In the late 1950s and early 60s, All-Star NBA guard Gene Shue, who had turned losers into winners in 22 seasons as a professional coach, died. He was 90 years old. NBA announced however, he did not say where or when Shue died. Shue began his professional career playing with the former Philadelphia Warriors in …
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Amauri Hardy sat in the stands during the NBA’s All-Star Weekend in Cleveland, watching her younger brother Jaden on the field with some of the best young players in the league. She thought about the work Jaden put in her game and the courage she had shown when she left home as a teenager to …
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Amauri Hardy sat in the stands during the NBA’s All-Star Weekend in Cleveland, watching her younger brother Jaden on the field with some of the best young players in the league. She thought about the work Jaden put in her game and the courage she had shown when she left home as a teenager to …
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DENVER – From the moment he was born in 1999, the year his father was named his first All-Star, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s recognition was inevitable. The spotlight shone even more when he signed with the Toronto Blue Jays at the age of 16. “There was a bit of purely name-based hype around it,” said Liam …
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DENVER — Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred rarely talks romantically about his sport. But on Tuesday, just hours before the All-Star Game, after a lonely summer of 2020, Manfred gave in to nostalgia. Fifty years ago, at a friend’s house on Lake Brantingham, north of New York, an All-Star Game fascinated him. “I vividly …
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Denver police seized 16 long guns, body armor and more than 1,000 ammunition at a hotel about two blocks from the stadium where the Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be played on Friday, according to officials and local officials. reports. Denver police said three men and a woman were arrested at the Maven Hotel. …
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Dave Parker has placed himself in the pantheon of All-Star Players with his stick, glove and talent. He won his first Home Run Derby in Minnesota in 1985, six years after his throwing arm won him the All-Star most valuable player award in Seattle. In 1979, the Pittsburgh Pirates Won the World Series. “We took …
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The Mets’ Jacob deGrom showed once again why he’s the best pitcher in baseball on Wednesday. After allowing Luis Urias of Milwaukee to have a leading home run, he rushed the Brewers once again in seven innings, no marching, and 10 strikes. His run average actually rose—to 1.08—but the Mets won the game, a double-headed …