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Josh Gibson's 'record' average, in just 78 games By JohnW53 on Feb 15, 2021, 5:48am CST + Late last year, Major League Baseball announced its intention to declare several Negro Leagues as official big leagues. Last week, a committee of the Society for American Baseball Research recommended that 7 leagues be recognized: the Negro National League I (1920-31), Negro National League II (1933-48), Negro American League (1937-48), Eastern Colored League (1923-28), American Negro League (1929), East-West League (1932) and Negro Southern League (1932). MLB also said it would incorporate t...

Nashville Tennessean A firefighter in Memphis. A nurse in Nashville. A trucker in Knoxville. A judge in Clarksville. More than 2,300 older folks in nursing homes and care facilities across the state. And a 6-year-old girl in Jackson, who fought to survive so much already, but could not survive this nightmare. More than 10,000 Tennesseans have died from the coronavirus pandemic as of Wednesday, the latest grim milestone as the relentless virus stacks tragedy on tragedy amid the cruelest winter in a generation. It took less than 11 months to reach this moment. The coronavirus was first detect...

February 23, 2021 at 10:15 PM Shares4 (Image via Getty) Ed. note: This column originally appeared on Original Jurisdiction, the new Substack publication from David Lat, but various updates have been made, including an updated death toll and additions to the list of the deceased at the end. You can learn more about Original Jurisdiction on its About page, and you can register to receive updates through this signup page. Take it from me: COVID-19 is not a hoax. As many of you may know, last March I came down with a severe case of COVID-19. I spent 17 days in the hospital, including almost a wee...

Cubs' milestone wins on road By JohnW53 on Jan 9, 2021, 3:43am CST + 11,000 games in the National League. They ended the season with 11,016. 4,971 on the road. So, the Cubs need 29 more wins to reach 5,000 on the road. They have won at least 30 road games in every full season but one beginning in 2001, and from 2015-19 they averaged 43. They were 15-12 on the road in the shortened 2020 season. ... Two Major League teams already have won 5,000 times on the road: the Giants (5,105) and Dodgers (5,026). The Cardinals (4,989) also have more road wins than the Cubs. The Cubs' first ...

• Dennis W. Stanford The Leaf-Chronicle was supplied the applicants' names Thursday after submitting a public records request to Montgomery County Government. The County Commission will be tasked Monday night with selecting someone from the applicant pool to replace Grimes. The commission meets in monthly formal session at 6 p.m. Whoever is selected will fill out the remainder of Grimes' unexpired term. The next general election for all county judges is to be held in August 2022, according to courthouse officials. The full elected term for a judge is eight years. Candidates to replace Grim...