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Caple: How can one not be won over by Phelps' feat?

espn.go.com     Aug 17, 2008   3,848 related          

BEIJING -- Spitz's mark was so special that a little part of me wanted Michael Phelps to fail in his quest to surpass him. Without actually saying the words, without raising eight fingers the first day he pulled down his...                    

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Button-holed by history: His memorabilia dates back to 1820

startribune.com     Aug 13, 2008   1 related          

Paul Bengston of Eden Prairie has a large collection of state and national political campaign items. Paul Bengston was different from the other boys in the Minnetonka neighborhood where he grew up in the 1960s and early ’70s....                    

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Mark Spitz--The Ego Speaks

me-ander.blogspot.com     Aug 13, 2008   23 related          

Mark Spitz and I are of the same generation.When Mark Spitz became a legendary sports figure, winning seven gold medals in the in the 1972 Olympics, I was a young mother of one, expecting #2.Looking at Mark Spitz today is...                    

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Lay off the Hammer

signonsandiego.com     Aug 12, 2008          

Not that Hank Aaron needs me to defend him, but I will. Aaron has come in for some bashing for sending video congratulations to Barry Bonds on the occasion of his 756th home run, instead of being on hand in person. On some talk...                    

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Mike Caruso: from phenom to journeyman

lancasteronline.com     Aug 11, 2008          

When his plane touched down on the runway, Mike Caruso mentally noted the irony. He was back in Chicago. Only this time he wasn't a 20-year-old kid about to embark on a magical rookie season in the big leagues. He was 31 and...                    

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One last memory from Yankee Stadium

sacbee.com     Aug 10, 2008   3 related          

Thousands of fans were packed into the right field stands at Yankee Stadium one recent hot night in the Bronx, hoping to catch a home run ball during batting practice. More than 70,000 fans jammed every inch of Yankee Stadium...                    

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Steve Aschburner: Bacsik fine with role in history

cnn.com     Aug 7, 2008   1 related          

To pass the days in another long season of a career that is growing shorter with each passing day, Mike Bacsik decided he had to do something. His idea: bullpen trivia. And so before the Columbus Clippers four-game road trip...                    

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Our Big Asterisk

designnews.com     Aug 7, 2008          

Three of the top five greatest achievements of the past century are marred by asterisks. Engineers are working to remove them Geoffrey Orsak, Dean of Engineering, SMU -- Design News, August 6, 2008 If you are a student of...                    

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democratandchronicle.com: Rochester Red Wing Howie Clark calls Mark McGwire “a great guy” and has been friends with him for 12 years. democratandchronicle.com

Rochester Red Wings' Clark has different view of pal McGwire

democratandchronicle.com     Aug 5, 2008          

Jim Mandelaro • Staff writer • August 5, 2008 Mark McGwire was the idol of millions in the summer of 1998, a larger-than-life baseball slugger whose assault on Roger Maris' home-run record captivated the nation. Well, Howie...                    

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David Moulton: Favre, Manny pay the price

naples-daily-news.com     Aug 3, 2008   216 related          

That’s right. The other, Manny Ramirez, acted exactly the same way he has three of the last four years in late July, like a pouting 9-year-old when he doesn’t get what he wants. I could dazzle you with Manny’s numbers over the...                    

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