Posted on October 19, 2021 3:24 pm
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by Michael Eric Dyson
For more than thirty years, Michael Eric Dyson has played a prominent role in the nation as a public intellectual, university professor, cultural critic, social activist, and ordained Baptist minister. In the following essay from his … Read the article
Posted on March 30, 2021 6:00 pm
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By Ron Swoboda
In Here’s the Catch, right fielder Ron Swoboda tells the story of the Mets’ miraculous 1969 World Series win, the incredible season leading up to that moment, the people he played with and against (sometimes at the … Read the article
Posted on February 28, 2019 1:27 pm
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by Tom Clavin
With Major League Baseball emerging from its winter slumber, fans tend to acknowledge what anniversaries the new season brings us. In 2019, it was the centennial of the infamous Black Sox scandal, when gangsters fixed the outcome … Read the article
Posted on January 17, 2017 8:51 pm
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by Steve Sheinkin
After four seasons at the Carlisle Indian School, Pop Warner was already considered one of the brightest and most innovative coaches in football. However, Pop made the dubious decision to take the field for one last … Read the article
Posted on November 4, 2016 2:28 pm
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The best Arnold Palmer quotes originated from the player’s incredible social impact on golf, perhaps unrivaled among fellow professionals. His humble background and plain-spoken popularity helped change the perception of golf as an elite sport. Moving from upper-class pastime to … Read the article
Posted on August 19, 2016 2:01 pm
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by Jerry Barca
In early December 1984, two days after the NY Giants lost their tenth game of the season, Lawrence Taylor sat down to lunch to deal with Donald Trump. The real estate magnate had recently purchased the USFL’s … Read the article
Posted on April 5, 2016 2:45 pm
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by Ron Darling with Daniel Paisner
Game 7, 1986: Be careful what you wish for
This book is not like other sports books. Certainly, it’s not like other books by former ballplayers. Athletes seem to want to write about the … Read the article
Posted on May 19, 2015 3:09 pm
Published by Alastair Hayes
by Jeff Katz
Those who think Major League Baseball is simply about the play on the field are too romantic and those who think it’s only about the business off the field are too cynical. The truth is somewhere in … Read the article