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Hall of Famer Rod Carew’s new heart came from ex-Ravens tight end

April 14, 2017

Former Ravens tight end Konrad Reuland lay facedown on his bed last year, his head swelling after an aneurysm that would prove fatal, when doctors turned him on his back so that family members could say goodbye. What happened next “dumbfounded” doctors, according to the Ravens team website: His brain was already damaged beyond repair, […]

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Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, USA

Steelers owner Rooney passes away at 84

April 13, 2017

Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney died on Thursday, the team announced. He was 84. No cause of death was released. Rooney was admitted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000. He served as general manager of the club from 1975-2003. Rooney’s father, Art, purchased the Steelers in 1933 and the family has run

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Obituaries & memorials, Sports & Competitions, USA

The 2017 Jewish major leaguers

April 13, 2017

Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus, left, and second baseman Ian Kinsler celebrating a win over the Seattle Mariners at Comerica Park in Detroit, July 20, 2015. They are two of the most prominent Jews in the majors this year. Leon Halip/Getty Images Ryan Braun hitting a home run against the Chicago Cubs in a game

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International, Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USA

Myers hits for cycle as Padres defeat Rockies

April 11, 2017

DENVER — Wil Myers hit for the second cycle in San Diego history and the first of his career Monday night as the Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3. Myers singled in the first, doubled home a run in the third, homered in a three-run sixth and tripled in the eighth. The other Padres cycle

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Sports & Competitions, USA

Major triumph: Spaniard Garcia breaks through in Masters nailbiter

April 10, 2017

Augusta, Georgia (dpa) – Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia, a four-time runner-up in major tournaments, won the Masters in a playoff Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club against Justin Rose of England after a see-sawing final round. Garcia secured the tournament’s famous green jacket by sinking a 15-foot birdie putt on the first sudden-death hole, after

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International, Sports & Competitions, USA

US, Mexico and Canada expected to announce joint bid for 2026 World Cup

April 9, 2017

U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati will join his counterparts from the Mexican and Canadian federations on Monday for what is expected to be an announcement detailing plans for a joint bid to host the 2026 World Cup. Gulati will appear with Canada’s Victor Montagliani and Mexico’s Decio de Maria at a news conference Monday

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International, Sports & Competitions, USA

North Carolina defeats Gonzaga for sixth national championship

April 3, 2017

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The day before the NCAA championship game, North Carolina coach Roy Williams wasn’t buying the David-versus-Goliath theme being spun about the Tar Heels’ meeting with Gonzaga. “That may be the way it’s perceived,” Williams said Sunday. “But when you start watching them, it’s not that much difference (between the teams). I’m not

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Sports & Competitions, USA

NHL will not participate in 2018 Olympic Games

April 3, 2017

The NHL announced Monday that it will not participate in the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, which are being held in PyeongChang, South Korea. The NHL had sent players to the past five Winter Olympics starting with the Nagano Games in 1998. The league is the only major professional sport to interrupt its schedule for the

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International, Sports & Competitions, USA

Dodgers deliver a message in opening day rout of Padres

April 3, 2017

LOS ANGELES — One hundred and sixty three days ago, the Los Angeles Dodgers huddled inside the visitor’s clubhouse at Wrigley Field, commiserating over their playoff defeat to the Cubs and pledging to return to that stage in 2017. The front office shelled out nearly $200 million in order to keep the group together. Throughout

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San Diego County, Sports & Competitions

‘Baseball Shabbat’ anticipates MLB’s 2017 season

April 1, 2017

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – In anticipation of opening day of the 2017 Major League Baseball season, congregants of Tifereth Israel Synagogue themed their Kabbalat Shabbat services on Friday night, March 31, around the American pastime. Traditional Shabbat evening prayers were mixed with meditations on baseball; a baseball trivia quiz took the place

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David Ogul, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions

Author recounts his debut in the world of boxing

March 31, 2017

By Jeffrey Sussman NEW YORK — Many people have asked me why I chose to write the book, Max Baer and Barney Ross: Jewish Heroes of Boxing, which was just published by Rowman and Littlefield. It’s a good question. Most people, Jews and non-Jews, have no idea that from 1910 to 1941, there were 628

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Jewish History, Sports & Competitions, USA

Trump Declines to Throw Out First Pitch on Opening Day

March 29, 2017

We know Donald Trump loves Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, who will visit the White House on April 19 to celebrate their Super Bowl title, but what does the president think of America’s Pastime? We know he played in high school, and he’s been spotted at Mets and Yankees games over the years.

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Sports & Competitions, USA

NFL owners vote to send Raiders to Las Vegas

March 27, 2017

PHOENIX — NFL owners Monday overwhelmingly gave Las Vegas its blessing to host one of the league’s most storied franchises as the Raiders are headed for the desert as expected. The owners’ historic 31-1 decision allows owner Mark Davis to uproot for the team for the third time in 35 years — much to the

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Sports & Competitions, USA

Premier Li and Australia’s Turnbull watch football game

March 25, 2017

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (L4) watch a football game in Sydney, March 25, 2017. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Premier Li Keqiang and his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull watched a football game on Saturday in Sydney, the latest sports event the premier has participated in with other countries’ leaders. Both

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International, Sports & Competitions

Hall of Famer Rod Carew’s new heart came from ex-Ravens tight end

Steelers owner Rooney passes away at 84

The 2017 Jewish major leaguers

Myers hits for cycle as Padres defeat Rockies

Major triumph: Spaniard Garcia breaks through in Masters nailbiter

US, Mexico and Canada expected to announce joint bid for 2026 World Cup

North Carolina defeats Gonzaga for sixth national championship

NHL will not participate in 2018 Olympic Games

Dodgers deliver a message in opening day rout of Padres

‘Baseball Shabbat’ anticipates MLB’s 2017 season

Author recounts his debut in the world of boxing

Trump Declines to Throw Out First Pitch on Opening Day

NFL owners vote to send Raiders to Las Vegas

Premier Li and Australia’s Turnbull watch football game

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