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He was an All-American basketball player at Duke in the early 1950s, setting a single-season NCAA scoring record, before becoming an MVP shortstop for the Pirates.

The Cleveland Guardians and old friend Terry Francona come to town on Friday for a three-game set.

Your Wednesday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links.

A teacher in southeast Nebraska is being recognized for their excellence in education.

I recently watched the last half hour or so of "The Natural," the 1984 movie starring Robert Redford as right fielder Roy Hobbs of the New York Knights. Hobbs belts a home run with 2 men on base...

This week's show was recorded remotely with guest host Negin Farsad, official judge and scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, Not My Job guest Jeremy O. Harris and

Though beset by health problems, he managed the Pirates to two championships and five playoff appearances in 12 full seasons.

In mid-20th century Southern California, the place to see and be seen was the Brown Derby restaurant. The Derby had various locations in the greater Los Angeles area, but the most famous was on North Vine Street where, as legend has it, Clark Gable proposed to Carole Lombard, and where the non-alcoholic Shirley Temple drink was first served. Other familiar Hollywood icons who dined at the Hat were John Wayne, Bing Crosby, Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra and Betty Grable. Partners Bob Cobb and Herb...

April 11, 2021 Joe Musgrove came into the season viewed by many as a breakout candidate, and it’s easy to see why. The 28-year-old Pirate-turned-Padre possesses plus stuff, and the change of scenery — from Pittsburgh to his hometown of San Diego, no less — portends more success…. particularly in the won-loss column. Musgrove went a paltry 1-5 with the N.L. Central cellar-dwellers in 2020, while his new club is poised to win, per our projections, 94 games in the current campaign. By and ...

share-square-1020742 The 2020 baseball season offered us plenty of excitement in a short span, from the July 23 Opening Day matchups all the way through Game 6 of the World Series. Even with fewer games than normal, there were feats and amazing stats accruing left and right, every single day. It’s hard to pick just one per team, after a season that gave us so much fodder. No team or player can be summed up in one stat alone, but information can entertain and give us insight into the season th...