
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Jeffrey L. Marone, 62, Hollsopple
Jeffrey L. Marone, 62, Hollsopple, died May 8, 2012, at St. Clair Memorial Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born Aug. 2, 1949, in Johnstown, son of Frank C. and Irene “Pinky” (Capazze) Marone. Preceded in death by mother, and brother, Dana F. “...Tags: Pittsburgh, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Human Interest, Lou Gehrig's Disease
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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: Ted Williams, Oakland Athletics, Jimmie Foxx, Arts and Culture, New York Yankees
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Sports columnist: A moment that wrote itself
The date — Sept. 6, 1995 — had been circled on calendars, not just in Baltimore, but throughout the country. The countdown for the Orioles' Cal Ripken Jr. to break Lou Gehrig's consecutive-games record had gone on for months. And yet, if I...
Tags: World Series, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Periodicals, Fox Broadcasting Company, Cal Ripken
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Hamilton joins elite list
Here is the list of Major League Baseball players who have hit four home runs in one game: May 8, 2012: Josh Hamilton of Texas in a 10-3 win over Baltimore. Sept. 25, 2003: Carlos Delgado of Toronto in a 10-8 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. May...Tags: Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Mike Cameron, Sports, New York Yankees
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Perhaps Jim Edmonds will give Albert Pujols blast from the past
Angels first baseman Albert Pujols had a carpool buddy, a former colleague, on the commute to work Wednesday afternoon, but the two did not talk shop. “He didn’t ask for any advice,” said Jim Edmonds, the former Angels and Cardinals...Tags: Albert Pujols, Babe Ruth, Jim Edmonds, Baseball, Gold Glove Awards
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Barbara D'Amato Barbara D'Amato has won the Carl Sandburg Award for fiction and the Mary Higgins Clark Award. She is a former president of Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime International. Her new book is "Other Eyes." Bill Daley Bill...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Awards and Prizes, Hospitals and Clinics, Periodicals, News Media
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Leopards shifting players on the O-line
SportsTalkWhen Lafayette football coach Frank Tavani and I talked about offensive linemen before the start of his team's spring camp, I asked him if there was a three-position guy in the group to take the place of Matt Welch, who...... -
Remembering Moose Skowron
WGN-TVThe baseball world is diminished today and certainly a whole lot quieter with the passing of the great Chicagoan Moose Skowron at age 81. How do you say good-bye to a great man, a great hitter and an even greater treasure trove of baseball wisdom and...Tags: Ted Williams, Cleveland Indians, World Series, Casey Stengel, Los Angeles Dodgers
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Baseball cap worn by Babe Ruth (and David Wells) heads to auction
A New York Yankees baseball cap worn by Hall of Famer Babe Ruth is going up for auction today, 15 years after its current owner, former pitcher David Wells, donned it for an inning at Yankee Stadium. Worn by Ruth in the early 1930s, the navy blue flannel...Tags: Barry Bonds, Cleveland Indians, Hank Aaron, The New York Times, San Francisco Giants
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Rippee tosses 1-hitter in win over Glendale
mscott@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, MO - The Kickapoo Chiefs knocked off rival Glendale 11-1 in 5 innings in a game dedicated to long time Glendale coach Howard Bell who is battling ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease. Kickapoo senior Ryan Rippee tossed a 1-hit complete game for the...Tags: Lou Gehrig's Disease
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