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Today in Sports History: March 13th
3/13/1930 - Robbie ball switched for fruit At spring training, Brooklyn manager Wilbert Robinson attempts to best a cult accomplishment. In 1908, Gabby Street caught a baseball that was thrown to him ...
Today in Sports History: March 11th
3/11/2002 - Robbed by Rivera It was on this day in 2002 that the New York Yankees released Ruben Rivera from his contract. Ruben, the younger cousin of Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, was a major prosp...
Contraction: discussed but never implemented
(The Montreal Expos in 2002. The Expos were one of several MLB teams in financial trouble; rather than ceasing operations, they moved to Washington and became the Nationals. Photo by Paul Chiasson, A...
Today in Sports History: March 5th
3/05/1973 - Yankee pitchers trade families New York Yankee pitchers Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson appeared almost inseparable. They were both friendly with each others wives and families and regularl...
Today in Sports History: February 28th
2/28/2006 - Bonds dresses in drag In an impromptu chemistry building excercise, members of the San Francisco Giants dress up as the hosts of American Idol. Ray Durham impersonated Randy Jackson, Jeff...
Today in Sports History: February 4th
2/04/1987 - Lakers destroy Kings It was an ugly scene in Los Angeles as the pitiful Sacramento Kings, who would lose 59 games in the '87 season, went up against a Lakers squad that would win 65 games ...
Today in Sports History: January 19th
(Notre Dame players celebrate their historic win. Photo by the Associated Press) 1/19/1974 - UCLA's 88-game win streak ends It's fitting that Notre Dame, the school that ended the longest winning str...
Today in Sports History: January 10th
(The Chargers and Bengals line up in the game known as the "Freezer Bowl") 1/10/1982 - The Freezer Bowl In one of the finest moments in the history of the Cincinnati Bengals, the Ohio football team b...
Today in Sports History: January 8th
(Rose signs autographs for his book. Photo by Gregory Bull, AP Photos) 1/08/2004 - Rose comes clean Pete Rose's tell-all memoir, My Prison Without Bars, is released to bookstores everywhere. In the b...
Dawson elected to Hall of Fame; Alomar, Blyleven just miss
With 77.9% of the votes (just getting by the 75% minimum), Andre Dawson has at last been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame after eight years on the ballot. Dawson, who spent the bulk of his caree...
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