Category: Sports

For a twelve-year period, the World Series of baseball was largely a New York affair. From 1947 to 1958, at least one New York team was in the World Series every year but one. The only exception was the 1948 matchup between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Braves. During

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Just as Seattle’s Mike Holmgren is entering his final year as head coach, his Seahawks are now stumbling and working their way through what appears to be a Larry, Mo and Curly comedy routine. After dusting the Minnesota Vikings 34-17 in their first 2008 preseason game

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Making changes to cake recipes is tricky. You never know how the result will actually turn out. Is it too dry? Will the oven time need changes? How much beating is enough? The cake recipe my sister sent me all those years ago called for baking in a packet or tube tray. As

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A school mascot can be an animal or an insect for one type of person, flower, or other entity. Mascots have been associated with athletic teams since interscholastic team competition began in the post-Civil War era in the late 1800s. The school mascot in its essence is a

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When people talk about improving arm strength, they basically ask “How can a player throw a ball faster?” This is one of the most frequent questions I have received from parents in my twenty-one years teaching baseball and softball. Throwing the ball faster and

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How can we recognize our soul mate or know that it is someone with whom we have been connected before, in a past life? Now, we have many different kindred souls, of many different kinds. They are not just romantic partners, they also appear as children, friends, parents,

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AC Milan vs Arsenal If we were to follow the current league form of these 2 teams, it would be very difficult to find a clear favorite as they have both had spotty performances recently. But this is the champions league and it is a competition that AC Milan covets the most

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On the night of October 30, just as Monday Night Football was getting ready to kick off, the San Francisco 49ers and New England Patriots were finalizing a deal to send prized backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to the Niners to change from what will be a top second-round

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Quick, raise your hand, how many of you have heard of Dick Leftridge before today? I must confess that I never heard of Mr. Leftridge until recently, when his son Jack Richard Leftridge Jr. contacted me. The younger namesake is on a quest to have his father’s name and

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The 2009-2010 NBA Finals and the NHL Stanley Cup Finals are underway. What factors ultimately determine the championships? What characteristics could help decide which team will win the ultimate prize? Sports fans may be interested in the sports analytics in this article.

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