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Motivational Sports Quotes
Some well-known motivational sports quotes "Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." Football coach Vince Lombardi "If we pursue perfection, which we can't achieve, we will touch excellence." Lombardi "Show me a good loser, and I'll show...Tags: National Football League, Muhammad Ali, Ted Williams, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird
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Phillies nominee for Roberto Clemente Award announced
The Phillies FilesThe Phillies' nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award was announced Tuesday. Shortstop Jimmy Rollins is the five-time defending National League's nominee. The annual award recognizes a Major League Baseball player who best represents the game of baseball... -
Miami Marlins' Logan Morrison a finalist for prestigious Hutch Award for community service
Sun Sentinel columnistI'm not sure if Logan Morrison will stay healthy or productive enough to be part of the Miami Marlins' future, but it's clear he's already distinguished himself with good deeds off the field. Morrison, the young outfielder and first baseman, was one of...Tags: Alex Gordon, Seattle Mariners, American Lung Association, Barry Zito, Safeco Field
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Cubs lose for 100th time
Fifty years ago this week, only 595 fans showed up at Wrigley Field for the opener of the Cubs-Mets series, the last time two teams with 100-plus losses faced each other. The '62 Cubs — with future Hall of Famers Ernie Banks, Lou Brock, Billy...
Tags: Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, Welington Castillo, Matt Dominguez, Spring Training
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Derek Jeter Is Still Playing The Game The Right Way
The Hartford CourantOnce upon a time in baseball, it was easy to enjoy greatness. Today, in the shadow of performance-enhancing drugs (known as PEDs), enjoying the players who stack up awe-inspiring numbers just ain't easy. Players, rightly or wrongly, are under the...Tags: Southern Connecticut State University, St. Louis Cardinals, Don Drysdale, Ernie Banks, Brooks Robinson
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Author of 'Summer of '68' signs books Wednesday
Tim Wendel will be reading, taking questions and signing his latest book, "Summer of '68," from 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1, at McLean & Eakin, Booksellers in Petoskey. Set in the tension-filled year after the Detroit riots and in the shadow of the...
Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Al Kaline, The New York Times, St. Louis Cardinals, Steve Carlton
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Five things I'll remember about Curt Simmons Day
Groller's Corner1. Bobby Shantz Talk about good guys. I began the day as a lifelong Curt Simmons fan and my first sports hero did not disappoint me. However, I ended the day as a fan of Shantz (pictured in the back of the limo below), who will turn 87 in September but... -
Readers Q&A: Paul Sullivan's Cubs mailbag
Now that the Cubs have been mathematically eliminated from 2012 and 2013 postseason contention, how bare do you see Theo Epstein stripping the Cubs? Is he going to trade everything of value (Matt Garza, Geovany Soto), pay large chunks of salary (Alfonso...Tags: Bryan LaHair, Jeff Baker, Genes and Chromosomes, James Russell, Matt Garza
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Roads taken back to childhood
The usual six-mile drive home from Sunday church took a pleasant turn some weeks ago. As I headed back to the farmette for more coffee and more newspapers, my mind went a different way and, without one turn of any wheel, I was on my way to the southern...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, St. Louis Cardinals, Radio, World War I (1914-1918), Entertainment
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Did Topps turn down a deal on Maury Wills because he was such a bad prospect?
The Fabulous ForumBASEBALL URBAN LEGEND: Maury Wills was such a longshot to make it in the Major Leagues that Topps turned down the opportunity to sign him to a $5 baseball card contract. Maury Wills is a true Los Angeles Dodgers legend....... -
World Series Game 7 cleans up in ratings
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelCBS decided to drop first-run programming to get out of the way of Game 7. Yet CBS came in at No. 2 and 3 last night with reruns of "CSI: Miami" (118,500) and "CSI: NY" (111,500). The premiere of NBC's "Grimm" came in fourth with 97,400 viewers. ABC's... -
My baseball season has one more day left in it
Groller's CornerForgive me for this post. I know to a lot of people around here, the baseball season ended three Fridays ago. Even Morning Call sports editor Bill Kline called this World Series a prime-time nuisance in a Tribune "Four Corners" mini-column the other day...
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