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Cuba's Martin Dihigo: The Immortal
bcassidy@newsday.comWhen baseball debates turn to the selection of the greatest Cuban player of all time, one name consistently surfaces: Martin Dihigo. He was an outstanding hitter and pitcher and it said that he could play every position on the field like an all star....Tags: Major League Baseball, Joe DiMaggio, Minnesota Twins, Satchel Paige, Cincinnati Reds
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History shows baseball will bounce back
Sun reporterBaseball is no stranger to scandal and unsavory history. One of its earliest superstars, Cap Anson, perpetuated a culture of fierce segregation that scarred the game for decades. Another early great, "Shoeless Joe" Jackson, was one of eight Chicago...Tags: Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, World Series, Babe Ruth, Casino and Gambling Industry
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2006 All-Metro Football Team - Defense
Sun staffPlayer of the Year: Ben Eaton, Gilman The No. 1 worn by Eaton was in many ways symbolic, including that he entered his final high school season as the area's lone returning All-Metro first-team selection. And the 5-foot-11, 225-pound senior lived up...Tags: Jacksonville Jaguars, Florida Gators, Basketball, Virginia Tech, Football
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Baby Birds learn to fly in Bluefield
Sun reportersThe handshake, a quaint form of sealing a deal, has worked for the Baltimore Orioles and their Rookie-level team for half a century, an affiliation unmatched in organized baseball. "We've never had a contract," says Bluefield Orioles general manager...Tags: Government, Major League Baseball, National Government, Cy Young, Cal Ripken Jr.
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Finally, I felt the tingle
Sun ReporterIt was a sensation I'd experienced while touring plantations in South Carolina and walking the Forum in Rome, that feeling that because I was standing in a certain place, I was linked intimately with the span of human history. I stared at the bronzed...Tags: New York Yankees, Honus Wagner, Major League Baseball, Grover Cleveland, Ted Williams
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Honors class
BASKETBALL: Naismith Memorial George Hepbron, Still Pond // A friend of the game's inventor, James Naismith, Hepbron is credited with writing the first book about basketball (How to Play Basketball), as well as creating interpretations of many of the...Tags: Vic Willis, Golf, New York Yankees, James Naismith, Major League Baseball
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First team: Defense
James Carmon City, lineman The 6-foot-7, 330-pound transfer from Overlea has excellent speed for his size along with the girth and technique to bull past offensive linemen's double teams. The junior had 14 sacks, disrupted 10 passes and recovered five...Tags: Jacksonville Jaguars, Florida Gators, Virginia Tech, Football
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All-Baltimore County Football
OFFENSIVE PLAYER Scott Noble, Franklin The senior running back led the Indians to their best season since 1994, when they went to the state quarterfinals. Noble, 6 feet and 200 pounds, rushed for 1,765 yards and 29 touchdowns to lead the Indians (10-3) to...Tags: Florida Gators, Robert Jones, Football
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2006 All-Metro Football Teams
Sun StaffOffensive Player of the Year Tavon Austin Dunbar, running back "Tavon is the best high school running back that I've ever seen, to this point, this year, or for that matter, any year," Fort Hill coach Barry Lattimer said. "He understands the game, he's...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Athletics, Track and Field, Florida Gators, Philadelphia Eagles, College of William and Mary
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Year-by-year inductees
(BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on Negro league career): 1936 -- BBWAA: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus...Tags: Bucky Harris, Roy Campanella, Dizzy Dean, Reggie Jackson, George Brett
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Shadow Series
bcassidy@newsday.comJose Mendez wasn't concerned with pitching on short rest. Although he had already made three relief appearances, this was the final game of the World Series and his team needed an arm it could trust. As player-coach, Mendez declared himself the starter....Tags: Larry Doby, New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Monte Irvin
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In the ballpark
The Negro League Cafe in Bronzeville is not your ordinary sports bar-and that's a good thing. It has its share of the usual sports bar touches-chicken wings to nibble on, souvenirs to purchase, a game to watch on TV-but the rest of the feel is utterly...Tags: Bronzeville, Major League Baseball, Harold Washington, Martin Luther King Jr., Chicago White Sox
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